Technical Program Manager (Mountain View, CA)

Our Customer is a Silicon Valley-based company that is engaged in researching emerging technologies.

We are seeking a contract Technical Program Manager to help support our Customer's business needs. This role is on-site in Mountain View, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Manage mobile and web development programs consisting of multiple concurrent projects
• Develop program strategy, supporting business cases, and comprehensive project plans
• Deliver all projects within the IT portfolio on time, within budget, and aligned with strategic and business objectives
• Ensure integration across projects and adjust scope, timelines, and budgets based on evolving business needs
• Communicate program strategy, progress, risks, and changes to IT leadership and senior business stakeholders
• Partner with senior leadership to identify and prioritize opportunities to leverage technology to achieve enterprise goals
• Maintain efficient project management processes, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk assessment
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program and project risks and issues
• Manage and lead teams of project managers, project leads, and support staff
• Oversee multiple cross-functional teams across different sites and geographic locations
• Gather product and business requirements and define key tasks, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies
• Create and maintain detailed project schedules and program management plans
• Manage change according to established change management processes to control scope, quality, schedule, cost, and contracts
• Ensure accurate and timely updates to program management information systems
• Monitor, measure, and report program and project performance to leadership
• Recommend improvements to streamline processes and increase operational efficiency

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mathematics, statistics, business, engineering, or a related field
• 5-7 years of experience managing complex IT programs or large-scale projects
• Strong experience across full project lifecycles
• Proven skills in scheduling, budgeting, and dependency management
• Strong risk and issue management capabilities
• Experience managing cross-functional and geographically distributed teams
• Strong conflict resolution and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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 include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

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.