Technical Program Manager (III)

Are you ready to make a significant impact within a global technology leader, driving critical initiatives that shape the future of innovation? As a Program Manager, you will orchestrate complex, cross-functional programs, turning ambitious visions into tangible results while influencing strategic outcomes across teams and organizations. Partnering with Aquent, you'll join a team committed to excellence, where your expertise will fuel groundbreaking advancements and operational efficiencies that resonate across the industry.

Our client is a world-class technology organization dedicated to solving complex challenges and creating solutions that impact millions. They foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, empowering every individual to drive meaningful change. As an experienced Program Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex programs, influence strategic direction, and shape the trajectory of key technical initiatives. You'll guide efforts that span multiple teams, organize and drive activities, and engage stakeholders to deliver major business, operational, and technical improvements. Your work will involve navigating ambiguity, defining program scope, driving change management, and ensuring alignment with senior leaders every step of the way. Your advanced domain expertise will be central to your impact in this role.

Key Responsibilities:
* Program Strategy and Definition
* Define, drive, and own program charters across multiple teams, including scope, timelines, objectives, resourcing, risks, and dependencies for moderately complex programs
* Translate ambiguous goals into clear, measurable objectives and milestones
* Identify the appropriate level of program management required for each initiative
* Create detailed project plans outlining phases, risks, dependencies, and constraints

* Execution and Delivery Excellence
* Determine program phasing and metrics that support continuous improvement and resource optimization
* Optimize checkpoints and dashboard reporting, ensuring alignment on program pivots
* Develop technical analysis, tools, and processes that support engineering execution and velocity
* Perform technical due diligence to evaluate scope, milestones, timeframe, and resource needs
* Identify and manage program tasks and dependencies while maintaining high product quality and inclusive design standards
* Create automated processes to improve velocity and monitoring

* Stakeholder Management and Communication
* Develop effective communication plans for executives and key partners
* Represent the program clearly and consistently across all touchpoints
* Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to support decision-making
* Resolve prioritization conflicts and proactively manage escalations

* Change Management and Governance
* Anticipate change management needs and develop comprehensive rollout plans, including impact analysis
* Drive pivots requiring change management and resolve misalignments
* Define ongoing change management needs and collect data required for program governance
* Maintain project trackers, status reports, and define governance structures, including mitigations, postmortems, and escalation processes

Required Skills and Experience:
* Proficiency in Continuous Improvement methodologies
* Experience managing Organizational Change
* Strong Communications Management skills, including executive communications
* Expertise in Planning and strategic program definition
* Advanced Technical Judgment in evaluating engineering scope and requirements
* Exceptional Stakeholder Management and conflict resolution abilities
* Experience leading and managing teams in collaborative environments
* Strong Execution and Governance capabilities
* Experience with Portfolio Management principles

About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects top marketing, creative, and design professionals with the world's biggest brands. Eligible talent receives outstanding benefits, including subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals can contribute, grow, and thrive.

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