Technical Program Manager

Overview

Aquent is partnering with a leading global technology company that is at the forefront of innovation, shaping the future of how people connect and interact with technology. This organization is dedicated to solving complex challenges and creating impactful solutions that touch millions of lives worldwide. Join a team where your contributions directly influence cutting-edge initiatives and drive significant advancements in the technological landscape.

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for driving complex programs from conception to completion? As a Technical Program Manager, you will be instrumental in guiding critical programs that span across multiple teams, ensuring their successful delivery and continuous optimization. This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to independently define and address cross-functional challenges, leveraging your expertise to navigate dynamic environments and deliver tangible business outcomes. You will be at the heart of innovation, building trusted relationships, and shaping the future direction of advanced technical initiatives.

**What you’ll do:**

* Independently author comprehensive program charters, meticulously detailing scope, timelines, objectives, resourcing, and potential risks for advanced programs. Develop detailed project plans that break down initiatives into discrete phases, identify dependencies, and provide clear visibility into constraints.
* Cultivate strong, trusted relationships with program stakeholders, fostering an environment that enables effective decision-making and collaborative problem-solving. Optimize team roles and responsibilities to maximize program efficiency and manage escalations in close partnership with stakeholders.
* Lead the independent triage of technical issues across various teams, assessing their impact and, where appropriate, resolving challenges related to tooling and processes that underpin engineering execution.
* Design and implement predictable communication strategies tailored to diverse stakeholder groups, ensuring transparency and alignment. Represent the program team across a wide array of internal and external touchpoints.
* Execute essential change management requirements identified by stakeholders. Develop and roll out comprehensive change management plans, including impact analyses, in close collaboration with relevant parties. Monitor progress and proactively address any misalignments.
* Independently determine and gather the necessary data for effective program execution and governance. Maintain meticulous project trackers and status reports. Proactively manage program tasks and dependencies, embedding values of excellence, inclusion, and brand trust. Establish robust program governance structures, including effective mitigation strategies, post-mortems, and escalation processes, while leading productive team meetings.
* Define program phasing and key metrics that drive continuous improvement, including responsible resource management, in close collaboration with stakeholders. Establish regular checkpoints to assess improvement metrics and provide transparent rationale for any program pivots.

**Required Qualifications:**

* Proficiency in Team Management
* Expertise in Communications Management
* Experience in Managing Organizational Change
* Strong Stakeholder Management skills
* Proficiency in Planning
* Demonstrated Technical Judgment
* Competence in Execution and Governance
* Understanding of Portfolio Management
* Commitment to Continuous Improvement

**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. 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.