Technical Program Manager

Western Governors University

Job Location:

Salt Lake, UT - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 127700 - 191500

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

If youre passionate about building a better future for individuals communities and our countryand youre committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureconsider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online competency-based degree programs WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century one that has received praise from academic industry government and media leaders. Whatever your role working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Technical 409

Pay Range: $127700.00 - $191500.00

Job Description

The Program Manager - Technical leads complex multi-team technology programs from concept through delivery ensuring alignment across engineering architecture product security and business stakeholders. This role drives program strategy manages technical dependencies at scale and ensures delivery of high quality secure resilient solutions that meet business objectives quality secure resilient solutions that meet business objectives.

This role blends deep technical understanding with program leadership Agile methodology expertise and strong cross functional communication. They anticipate risks remove impediments guide teams through ambiguity and connect long term program roadmaps to organizational goals. This is a role that operates with broad autonomy and influence serving as a bridge between technical teams and business leaders to ensure technology investments deliver measurable value. They anticipate risks remove impediments guide teams through ambiguity and connect longterm program roadmaps to organizational goals. This is a role that operates with broad autonomy and influence serving as a bridge between technical teams and business leaders to ensure technology investments deliver measurable value.

Duties:

Lead theend-to-endplanning and delivery of complex multiteam technology programs ensuring clear scopeobjectives and success criteria.

Partner with engineering architecture product and business teams to define program requirements technical direction and integrated delivery plans.

Coordinatecross teamworkstreams manage dependencies and drive alignment on technical milestones sequencing and key decisions.Manage dependencies and drive alignment on technical milestones sequencing and key decisions.

Facilitate Agile andSAFeprogram activities including PI planning backlog refinement dependency management and programlevel retrospectives.

Identifyand mitigate risks blockers and technical challenges early; escalate issues appropriately and drive resolution.

Deliver clear consistent communication of program status risks decisions and impacts to stakeholders and leadership.

Ensure solutionscomply withenterprise security standards technical design patterns and operational readiness requirements.

Support change managementactivities including training readiness planning and adoption support for impacted teams.

Maintainaccurateprogram documentation including roadmaps decision logs requirements risks and performance metrics.

Conduct post-implementation validation and help measure program outcomes against expected businessvalue.implementation validation and help measure program outcomes against expected business value.

Performs otherjob-relatedduties asassigned.

Knowledge Skills Abilities:

Strong understanding of software development lifecycle systems architecture integrations cloud concepts and technical design patterns.

Ability to engage with engineering teams understand technicaltradeoffs and translate complex concepts for diverse audiences.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiteam technical programs using Agile/SAFeframeworks.

Skilled in planning dependency management risk management andcrossteamcoordination.

Proficient with Jira Confluence and other delivery lifecycle and visualization tools.

Strong collaboration and facilitation skills with the ability to lead through influence rather than authority.

Effective at navigating ambiguity driving alignment and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Excellent verbal and written communication including the ability to create clear executive summaries.

Strong analytical andproblem-solvingabilities with a datainformed approach to decisionmaking.

AI & Innovation Expectations:

Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude Kiro ChatGPT or similar in a professional context

Demonstrated ability to apply AI to:
- Improve workflows
- Automate repetitive tasks
- Enhance decision-making

Strong curiosity and adaptability in adopting emerging AI technologies
Ability to guide teams in integrating AI into daily practices responsibly and effectively

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors Degree in Business Management Information Systems Computer Science or a related field

Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements.Generally equivalentrelevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

Experience

6years of progressive project management experience

Demonstrated experience leading technical projects or programs in an Agile environment.

Experience working closely with engineering teams and understanding technical architecture concepts.

Strong experience with Jira Confluence or other Agile lifecycle tools.

Experience influencing without authority in matrixed organizations.

Experience managing large-scale multi-team technical programs or initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

SAFe PMP ACP CSM or equivalent Agile/PM certifications.

Experience with cloud technologies (Azure AWS GCP) APIs microservices or enterprise integrations.

Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

This position requires occasional travel of up to 20% including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year).Additionaltravel may include conferences visits to company locations and other business-related events as needed.Additionaltravel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

Required Experience:

Manager