Program Manager (Jira ,Confluence ,eCommerce ) - Hybrid

Description:

Additional Information:

• Hybrid
• If hybrid, how many days per week will need to be in office? 2
• Working Hours : 40 from 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific Time

Job Duties:

• Coordinates projects and ensures company resources are utilized appropriately.
• Compiles project status reports, coordinates project schedules, manages project meetings, and identifies and resolves technical problems.
• Identifies and analyzes systems requirements and defines project scope, requirements, and deliverables.
• Coordinates project activities and ensures all project phases are documented appropriately.
• Requires a bachelor's degree.

What is the job?
eCommerce is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead strategic initiatives in the eCommerce Discovery space. This includes work across the Home Page, Item Pages, Search, SEO and Catalog integrations. The candidate will be responsible for managing across several complex systems and major cross-functional dependencies. In addition to driving the program execution, the candidate will also be responsible for ensuring updates and communications flow through enterprise channels and fit within broader TPM updates and processes.

Must haves:

• The candidate should have 6+ years of experience as a technical program manager leading large and cross-functional initiatives.
• The candidate should have previous experience as a systems or software engineer. They are not expected to write software but should be able to contribute to design and architecture discussions based on previous experience.
• The candidate should have experience in eCommerce industry, ideally retail eCommerce.
• The candidate should be comfortable communicating with senior leadership up to and including VP or SVP. They should be able to adjust their communication style for the audience.
• The candidate should have several years of experience using Jira and Confluence to manage and track program execution.

Nice to haves:

• Prior experience with Walmart eCommerce would be helpful. Experience in Catalog, Search and SEO would be an even bigger plus.
• Experience managing other TPMs would also be a plus, but is not required. The success of the person in this role will be largely tied to their ability to coordinate and lead across other TPMs.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Building out plans for program execution
• Orchestrating and driving execution of said plans and tracking progress
• Managing risks and issues, communicating and escalating where necessary
• Communicating status and risks to leadership.

What project or initiative will they be working on?

• eCommerce is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead strategic initiatives in the eCommerce Discovery space. This includes work across the Home Page, Item Pages, Search, SEO and Catalog integrations.

Top 3 Skills Needed or Required:

Technical: The candidate should have previous experience as a systems or software engineer. They are not expected to write software but should be able to contribute to design and architecture discussions based on previous experience.
Strong Communication: The candidate should be comfortable communicating with senior leadership up to and including VP or SVP.
TPM Tooling: The candidate should have several years of experience using Jira and Confluence to manage and track program execution.

What are the day-to-day responsibilities?

• Building out plans for program execution
• Orchestrating and driving execution of said plans and tracking progress
• Managing risks and issues, communicating and escalating where necessary
• Communicating status and risks to leadership.

What is the makeup of the team?

• The program manager will be responsible for working across an internal team of about 50 software engineers and managing dependencies across several (20+) teams across the broader Global Tech organization. The program manager should have experience managing at this scale.

Required Skills : JIRA,Ecommerce
Additional Skills : Project Manager