Technical Program Manager

Job Requisition ID #24WD80709Position OverviewWe are looking for a seasoned Technical Program Manager to lead pivotal technical initiatives driving end-to-end execution within our Digital Experience Organization. This role demands a strategic thinker with robust experience in program management and a knack for steering cross-functional teams toward success. You will report to the Director of Technical Programs partnering with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Marketing, Analytics and Design. You will be accountable for the delivery of technical programs and initiatives, including planning, execution, risk management, dependency management, and stakeholder alignment. To be successful in this role, you possess a blend of technical expertise, business acumen and a strong capacity to build and develop relationships across different teams and organizational levels.At Autodesk we look to hire those who reimagine possible, those with diverse backgrounds who enhance our thinking, and leaders who shape the world and our future. The position is open to those within the Pacific to Central time zones. Preference for those located in the Bay Area, California willing to work hybrid/remote with time in office for critical meetings.Responsibilities

Develop and maintain project plans across multiple technical teams and to provide greater transparency to program status, assignments, dependencies, and outcomes for all program

Partner with other SMEs to simplify the technically complex, and drive well-educated data-driven decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives

Partner in defining the outcomes, deliverables, milestones, and dependencies of the programs

Drive alignment of cross-organization initiatives through outcome planning, dependency management, and impediment removal

Identify and communicate project risks and partner with your cross functional team to mitigate conflicts and resolve issues

Demonstrate excellent judgment, anticipate bottlenecks, lead escalations, make tradeoffs, and balance business needs versus technical constraints

Support and facilitate roadmap planning and prioritization for each quarter and fiscal year

Manage day-to-day project activities, meetings, and communication plans to ensure critical project milestones and objectives are met

Organize, facilitate and execute user acceptance testing (UAT) sessions to ensure optimal success of product releases on time and with quality

Partner with other TPMs, multiple stakeholders and technology leaders in determining the best technical implementation methods

Demonstrate excellent judgment, anticipate bottlenecks, lead escalations, make tradeoffs, and balance business needs versus technical constraints

Plan and ensure delivery by engaging with engineering leadership and teams to build and track clear delivery plans

Update and communicate program progress across organizational boundaries and levels from individual contributors to senior executive

Scheduling of connection points and driving necessary decisions and discussions for cross team collaboration within and outside of your organization, cross technical teams and partners such as Finance, Legal and Marketing with global teams across time zones

Create visibility of multiple projects across multiple sprints and or quarters

Facilitate roadmap prioritization across different projects with impact to partner teams

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, Computer Science, Business or a related field

8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, or Product Manager

Extensive experience working with business and technical on highly complex initiatives involving multiple software engineering teams, in a fast-paced environment, using Agile methodologies

Good technical background and aptitude, detailed driven and have excellent problem-solving abilities

Ability to communicate effectively with a broad audience

Zeal for process and operational excellence

Ability to leverage technical tools to scale programs and solutions

Experience with Confluence, Asana, Jira, MURL, Lucidchart preferred

Desire to continue to learn and challenge yourself

The Ideal Candidate

Will possess solid technical expertise, and the ability to impart a sense of urgency and influence their leaders and peers

Is proactive in stakeholder management and establishing relationship with customers

Enjoys operating as 'equal partners' with Engineering Leaders, Architects, Product Managers, Experience Designers and Product Managers

Is responsive, flexible and able to succeed within a fast changing, timeline driven, agile environment

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