Technical Program Manager (II)

Join a leading global technology company through Aquent, a premier partner connecting top talent with the world's biggest brands. This organization is at the forefront of innovation, driving advancements that shape the digital landscape and impact millions of users worldwide. As a Technical Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering complex, high-impact programs that are critical to the company's strategic objectives and continued success.

Are you a driven and experienced Technical Program Manager ready to take on significant challenges and lead programs that redefine industry standards? We are seeking a highly motivated individual to independently manage the full lifecycle of advanced technical programs. In this role, you will be instrumental in steering critical initiatives, optimizing processes, and fostering collaboration across diverse teams. Your expertise will directly contribute to the successful execution of strategic projects, ensuring they meet business outcomes and drive future optimizations.

What you'll do:

• Independently author comprehensive program charters that define scope, timelines, OKRs, resourcing, and risks/dependencies for advanced programs.
• Create detailed project plans, breaking down projects into discrete phases, identifying risks and dependencies, and providing clear visibility into program constraints.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with program stakeholders, facilitating effective decision-making and optimizing program team roles and responsibilities.
• Manage program escalations in close collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Independently triage technical issues across various teams and assess the impact of technical escalations. Resolve issues and requests related to tooling and processes that support engineering execution.
• Design and deliver predictable program communication plans, tailored to different stakeholder types, and represent the program team across a wide range of touchpoints.
• Execute change management requirements identified by program stakeholders, developing rollout plans, conducting impact analyses, and monitoring progress to resolve misalignments.
• Independently determine and collect data necessary for effective program execution and governance. Maintain project trackers and status reports.
• Proactively manage program tasks and dependencies, incorporating values such as product excellence, product inclusion, and brand trust.
• Define program governance structures, including effective management of mitigations, postmortems, and escalations, and facilitate productive program team meetings.
• Determine program phasing and metrics that drive continuous improvement, including resource stewardship, in close collaboration with program stakeholders.
• Establish regular checkpoints to deliver and assess improvement metrics, providing transparency and rationale for program pivots.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Team Management
• Proficiency in Communications Management (PgM/TPM)
• Proficiency in Managing Organizational Change (PgM/TPM)
• Proficiency in Stakeholder Management (PgM/TPM)
• Proficiency in Planning (PgM/TPM)
• Proficiency in Technical Judgment (TPM)
• Proficiency in Execution and Governance (PgM/TPM)
• Proficiency in Portfolio Management (PgM/TPM)
• Proficiency in Continuous Improvement (PgM/TPM)

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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