Lead Technical Program Manager

Software Resources has an immediate job opportunity for a Lead Technical Program Manager . Can be Remote, but must be East Coast hours. Duration : 12 month(s)Must Haves Great Communications/Socially Savvy – Must advocate on behalf of teams to other parts of the org, and build relationships, navigating a very large organization Self-starter/Proactive – must be able to begin to add value to teams with little training and figure out how best to support the engineering manager and team Organized – must manage meetings, understand/report on the status of deliverables, identifying and helping to mitigate risks Technical Acumen – must be comfortable in technical meetings with engineers, helping ensure the team reaches a conclusion, and following up on associated action items Change agent – Experience building the trust of the org to help implement change/process improvements when they are identified as needed, and looking for creative ways to use the available project management tooling to automate where necessaryDescriptionThis is a Lead Technical Program Manager (TPM) position within the DEET Production Platforms – Shared Services organization. The Lead Technical Program Manager will focus on the planning and execution of programs related to the internal developer platform – tools and services for scale offered to internal engineers across DEET.Our TPMs partner with engineering managers and play a critical role in structuring and executing impactful cross-org initiatives. TPMs have a high degree of technical literacy and a desire to learn more, both within their teams’ product space and across the wider department. Ideal candidates must be highly proactive, detail-oriented, possess the ability to work through unknowns, identify paths to success to ensure delivery, and be able to autonomously work on multiple, critical assignments that span the department.Additionally, this position will act as a leader within the organization helping to improve processes, pragmatically applying agile best practices as needed. A Lead TPM must use their experience to deliver large scale projects, identifying and proactively mitigate risks to delivery. Effectively communicating the status and partnering with stakeholders to ensure alignment on expectations will be crucial. Building trust with all levels of the organization will also be essential.Effectively define and represent projects goals and plan; develop fundamental technical understanding of the project deliverablesPromote and advocate for tools and projects within your domain, educating the larger organization on their valueEnhance team throughput by removing roadblocks and leveraging organizational connections while helping to drive teams towards commitmentsTrack progress against deliverables and work closely with the team to ensure on-time deliveryShare concise and effective status information across multiple reporting formats to keep stakeholders informed and proactively communicate risks, forecasts, and dependenciesFacilitate technical and stakeholder meetings; follow the discussions in order to summarize and capture outcomesFoster cross-team coordination and communicationIdentify, maintain, and visualize metrics to guide the project lifecycleAssist with estimation and planning of team resourcing, in conjunction with engineering team managerNavigate competing and dynamic priorities, balance competing requests with agilityEffectively communicate to all levels of the organizationCoach and mentor other program managers and project teamsBasic Qualificationsyears of Relevant ExperienceDemonstrable experience manage large scale technical projects in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, developing and executing project plans and delivery commitments with many cross team dependenciesDeep rooted passion and proven track record building motivated and collaborative teamsDetail oriented and excellent communication skills; ability to follow technical discussions and absorb technical documentation. Being able to distill technical items to communicate effectively to non-technical audiencesTrack record of creating lasting professional relationships with diverse stakeholders, maturing team’s current engagements and advocating for future workExperience in leading teams through improvement via process re-engineeringDemonstrated tenacity and comfortable with ambiguity, having good problem solving skills and critical thinkingTools expertise including Atlassian Suite, Google Suite, and Slack or similarExperience working with distributed teams and/or distributed organizationsWorking understanding of cloud based development and a desire to know morePreferred QualificationsExposure to modern DevOps and SRE practices around CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Availability, etc.Experience with containers/microservices in highly scalable cloud based applicationsPrior experience as a software engineerExperience working on software for the media/entertainment industryExperience providing and supporting services and tools for other teams within your organization, and managing stakeholder’s needsBusiness Development experienceRequired EducationBS Don’t delay. Join the Software Resources team today! Software Resources specializes in connecting talented IT professionals with challenging job opportunities that transform jobs into careers.To meet our clients’ hiring needs, we continuously source talented IT Professionals with all levels of expertise and in all disciplines. We offer world class major medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) with match, short term disability, Life Insurance and AD&D. You, our future employees, can make a tremendous difference to our company and our clients. Please apply to this job and experience the Software Resources difference. You can view all of our jobs at https://www.softwareresources.com/careers/ ALERT : Spoofing Scam Advisory Software Resources has been targeted by spoofing attacks. Scammers impersonating our employees may contact you with fake job offers, asking for personal information. Unfortunately, we cannot completely prevent these fraudulent activities. 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