Director, Technical Program Management _ McLean, VA/ Richmond, VA/ San Francisco, CA
OQ Point LLC
- USA
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: McLean, VA/ Richmond, VA/ San Francisco, CADirector, Technical Program ManagementAbout the jobAs the Director of Technical Program Management in Client's IFX (Intelligent Foundations and Experiences) division, you'll spearhead strategic initiatives to enhance data management, drive innovation, and optimize operational efficiencies. Your role entails overseeing complex technical programs, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of data-driven solutions. You'll collaborate closely with senior leadership, leverage your expertise in program management and technical acumen to drive transformative initiatives that propel Client's data capabilities forward. Expect to lead high-impact projects, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data management within the organization.Our TPM Directors have:
- Strong technical backgrounds (ideally building highly scalable platforms, products, or services) with the ability to proactively identify and mitigate technical risks throughout delivery life-cycle
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
- Excellent problem solving and influencing skills
- A quantitative approach to problem solving and a collaborative implementer to holistic solutions; a systems thinker
- Experience as a TPM leader to grow and develop a team of TPMs, while also building the foundations for the TPM practice
- Ability to simplify the technically complex and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives
- Deep focus on execution, follow-through, accountability, and results
- Exceptional cross-team collaboration; able to work across different functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries to get the job done.
- Highly tuned emotional intelligence, good listener, and deep seated empathy for teams and partners
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 7 years of experience in technical program management, with a proven track record of successfully leading complex, cross-functional projects
- MBA or Master's Degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering) or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing
- 3+ years of experience in building distributed systems & highly available services using cloud computing services / architecture - preferably using AWS
- 3+ years of experience with Agile delivery
- 3+ years of experience in Data Engineering and / or Big Data solutions
- Experience in building systems & solutions within a highly regulated environment
- Experience with Data Lake, Data Pipelines, Data Observability, Data Protection and Governance solutions strongly preferred