Technical Program Manager

Job Title: Technical Program Manager

Job Location: Remote

Job Duration: Long Term Contract

Job Description:

Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager (TPM) leading complex technical projects from conception to completion. Strong background in Technical Program Management with a track record of successfully delivering large-scale projects. Exceptional leadership abilities with experience managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder expectations. Skilled in developing detailed project plans, including scope, objectives, timelines, milestones, and resource allocation. Expertise in risk management, resource coordination, and project quality standards. Proficient in using tools like JIRA and Smartsheet. Strong advocate for agile principles with experience promoting agile methodologies. Skilled in managing impediments and facilitating cross-team collaboration for continuous integration and delivery.

Must-Have (Non-Negotiable)

• Strong domain expertise in photo studio workflows / content production pipelines
• Experience with:
• Digital Asset Management (DAM)
• Content Management Systems (CMS)
• Product catalogs / product feeds
• Creative Force : other examples: photobase, shotflow, etc
• CMS technologies: Amplience, Heady
• DAM technologies: OrangeLogic, Adobe Experience Manager
• Understanding of end-to-end asset lifecycle (shoot → edit → upload → publish)

Skills:

– Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager (TPM) leading complex technical projects from conception to completion

– Strong background in Technical Program Management with a track record of successfully delivering large-scale projects

– Exceptional leadership abilities with experience managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder expectations

– Skilled in developing detailed project plans including scope, objectives, timelines, milestones, and resource allocation

– Expertise in risk management, including identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks

– Proficient in resource coordination and efficient allocation, ensuring well-supported project teams

– Experience in overseeing project quality standards through rigorous testing and validation processes

– Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement in project management processes, tools, and methodologies

– Experienced in generating and maintaining project forecasts in PM systems, including monitoring actualization and analyzing resource needs

– Expertise in vendor management and selection

– Ability to facilitate quarterly planning processes and coordinate various teams for strategic task planning and dependency management

– Proficient in using tools like JIRA and Smartsheet to streamline planning and execution

– Strong advocate for agile principles with experience promoting and advancing agile methodologies

– Skilled in managing and resolving impediments, with effective status reporting at multiple levels

– Ability to facilitate cross-team collaboration and communication to mitigate dependencies and promote continuous integration and delivery

– Experience ensuring alignment and synchronization of multiple agile teams towards common program goals