What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Program Manager position at Apex Systems?
Position: Technical Program Manager
Location: Onsite in Seattle WA
Duration: 6 month contract
Pay Range: $55.00 - $60.00/hr
Job Description:
Our client has an immediate opening for a Technical Program Manager. In this role you will be responsible for scoping and delivering large, complex programs end-to-end.
Responsibilities include:
- Collection of business and systems requirements, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch.
- You will lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between internal and external teams to develop optimal solutions.
- You will be expected to make appropriate tradeoffs to optimize time-to-market, clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams.
Qualifications
- The right candidate will possess a strong technical program management background, will have demonstrated experience leading medium to large programs, and will have a well-rounded technical background.
- You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.
- This means you are not only able to drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done.
- As a TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
- An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop end-to-end integrated plan, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected. Maturity, high judgment, ability to influence and negotiate, analytical skills and leadership are essential for success in this role.
- An undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering plus 3-5 years industry experience as a software developer or technical lead is required.
- Knowledge in Robotics, AI/ML SW development is a plus.
- Good track record of working effectively across different groups in the organization.
- An entrepreneurial spirit with strong program management skills.
- Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to get things done.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Salary : $55 - $60
