Senior Technical Program Manager | Akamai | US (Remote)

Position Summary Akamai is actively seeking an experienced, high-caliber, and technical Senior Technical Program Manager to join our growing engineering team in the US on a remote work-from-home basis. In this critical program leadership role, you will be responsible for driving our datacenter deployment program, facilitating cross-functional alignment, and delivering complex infrastructure initiatives. You will leverage your strong background in technical program management, stakeholder engagement, process optimization, and datacenter lifecycle operations to unblock engineering squads and accelerate deployment velocity. This opportunity offers competitive compensation, executive visibility, and exceptional career growth prospects within a premier global cloud and content delivery enterprise. Detailed Job Description As a Senior Technical Program Manager leading datacenter deployments at Akamai, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of program roadmaps, schedule execution, risk management, and cross-functional coordination. Your day-to-day responsibilities include driving effective meetings, improving operational processes, leading global datacenter expansion initiatives, and partnering closely with hardware engineering, site reliability, network architecture, and supply chain teams. You will hit the ground running by managing dependencies, tracking milestones, and resolving complex technical bottlenecks across distributed environments. Furthermore, you will manage application requirements via the official application portal link at ensuring strict compliance with Akamai’s engineering governance and delivery standards. Key Responsibilities Drive end-to-end technical program management for large-scale global datacenter deployment and expansion initiatives. Partner closely with engineering, architecture, supply chain, and operations teams to establish program schedules and milestones. Facilitate high-impact meetings, drive cross-functional alignment, and remove operational blockers effectively. Continuously evaluate, refine, and improve engineering processes, program workflows, and deployment lifecycles. Track program health, manage risk registers, anticipate project bottlenecks, and formulate proactive mitigation strategies. Communicate program status, executive summaries, and key performance metrics transparently to senior leadership. Coordinate hardware procurement, facility commissioning, rack-and-stack operations, and network integration dependencies. Ensure strict adherence to technical specifications, capital expenditure budgets, uptime SLAs, and compliance frameworks. Required Qualifications & Skills Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Minimum of 8+ years of progressive professional experience in technical program management within cloud, datacenter, or telecommunications infrastructure. Proven successful track record driving complex, multi-phase datacenter deployment or hardware infrastructure programs. Exceptional communication, presentation, meeting facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. Strong operational expertise in process improvement, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and program governance frameworks. Ability to hit the ground running, navigate ambiguity, and execute rapidly in a fast-paced global environment. Mandatory legal work eligibility in the United States with reliable high-speed internet connectivity for remote work. High professional accountability, strategic problem-solving abilities, and collaborative leadership presence. Nice-to-Have Skills Professional project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master). Prior professional working experience in hyper-scale cloud providers, content delivery networks (CDNs), or enterprise data center operators. Familiarity with datacenter infrastructure management (DCIM) tools, power/cooling metrics, and hardware logistics. Experience with program management software (Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet) and workflow automation. Application Information Recruiter: Akamai Technologies Global Talent Acquisition Division Contact Name: Lindsay Hermanson, PMP (Senior II Technical Program Manager Lead) Company Website: Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Global Cloud Enterprise Package Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent US Remote Opening) Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Remote (US) #J-18808-Ljbffr