Senior Program Manager, Strategy & Operations

Do you relish the opportunity to drive business-transformation programs that improve process, modernize tools and promote operational-efficiency?

Do you like collaborating across teams to deliver success for customers?

Join our Sales Transformation Program Team!

The Global Sales Program Management team enables the Akamai Sales organization to achieve its go-to-market objectives by driving strategic process, analytics, and technical transformation programs to increase seller productivity and drive revenue.

Partner with the best

You will manage complex programs that have a direct impact on critical business goals and objectives. You will also lead cross-functional teams and subject matter experts in their development, planning and execution.

As a Senior Program Manager Strategy & Operations, you will be responsible for:

• Leading multiple concurrent cross-functional programs from inception through to launch and beyond
• Driving programs from problem statement to solution using business insight, industry best practices, and cross-functional stakeholder input
• Developing success metrics and implementing measurement processes to illustrate the impact of a transformation program
• Building and executing on comprehensive communication plans including communication up and down the leadership chain
• Implementing change management for transformation programs, ensuring stakeholders are fully enabled, change is adopted, and success metrics are achieved

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8yrs of experience and a Bachelors degree
• Have professional experience as a Project/Program Manager working effectively with cross-functional teams
• Be comfortable navigating ambiguity, handling risks, and shifting gears as needed
• Able to adapt processes to fit the needs and styles of diverse stakeholders and projects
• Demonstrate skills at managing dependencies across teams and functions
• Able to manage 10-30 stakeholders per project, including C-level executives and directors
• Operate with a high sense of urgency and a customer/stakeholder-first mentality
• Build and maintain long-term relationships, often through multi-year programs or partnerships

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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At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

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.

Join us

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!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

If no date is displayed, applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $101,400 - $210,600/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.