Senior Technical Program Manager

Senior Technical Program Manager 6 Months Contract Mountain View, CA (Hybrid) Description: Client is looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to work within client’s Core Infrastructure program management team. The right candidate will have demonstrated solid leadership in leading teams and programs to deliver successful outcomes. This candidate is expected to perform using best practices for execution of our Infrastructure projects as well as initiating, planning, and executing intermediate-to-large scale, cross functional programs. The ideal candidate will have an excellent balance of people, organizational, and technical skills, and can execute and deliver successfully in situations where authority is not a given. Interaction and leadership across functional lines is essential. Engineering Team this TPM will support: Core Infra refers to the foundational layer of client’s infrastructure. It encompasses the essential systems and services that support the company’s large‑scale engineering operations and technology platforms. The Core Infrastructure team is responsible for building, maintaining, and modernizing these systems to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency across services. We are looking for Sr.TPM with Infra stack experience, specifically in the areas of streams (PubSub), storage and operational excellence. This role will be based in Mountain View, CA. Key Responsibilities Provide clarity on product/program objectives, ensuring that roles and responsibilities are well understood and address any conflict in a timely manner with minimal direction and assistance from management. Interact with program sponsors and change agents to identify scope, requirements, and manage projects throughout the entirety of the project lifecycle. Facilitate and drive large cross‑functional projects, serve the needs of multiple stakeholders within a complex multi‑faceted organization, and manage that strategy through to completion. Apply formal change management practices that ensure that programs are baselined at kickoff and all changes are thoroughly reviewed for justification impact to the program and have received appropriate approvals. Anticipate program risks and issues and work to provide resolutions which ensure that stakeholder expectations are set appropriately. Effectively communicate information to diverse audiences including translating subject matter terminology into clear business terms and program relevance. Facilitate straightforward decisions from complex situations that keep teams and projects moving forward. Establish and manage end‑to‑end processes with various stakeholders in collecting, evaluating and fulfilling their requirements. Demonstrate data analysis expertise to develop and communicate meaningful insights, define metrics, and make recommendations on key infrastructure scaling initiatives. Apply business acumen to formulate practical and effective program management approaches to identify optimization opportunities, influence business partners, and drive effective decision making. Conduct "what‑if" simulations and proactively identify potential capacity issues and partner with product and service owners to minimize risk and reduce cost‑to‑serve. Lead from the front, strategize and be able to paint the big picture, yet execute with rigor and the minutiae in mind and have a data driven approach with convictive insights. Manage executive project expectations including owning escalation, communication, and exec level interaction on critical strategic projects for the company. Qualification B.S./B.A. Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience 5+ years of experience in Technical Program and Product management, including feature development, roadmap management and experience in Agile Methods in Infra product/platform development teams. Preferred Qualifications 5+ years of technical leadership with a track record of operating independently, demonstrating creativity, being detail‑oriented, and delivering results in a highly organized manner. Strong technical acumen, ability to learn new technologies quickly. Demonstrated understanding of technology‑based product lifecycle management including development launch and management phases and primary roles/responsibilities and deliverables of key organizational functions. Exceptional analytic skills to translate requirements and designs into successful action plans. Experience leading dynamic programs and projects with cross‑functional matrixed resources working in a fast paced collaborative environment. Proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders set direction and approach mobilize and motivate teams and execute with limited information and ambiguity. Strong practical understanding of managing the life‑cycle of large‑scale programs Proven problem‑solving skills to anticipate the risks of non‑performance and incorporate prevention and remediation measures within the implementation plan. Proven ability to work collaboratively across different functions and optimally influence senior business partners. Demonstrated conflict resolution skills combined with strong negotiation ability delivered with a high level of influence and professionalism. Strong attention to detail with excellent time management skills. Suggested Skills Program + Product Management Infrastructure platform Development Cross‑functional collaboration #J-18808-Ljbffr