Job Description
Do you relish the prospect of leading strategic cross-organization transformational programs
Do you thrive on managing complexity and uncertainty
Join our Transformation & Operations Program Management team!
The Transformation and Operations team is composed of leading professionals dedicated to driving innovation and transformation. You will drive broad changes in Culture, Agile Best Practices, Portfolio Management and PMO standards and practices. We develop and evolve these areas as well as drive and deliver key cross-organizational strategic programs.
Partner with the best
You will solve challenges in the business and support programs from problem identification to implementation and enablement. You will own identification of potential solutions, socialization and selection of options with cross-functional stakeholders. You drive planning, development, implementation, enablement with cross-functional teams.
As a Program Manager II, you will be responsible for:
- Driving from problem statement to potential solution options using business insight, industry best practices, and stakeholder input
- Creating and delivering executive-facing presentations that provide full context to all audiences for transformation programs
- Implementing change management for transformation programs to ensure stakeholders across the business are fully enabled
- Surveying, interviewing stakeholders, and analyzing results to inform the scope and desired outcome of a transformation program
- Communicating program status and expectation changes to senior leaders with appropriate frequency, using standardized methods
Do What You Love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 6 to 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree, or its equivalent
- Have professional experience as a Project Manager/Program Manager working with cross-functional teams
- Be comfortable navigating ambiguity, handling risks, and shifting gears as needed
- Adapt processes to fit the needs and styles of diverse stakeholders and projects
- Be able to manage 1030 stakeholders per project, including C-level executives and directors
- Operate with a high sense of urgency and a customer/stakeholder-first mentality
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
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Benefits
At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
- Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
About Us
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.
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Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
