Technical Program Manager
Location: US, CA, San Mateo
Department: Information Technology
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Information Technology
Company profile: Aptitude Staffing Solutions has redesigned the recruiting wheel. Our innovative new platform cuts the recruiting time in half, yields scientifically-proven results and clients and candidates enjoy a pleasant experience through advanced, simple to use technology and a tenured, industry-experienced recruiting team. Join us in a fresh new experience of leveraging your career...the way it should be! All represented candidates enjoy the following perks:Expert negotiations, maximizing total compensation package Signing bonus by Aptitude Staffing in addition to client signing bonus (if applicable)1 Year access to AnyPerkRelocation Services for out of town candidatesContinued education in your area of profession, seminars, workshops and other skill development events Contract employees receive quarterly bonuses for the duration of their project Direct-Hire employees receive double bonues ($2,000) per referred/recruited candidate into their newly appointed companyAll candidates are encouraged to participate in our Referral Bonus Program & earn $500 - $1,000 per hired referral            
Description: As a Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for the Project Management of the overall product lifecycle, from concept to product launch.  You will work primarily with the Product and Engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of the roadmap, alignment on priorities, issue resolution, and status reporting.  This will require that you are able to demonstrate strong Technical Program Management as well as Product Development skills, stellar cross-functional relationship management, and expertise in Program Managing Software Product Development programs. You should have stellar business acumen, be detail oriented, be a self-starter, and have an Agile mindset.Responsibilities: Be the owner of project schedules; coordinate across the Cross-Functional team comprised of product management, development, quality engineering, user experience, product marketing, sales engineering, and technical operations.Lead daily standups and provide daily project updates.Lead special projects that will align various resources to drive business outcomes.Develop strong partnerships with product, business and functional leaders to drive focus on the strategic program objectives.Translate business objectives into execution strategy (tactical and strategic), lead and successfully execute the strategy through use of strong collaboration and agile leadership.Anticipate and aggressively remove obstacles that slow down, or prevent, programs from delivering on program objectives.Provide “go to” leadership, transparency and visibility to the entire Technology & Products organization.Innovate and contribute to the evolution of our Agile methodology.
Requirements: Required Skills: 3+ years of strong technical project management experience.3+ years of experience with software and online services (SaaS experience)3+ years of experience with software product development, SaaS a plus.Thorough understanding of software development and infrastructure processes and lifecycle; ability to adjust and apply this knowledge in a dynamic environment using agile methodologies.Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship building skills conducive to collaboration; able to work well in a cross-functional, matrix management environment.Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with a history of hands-on, detail orientation.Proven track record of building motivated, collaborative, and productive teams including remote team members.Ability to establish credibility and rapport with senior executives and technical and non-technical team members alike. Desired Skills: Experience as a Project Manager and Scrum Master (or equivalent experience with other Agile methodologies).Rollout of large complex initiatives.Skilled at customer and vendor management.Engineering degree and/or MBA preferred. 
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