About the role
AI summarisedAWS is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead global new region infrastructure growth initiatives. The role involves managing cross-functional teams to drive projects from concept through deployment, requiring strong communication, negotiation, and project management skills. The position involves 30% domestic and international travel.
BusinessFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead cross functional and technical teams to drive projects from conceptual design feasibility through requirements, budget, completed design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
- Interact with internal and external customers, partners and suppliers to understand joint business goals and priorities, and execute rapidly, delivering high-quality functionality.
- Manage remote project delivery teams and facilitate technical whiteboard sessions to troubleshoot project implementation issues and remove barriers to project success.
- Create cross-functional matrix-based teams, establish trust with stakeholders and customers across multiple time zones.
- Manage capital budgets, eliminate non-value-add activity, design solutions, remove blockers, and find creative ways to accelerate project delivery.
- Exhibit demonstrated experience in core project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and risk management, reporting and metric development/tracking.
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
- 2+ years of software development experience.
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience.
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.
- 3+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience (preferred).
- Bachelor's Degree or additional technical experience required.
- Background in architecture/design, mechanical/electrical engineering, software/network engineering, data center infrastructure/operations, and/or construction, who have transitioned to a program management discipline (distinct advantage).
- Experience with MS Office, MS Project and MS SharePoint required.
- Experience with Tableau, KanBan, Playbook, SQL and systems integration a plus.
- Experience in managing data center infrastructure deployments is a plus.
- Must be comfortable managing remote project delivery teams.
- Exceptionally strong communicator, both written and verbally.
- Strong judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence without authority, analytical talent and leadership.
- Capacity to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.