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Akamai Technologies, Inc. Senior Technical Program Manager - Remote in Costa Rica

Would you enjoy providing support across multiple programs?

Do you thrive on managing complexity and uncertainty?

Join our Cloud Technology Group Strategy & Operations team

Our Program Managers lead product programs and initiatives across the division from concept to market. We align product, engineering, and business teams to exceed the expectations of our customers. We are relied on by leaders across the organization to execute critical programs with high business impact.

Partner with the best

Program Managers are key contributors to Akamai's success. You will be responsible to lead projects, enhance performance, and increase customer satisfaction.

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Leading cross-functional teams Engineering, Product Management, Network Operations, Sales, Services, and Support to support the product roadmap

  • Analyzing risks and developing contingency plans

  • Identifying and communicating backlog of work with key stakeholders, guiding them in priorities based on business needs

  • Communicating program status and expectation changes to senior leaders with appropriate frequency, using standardized methods

  • Maintaining and iterating on a roadmap of committed work through the current calendar

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have 8 years of relevant experience and a High School / Bachelor's degree or its equivalent

  • Demonstrate experience working within a technical team and a good understanding of the software development life cycle

  • Experience working with JIRA and Confluence

  • Experience working with Internet technologies or protocols such as DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP

  • Be able to analyze workload and communicate technical issues to senior stakeholders of varying technical ability.

  • Have good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills needed to work across global constituencies

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

Learn (https://www.akamai.com/careers) what makes Akamai a great place to work

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

  • Your health

  • Your finances

  • Your family

  • Your time at work

  • Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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