
Technical Program Manager – Network
Posted Oct 19

Posted Oct 19
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.
• Oversee the program-level development of intricate lifecycle management initiatives in collaboration with Pre-Sales, Sales, Architects, Technical Leads, Practice leaders, and clients.
• Convert customer goals into cohesive program frameworks that encompass projects, workstreams, milestones, outcomes, dependencies, and decision points.
• Formulate and assess program assumptions, timelines, delivery strategies, staffing plans, resource forecasts, labor composition, partner/vendor contributions, and pricing suggestions.
• Assist with proposals, solution evaluations, statements of work, cost estimates, executive briefings, and internal sanctioning.
• Create program charters, comprehensive master plans, governance structures, communication strategies, escalation routes, reporting dashboards, and RAID frameworks.
• Align project managers, workstream leads, technical teams, partners, vendors, and customer stakeholders around collective outcomes and dependencies.
• Verify readiness concerning staffing, customer engagement, environments, procurement, vendors, technical prerequisites, operations, and approvals.
• Direct the implementation of extensive lifecycle management programs across infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, platforms, data centers, and related technology environments.
• Oversee integrated schedules, critical paths, scope, budget, quality, acceptance standards, program results, risks, issues, dependencies, and alterations.
• Manage program finances including labor expenses, forecasts, estimate-to-complete, revenue or billing milestones, gross margin, invoicing readiness, and variances.
• Deliver executive reporting, lead business evaluations and steering committees, facilitate decision-making, and communicate risks and recovery strategies.
• Mentor project managers and workstream leads while ensuring accountability for integrated program results.
• Guide transition, closure, value realization, lessons learned, and ongoing improvement initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business, engineering, information technology, or a similar field; equivalent experience may be accepted.
• 8+ years of experience managing intricate technology projects, programs, or multi-workstream initiatives.
• Proven experience in steering large, complex programs from opportunity shaping and solution definition through execution, transition, and value realization.
• Expertise in coordinating multiple interconnected projects, technical workstreams, delivery teams, vendors, and stakeholders with intricate interdependencies.
• Experience collaborating with Pre-Sales and Sales on program scope, cost estimates, staffing models, pricing, statements of work, and delivery assumptions.
• Strong comprehension of program financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, labor utilization, margin drivers, change control, revenue or billing milestones, and estimate-to-complete.
• Technical proficiency in enterprise infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, platforms, data centers, or related lifecycle management services.
• Capability to establish program governance, integrated plans, executive reporting, risk and issue management, dependency management, and decision-making processes.
• Experience coaching or guiding project managers, workstream leads, technical leads, or cross-functional delivery teams.
• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Preferred: 10+ years of experience leading large, multi-million-dollar technology programs.
• Preferred: PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, ITIL, or similar certifications.
• Preferred: Experience with commercial contracts, statements of work, change orders, vendor management, customer negotiations, professional services automation, financial/resource/project portfolio tools, cloud/infrastructure/networking/security certifications, multi-year transformation programs, and Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid company holidays
• Paid time off
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Cross-department training and development
• Sponsored certifications and credentials for ongoing education
• Multi-million-dollar technology lab
• Diversity and inclusion groups and a culture of belonging
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