Senior Technical Program Manager FinOps
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 131250 - 210000
Posted on:
21 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon were on a mission to Protect Life. Were explorers pursuing societys most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products we work better together. We connect with candor and care seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced challenging and meaningful. Here youll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
Your Impact
As a Technical Program Manager you will leverage your leadership skills and expertise to partner with engineering and product management teams to drive projects from inception through design development and deployment.
This role will operate in a five person team at the intersection of Engineering Product and Finance to optimize spending decisions that are aligned with our product and financial strategy. Were not developing cost-controls and approvals; we empower our engineering teams with budgets and help them understand forecast and optimize their spending while maintaining their development velocity.
Were looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager whos already worked for several years with engineering teams in cloud-hosted distributed service environments. and has a proven track record of executing and coordinating complex software deliverables across multiple teams and job this role youll be partnered with engineering and finance VPs. Were looking for someone who knows a lot or can research what they dont about how AWS and Azure charge for their services in order to guide teams during architectural design to pick the best alternative. Success will be left-shifting financial understanding into software design; failure would be launching a feature only to find its too expensive to run. Amazing success will be developing this function into a repeatable process that scales beyond your individual contributions.
What Youll Do
Reports to:Director of Technical Program Management
Direct Reports:None
Location: This role is based out of our Seattle WA office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork mentorship and shared success.
- Lead execution across product management engineering and design teams to build excellent data-driven project plans and schedules.
- Drive process improvements in your space to build better faster so they teams are more effective and can deliver with higher velocity because of your impact.
- Own your dependencies & invent and simplify as you face challenges pushing everyone towards the right outcome.
- Tracking all major risks/issues/roadmaps and ensure clear communication of issues
- Build trust with senior leaders by aligning your priorities with theirs providing timely accurate and succinct status updates and helping other teams when needed
- Leading by example with thoroughness detail and care for our customers.
- Work with all levels of technical staff across software and hardware engineering earning their trust holding them accountable and problem solving alongside them.
- Youll help teams capture and improve detailed process and software architectural documentation as needed.
- Working knowledge of the public cloud providers
- Working knowledge of how networking works in AWS and Azure
- 2 years of experience in Cloud FinOps engineering analysis and Cloud cost optimization
- 2 years in cloud operations role managing Cloud environments budgets forecasts and implementing financial controls.
- Strong principles of financial analysis
- Analytical skills and experience with cost optimization
- Excellent SQL querying Excel and charting/graphing skills
- Ability to gain trust querying and analyzing data accurately
- Ability to communicate effectively and deliver presentations
- Understanding of cloud cost management tools
- Some experience with containerized environments and Terraform
- Some experience with automation/development languages (PowerShell Bash Python)
- Experience working on multi-million-dollar environments
- Ability to influence engineering teams to optimize spending
What You Bring
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software/Electrical Engineering Data Science or other related field
- 7 years professional experience in leading and managing system/software delivery with at least 2 specifically in a technical program management role.
- High degree of competency and proven success with project management including: Agile Software Development Lifecycle methodology identifying and managing risks tracking dependencies and milestones and communicating overall project status.
- Evidence in work history of owning and driving large ambiguous technical software programs
- You are able to learn quickly and cannot only deal with ambiguity but can effectively partner with others to reduce ambiguity
- You resonate with Axons Values and our mission that technology can be applied to tackle public safetys biggest challenges.
- Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring coaching collaborating influencing and team building
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills
- Experienced with enterprise SaaS or other mission critical software product is a plus.
- Experienced with cloud IaaS and PaaS offering such as AWS and Azure is a plus.
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical Dental Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
Axon is a total compensation company meaning compensation is made up of base pay bonus and stock awards. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors such as: level function training transferable skills work experience business needs geographic market and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit Pay Range
$131250 - $210000 USD
Dont meet every single requirement Thats ok. At Axon we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If youre excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification listed here we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as nor should it be construed as exhaustive of all duties responsibilities skills efforts or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
We collect personal information from applicants to evaluate candidates for employment. You may request access deletion or exercise other CCPA rights ator via ourAxon Privacy Web Form. For more information please see the Your California Privacy Rights section of ourApplicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.
Axons mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axons impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental health and safety regulations policies and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice advances equity values diversity and fosters inclusion. Were committed to hiring the best talent regardless of race creed color ancestry religion sex (including pregnancy) national origin sexual orientation age citizenship status marital status disability gender identity genetic information veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process please email Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
The Axon Network connects people, devices, and apps to protect life in all regards. From our TASER smart weapons, to police body cameras, to our industry-leading cloud-based evidence management software, we are the world’s premier public safety company and are committed to delivering ... View more
