Principal Technical Program Manager

You will drive key programs within the Consumer Product & Innovation portfolio. This role will lead diverse cross-function team members to execute complex and strategic programs. We are looking for a leader who has experience building program management functions and oversee end-to-end execution across multiple parallel program workstreams, including risk management, issue/conflict resolution and dependency management.

The ideal candidate for this position will be experienced in program management with strong leadership skills, technical capabilities, communication skills, and expertise with digital and technology transformations. This role requires exposure to both the breadth of knowledge across different technologies and the depth of understanding in key technical areas. This person will have demonstrated experience in an agile and program model structure. This candidate will serve as the single touchpoint for the program from WHQ and work in close partnership with your peer program managers at other geographies to deliver program outcomes. This role requires a candidate who is strong at building relationships across functions to align strategies and drive execution.

This candidate will be Single Point of Contact (SPOC) representing team in program reviews, business reviews to provide regular updates to stakeholders on end-to-end health and progress, and risk management. This person will be a strategic problem solver with an ability to prioritize multiple and competing priorities while driving a plan to execution.

• Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.
• 7+ years of Technical Program Management or product experience
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams
• 5+ years of software development experience preferred
• Relevant experience in Retail, Consumer product development, Innovation, Supply Chain, and Operations preferred.
• Experience leading program management efforts including establishing effective governance structures, cross functional coordination, and executive stakeholder management and reporting.
• Strong relationship-building skills and experience working closely with senior executives and cross-functional partners to deliver key strategic initiatives.
• Experience running and executing across multiple complex technology platforms and business areas
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to challenge the status quo
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work in a dynamic, results-oriented matrixed environment
• Delivery experience using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Deep experience with tools such as Miro, Lucid, JIRA, and Confluence
• Proven experience in a technical program management or engineering delivery role, with a strong ability to drive technical projects to successful completion.
• Deep understanding of Service Oriented Architecture Solutions.
• Broad technical understanding across a variety of platforms, systems, and engineering disciplines, like Front End, Dev ops, Cloud Services
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form .

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