Job description 

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

Ability to lead a program team focused on the building of enterprise Machine Learning capabilities

Previous experience with machine learning (building models, deploying models, setting up cloud infrastructure and/or data pipelines) and familiarity with major ML frameworks such as XGBoost, PyTorch, AWS SageMaker, etc.

Ability to manage program communications with key stakeholders at all levels across the company to enable transparency and timely information sharing

Ability to serve as the connective tissue across functions, business units, bringing teams together to foster collaboration, improve decision-making, and deliver value for customers, end to end

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering) 

At least 7 years of experience managing technical programs

Preferred Qualifications:

7+ years of experience in 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 experience building highly scalable mobile products & platforms

3+ years of experience with Agile delivery

3+ years years experience delivering large and complex programs - where you own the business or technical vision, collaborate with large cross-functional teams, secure commitments on deliverables and unblock teams to land business impact

Experience in building systems & solutions within a highly regulated environment

MBA or Master’s Degree in a related technical field (Computer Science, Software Engineering) or equivalent experience

10+ years of technical program management experience

3+ years of Machine Learning experience

PMP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification

3+ years of people management experience