Senior Technical Program Manager (US - Remote)

Company: Splunk
Location: Chicago
Posted on: June 26, 2022

Job Description:

Do you want to join a fast-growing company where the work you do will make a real difference? Join us as we pursue our exciting new vision to make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. We are a fast-growing company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we're committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other's success!We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager, who will be responsible for leading large-scale, complex programs from start to end. You will be working cross-functionally with a broad set of technical and business partners to drive programs that will further Splunk's long range goals. We're looking for a TPM who can thrive with a nebulous problem set, distill complex problems into concrete work, and guide multiple teams with their strong, critical thinking skills.What You'll Be Doing

• Leading technical programs in the Products & Technology organization, with a clear and constant understanding of priorities to ensure expected outcomes are delivered, including NPI and GTM
• Creating and maintaining detailed and easy-to-digest program documentation, managing dependencies, and tracking status across multiple teams and workstreams
• Proactively identifying and communicating risks, managing stakeholders to mitigate, and driving problems to resolution
• Ensuring accountability of program deliverables against team-defined timelines; acting as the objective party when surfacing missed milestones
• Understanding system interdependencies and leading cross-functional teams to align and deliver on technical solutions
• Interfacing with organizational leadership and key business stakeholders as a program leadWho You Are & What Makes You Qualified
  • 8+ years experience in software program management or closely related roles
  • Experience with enterprise software and cloud technologies, along with a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle
  • Extensive experience with running GTM for complex programs
  • Great at juggling multiple, concurrent programs involving cross-functional teams and prioritizing tasks based on criticality
  • Communication, risk management, and Agile practices are your forte. You can communicate and act upon risks appropriately and effectively.
  • Strong technical aptitude required to understand development tasks and identify and resolve issues in programs as they arise
  • Understanding of key development tools such as Gitlab, AWS, Docker, Ansible, and Artifactory. Experience with Agile management tools in the Atlassian stack (Jira and Confluence) are great.
  • Phenomenal at decision-making, consensus building, and problem solving; you don't shy away from challenges.Education? I've got that.
    • Bachelors' degree in a technical or business field or equivalent experience.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Splunk. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, gender or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Splunk offers employees a generous benefit package including equity, insurance, and paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and foster parents.(Colorado only*) Minimum base salary of $115,000.00. You may also be eligible for incentive pay + equity + benefits.*Note Disclosure per sb19-085 (8-5-201 et seq).

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