Head of Programme Management

Lead Technical Program ManagerThe successful candidate will be a career TPM who has consistently led large, complex programs rather than an individual who recently transitioned into program management from another discipline. Hiring Manager PrioritiesStrong, long-term Technical Program Management experience.Demonstrated adoption and application of AI tools in professional environments.Technical Program Management leadership experience.Stakeholder management and influence.7+ years of experience managing large-scale, strategic, software development programs in a well-established global technology organization • Proven ability to facilitate effective communication across disparate teams • Expertise in Agile or Waterfall program management methods that may include Scrum, Kanban, and/or Scaled Agile • Evidence of strong planning, delivery, and problem-solving skills • Superb written and verbal communications, presentation skills, and meeting facilitation skills (especially when working with senior leadership) • Experience working in a media technology environment • Ad tech domain knowledge, or demonstrated aptitude for learning a technology-based engineering domain • BA/BS or equivalent experience requiredNice to Have Skills & ExperienceExperience within the streaming, media, entertainment, or digital content industry.Technical foundation that enables effective engagement with engineering teams and complex architectures.Demonstrated use of AI tools and technologies to improve productivity, decision-making, program management, or operational efficiency.Job DescriptionThe Lead Technical Program Manager will focus on the planning and execution of complex programs that may span several areas of Commerce, or may cut across the department and other DEEP&T groups. They may also assist with the triage of other programs to help form recommendations to senior leadership. The primary focus will be on Commerce partnerships, including integrations.This position requires proven experience in program management, including managing consumer-facing (direct-to-consumer) web/app-centric programs. They must be capable of attaining a strong understanding of technical details and clearly communicating schedules, risks, status, and processes to a variety of business and technical audiences. They must be able to partner with closely with project managers and technical leads to coordinate schedules and deliverables.Focus on major areas of work, typically 20% or more of role % of TimeDrive activities for large, strategic, technically complex, high-priority programsDevelop plans and timelines, accounting for all dependenciesEnsure transparency of progress and issues/risks. Proactively drive risk mitigation and contingency planning, along with issue resolutionCommunicate status, updates, and program summaries via presentations, email, and direct communication with key stakeholders and executive leadershipEnsure that all involved parties understand and accept their roles and responsibilities and are held accountable to their deliverablesFacilitate all build activities (including QA), as per planProactively drive, track, and report on budgets, where applicablePerform capacity planning for teamsCollaborate with other program management colleagues to coordinate activities across multiple technology teamsStrong understanding of most program domain technical components, including architecture, tools and deployment practices that development team is employing, including cross-system interactions and dependenciesTrack and report key program metrics, informing stakeholders as appropriatePartner with Product to facilitate advancement of intake pipeline, sometimes helping to triage programs to make recommendations to senior leadershipIndependently manage activities and resolve conflict within associated teams, with minimal influence from managementEffortlessly sift through "noise" and facilitate discussions and activities with a laser focus towards resultsNavigate the TWDC to effectively drive progress, even when the scope of responsibilities may be unclearExemplify leadership characteristics through collaboration, work ethic, and creative thinking. Strive to inspire others and deliver the best possible outputsCoordinate with external vendors, where applicableDefine, optimize, and manage Agile ceremonies and processes at the team-of-teams levelKey ResponsibilitiesLead end-to-end delivery of strategic technical programs across multiple teams and stakeholders.Drive alignment, planning, execution, risk management, and delivery of complex initiatives.Utilize data, automation, and AI-enabled approaches to improve team effectiveness and program execution.Required QualificationsExtensive experience serving as a Technical Program Manager in large-scale organizations.