Technical Program Manager

Skills play a vital role in a workforce but We believe that hiring character over skill is the basic foundation for building a smart, efficient, passionate, driven, and impactful workforce. AT MERIDIAN, WE FOCUS ON PEOPLE OVER PROFITS Our flexible work model provides a healthy, safe, and open work culture that empowers our TeamMates.! We’re seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Technical Program Manager to join our team. Our Technical Program Managers are responsible for leading cross-functional programs to deliver high-quality, scalable products. We place a strong emphasis on start-to-finish ownership, collaboration, and inclusivity. If you’re passionate about technology, enjoy managing complex projects, and have a knack for bringing cross-functional teams together, we want to hear from you! Responsibilities: - Leads extremely complex programs with no supervision on ambiguous, adaptive programs - Demonstrates expert skills in getting things done through others. Influencing without authority. - In partnership with the program leads, defines team governance and control on their programs or projects. - Collaborates with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to negotiate trade-offs, balance technical and customer facing needs, and deliver crisp and clear communication to ensure alignment or escalation as needed. - Proactively identifies and manages project risks, issues, and dependencies, and implements mitigation strategies. - Drives continuous improvement in delivery, team collaboration, processes and methodologies to improve cross-functional team collaboration and deliver of customer value. - Leads and mentors cross-functional peers and partners on the value and use of frameworks and methodologies. - Recognized as an knowledgeable partner and go-to person by their portfolio stakeholders and team(s - Leads and coaches others in all agile ceremonies without supervision - Demonstrates and evangelizes Agile values and principles, coaching teams on Agile culture and techniques. - Mentors and coaches teaUpgrade to see actual infombers on best practices to help grow the program management acumen - Leads proactive identification and mitigation of issues and risks. Leverages experience to anticipate risks in advance of impacts. - Stays current on industry trends and serves as an expert in product development practices, the software development lifecycle, and agile engineering practices. Is advocating, coaching, and mentoring. Qualifications: - BS/BA degree or higher or equivalent technical experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems (CIS), or Management Information Systems (MIS) - 10+ of proven experience as a Technical Program Manager or similar role in a fast-paced software engineering environment. Start-up experience preferred. - 10+ years of experience assembling and managing cross-functional schedules and risk plans in an agile environment (Scrum of Scrums experience a plus). - 5+ years of experience with Jira and Confluence, including Jira and Confluence administration experience - Technical fluency is expected; comfort understanding and discussing technology concepts, driving tradeoffs and new opportunities with engineering teaUpgrade to see actual infombers. - Strong understanding of software development methodologies and technical concepts. - Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. - Problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities. - Proficiency in project management tools and software. - Experience with experimentation tools and methodology a plus - Preferred Certified Scrum Master, (CSM) and/or SAFe certification Bonus Qualifications: - Experience with Event Storming Process - Experience with Event Based architecture - Experience with SQL - Domain-driven design knowledge