Meet the Team
Join us in the forefront of innovation in SecOps. We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we're committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other's success.
Role Summary
We are looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager, who will be responsible for leading large-scale, complex programs from start to end within our Security Products organization. You will work cross-functionally with a broad set of technical and business partners to drive programs that will further Splunk's long range goals. We want a TPM who can thrive with a nebulous problem set, distill complex problems into concrete work, and guide multiple teams with their strong, critical thinking skills.
What You'll Get To Do
- Leading technical programs in the Products & Technology organization, with an understanding of the company priorities to drive strategic outcomes, including New Product Introduction (NPI) and Go To Market (GTM) processes
- Breaking down initiatives into coherent work-streams; defining program timelines and ensuring accountability of program goals; operating as the single source of truth in execution of complex programs
- Proactively anticipating risks, partnering with program stakeholders to develop mitigation plans, and driving them to resolution
- Aligning with organizational leadership and key stakeholders as a program lead
- Understanding system interdependencies and facilitating technical discussions; communicating solutions and decisions with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Creating and maintaining detailed and easy-to-digest program documentation, managing dependencies, and tracking status across multiple teams and work-streams
Must-have Qualifications
- 12+ years experience in software program management or closely related roles
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
- Experience with enterprise software and cloud technologies, along with a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle
- Experience driving large, cross-functional programs that have broad organizational impact
- Demonstrated ability of juggling multiple, concurrent programs and prioritizing tasks based on criticality
- Communication and risk management are your forte. You can communicate effectively with stakeholders of all levels and develop plans to act upon risks appropriately
- Great decision making, consensus building, and problem solving; you don't shy away from challenges
- Experience influencing and affecting change at many levels of the organization without having positional authority.
- Strong technical proficiency required to understand engineering tasks and identify and resolve issues as they arise
Why Cisco
At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
