Technical Program Manager II

Do you relish the prospect of leading strategic cross-organization programs? Do you thrive on managing complexity and uncertainty?

Join our Cloud Technology Group Strategy & Operations team Our Business Program Management team provides an CTG-wide approach to identify, prioritize, and successfully execute a portfolio of initiatives that are aligned with Akamai's strategic goals.

We align product, engineering, and cross-functional teams to exceed the expectations of our customers. Leaders across the organization rely on us to execute on critical programs with high business impact.

Partner with the best As a Technical Program Manager II, you will be responsible for independently establishing and managing cross-functional programs through their full lifecyclefrom definition to completion.

You will act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring transparency in roadmaps and delivery while managing complex technical programs requiring collaboration across multiple groups.

As a Technical Program Manager II, you will be responsible for: Leading program plans, including detailed work breakdown structures, resource management, communication plans, and risk mitigation strategies.

Acting as the voice of the program to senior leadership, leveraging standardized methods to highlight dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies. Building relationships across SRE, Product and Engineering organizations to keep projects on track.

Driving cultural change by championing agile mindsets and ensuring the organization adheres to industry best practices. Serving as the primary point of contact for escalation with stakeholders and assist in the removal of blockers.

Do what you love To be successful in this role you will: Have 5 years of relevant experience in technical or engineering disciplines and a Bachelors degree or its equivalent. Have experience with SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and metric definition best practices. Possess experience with Jira and Confluen