Technical Product Manager III

Job Title: Technical Product Manager III

Location: Santa Clara, CA/Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Xoriant reasonably expects the pay rate for this position to be within the following range: $70.00/hour-$75.00/hour.

Duties:

• Plan, scope & lead execution and delivery of IT’s most critical, complex and high visibility cross-functional programs. 
• Collaborate with various cross-functional teams to identify and resolve dependencies, coordinate change management requirements; manage risks and ensure high quality & on-time delivery within budget.
• Manage communications ensuring all stakeholders receive timely and consistent messaging on all dimensions of the program
• Review and monitor key metrics of a program and take corrective actions for deviations
• Build & manage Program schedule, timelines, stakeholder engagement and drive trade-off conversations with senior leadership
• Drive POCs and tool evaluation process with external vendors as needed
• Help define mitigation strategies to remediate risks & issues and ensure that the value being delivered aligns to the product vision and business needs.
• Drive operational excellence by following standardized process & delivery methodology and capacity/resource planning
• Drive sprint ceremonies on a regular basis and ensure cross-functional teams are aligned with the set of programs and priorities and informed of planned schedules for new or enhanced offerings
• Assist with IT intake, prioritization, quarterly/annual planning process and help drive portfolio health status updates with IT functional and business teams

Skills:

• Minimum 7 years of Program Management experience in an Agile environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple complex programs simultaneously
• Ability to set priorities and recommend trade-offs to keep teams focused
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity, and a preparedness to take on what is needed to get things done
• Being able to influence & lead teams in a matrixed organization
• Experience working with IT teams and cross-functional business teams 
• Well-versed in program management methodologies
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence
• Prior work experience or a technical background is preferred
• Domain expertise in network security service offerings is a plus

Education:

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business or equivalent education/training/experience

Regards,

Akangsha