Technical Program Manager II

Are you excited by the prospect of creatively solving problems?

Do you enjoy complex challenges and creating solutions?

Join Our Information Security Program Management Office!

The InfoSec PMO helps guide Akamai and the Internet to a safer future. We plan and deliver programs that enable organizational growth. We plan to achieve the Information Security team's strategic objectives in support of powering and protecting life online. We value continual learning, transparent communication, collaboration, and integrity. And we are invested in the success of both our team and our internal customers.

Partner with the best

As a Technical Program Manager, you will contribute to strategic programs that will directly support Akamai and its customers. This role will be primarily focused on projects in areas including compliance, threat & vulnerability management, and product security. You will need to interact with, and support, the business and technical stakeholders with compassion, empathy and candor.

As a Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Planning, coordinating, communicating, and delivering critical projects accurately and on time
• Creating and maintaining project infrastructure and collateral in alignment with standard InfoSec PMO practice
• Driving definition of project scope, requirements, objectives, and milestones, involving all relevant stakeholders
• Partnering with stakeholders and project teams to plan projects and ensure they stay on track
• Working with project teams to identify and evaluate project risks and issues
• Providing support, leadership and motivation for project teams
• Exercising high written and verbal communication and listening skills to support clarity, trust, and well-coordinated project execution
• Engaging collaboratively with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to foster alignment, establish goals, and manage expectations

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 5 relevant experience years leading complex technical projects/programs
• Possess hands-on knowledge of Project Management methodologies (for example: Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Traditional PMI methods, etc.)
• Have exceptional organizational and communication skills, demonstrate ability to engage with business and technical stakeholders with compassion and empathy
• Have a successful track record of stakeholder management, including executive level stakeholders
• Demonstrate ability to think critically to lead program work at an enterprise scale
• Have previous experience with Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence, etc.), and project management software like Smartsheet or Planview

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.



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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!



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