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 projects, including developing program strategies, business cases, and project plans
• Deliver all projects within the IT project portfolio on time, within budget, and aligned with strategic and business requirements
• Ensure integration of projects and adjust project scope, timing, and budgets based on business needs
• Communicate program strategy, direction, updates, and changes to IT leadership and senior business leadership
• Partner with senior leadership to identify and prioritize opportunities to leverage IT in achieving enterprise goals
• Maintain efficient project management processes, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk assessment
• Identify and mitigate potential project risks
• Manage teams of project managers, project leaders, and support staff
• Monitor, measure, and report on project status to IT and senior business leadership
• Manage multiple cross-functional teams and projects across various sites and geographical locations to gather requirements, define tasks, and track deliverables, dependencies, and milestones throughout the project lifecycle
• Create and maintain detailed project schedules and project management plans, accounting for dependencies and constraints
• Manage change according to the change management plan to control scope, quality, schedule, cost, and contracts
• Capture program status and ensure accurate population of program management information systems for stakeholder use
• Provide recommendations to improve or streamline existing processes

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Business, or Engineering
• 5–7 years of relevant experience
• Experience with project lifecycles, scheduling, risk management, and conflict resolution techniques
• Strong risk and issue management 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.