Technical Program Manager (Hybrid - San Diego/Mountain View, CA)

Our Customer is a business and financial software company that develops and sells financial, accounting, and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants, and individuals. They are laser-focused on their customers, live and breathe innovation, and champion those who dare to dream. Their Mission is powering prosperity around the world. They do it by attracting the world’s top talent, bringing vital partners into their global platform, and leaving the world a better place through exceptional corporate citizenship.

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager on a contract basis to support our customer’s business needs. This role is a hybrid setup in San Diego, CA or Mountain View, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Drive and own the program strategy, including tying the business unit, portfolio, and program strategy together. Use influence to help teams understand how the program fits into the overall strategy.
• Prioritize initiatives within the program and surface risks and trade-offs as well as recommendations to the stakeholders.
• Communicate the program plan, status, and risk to wide-ranging audiences, visually communicating the goals of the program, the relationship to business goals, and other relevant success criteria.
• Lead cross-functional dependency management for assigned programs.
• Break down and organize the program into manageable pieces that can be delegated or individually owned.
• Drive the status and reporting structure in a manner that is consistent with both Agile principles and the needs of the program.
• Develop decision-making principles and recommendations for decisions.
• Identify risks, develop a risk mitigation plan, and gain buy-in from stakeholders.
• Use data, principles, and risk mitigation to assess progress to plan.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (master's preferred) in business, engineering, or computer science.
• PMP certification preferred
• 10+ years of experience in technical program management leading well-defined small-medium-sized software development initiatives.
• SaaS experience/cloud native applications/backend reporting/data experience.
• Ability to influence at the Director level and build strong partnerships across organizations to deliver the best program outcomes.
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills along with multi-tasking capabilities to get things done in a fast-paced environment.
• Outstanding communication skills appropriate for executive-level audiences; ability to structure and communicate goals of program, relationship to business goals, and other relevant success criteria.
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously understand and communicate the bigger picture while diving into understanding issues & risks to drive rapid resolution.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits: Medical, Dental, and 401k (no match)

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.