Senior Technical Program Manager

Gates Foundation


Job Location:

Seattle, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 17 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofitfighting poverty disease and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere regardless of identity or circumstances should have the chance to live healthy productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve.We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage with no premiums generous paid time off paid family leave foundation-paid retirement contribution regional holidays and opportunities to engage in several employee communities.As a workplace were committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Team

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager (Sr. TPM) to join the Global Technology Operations (GTO) Team. Our teams mission is to deliver the core technology capabilities for the foundation through innovation paired with operational excellence. We aspire to be dynamic collaborative technology leaders enabling mission impact with the highest standards of integrity. The Senior Technical Program Manager is focused on the strategy design and implementation of productivity and collaboration services that enable us to support the foundation in achieving its goals.

YourRole

As a Technical Program Manager supporting AV Experiences and Collaboration Services you will provide structure continuity and trusted leadership across the foundations global collaboration technology ecosystem. You will deliver seamless onsite hybrid virtual and event experiences that enable employees and partners to collaborate effectively across countries regions and functional areas.

At its core this role is accountable for the program rigorto deliver AV and collaboration capabilities at scale. You will handle budgets timelines project plans prioritization resource allocation risks dependencies and stakeholder alignment. You will translate business needs into actionable delivery plans bring clarity to competing priorities and ensure work is driven with clear ownership strong governance and measurable outcomes.

You will provide global oversight of the AV-enabled technology experience partnering closely with AV engineering ITFacilitiesSpacePlanningCommunicationsEvents regional offices and external vendors. You will build trust with a diverse set of stakeholders and help ensure that collaboration environments are reliable inclusive accessible and easy to use.

You will define manage and continuously improveequitablestandards for meeting rooms event spaces hybrid collaboration environments and related AV services. This includes balancing global consistency with regional needs local operating constraints and the foundations expectations for high-quality collaboration experiences.

This role requires strong project oversight executive-ready communication skills sound judgment and the ability tooperateacross a complex global environment. International travel isto support regional engagement stakeholder alignment and delivery of consistent collaboration standards across foundation locations.This role isSeattle based and to be onsite at least 50% of the time.

WhatYoullDo

  • Global Collaboration Experience Strategy.Provide oversight of the end-to-end AV-enabled collaboration experience across countries offices meeting& eventspaces and functional areas.Identifygaps in the collaboration experience and partner acrossOperationteams to improve quality usability accessibility reliability andsecurityconsistency.

  • Own Service Roadmap Standards and Lifecycle Planning.Defineevolve and leadthe AV service strategy to support high-quality onsite hybrid virtual and event experiences across the organization.Runlifecycle plans refresh strategies technology standards and investment recommendations that balance business prioritiesstaffneeds regional requirementsequitableaccess and operational sustainability.

  • Manage Programs Budgets Resources and Vendors.Lead the planning and delivery of AV and collaboration technology programs including upgrades service improvements and large-scale refresh initiatives. Lead program budgets timelines project plans prioritization risks dependencies and resource allocation across multiple concurrent workstreams. Coordinate with external vendors and internal partners to support delivery service quality roadmap executionmajor incidents lifecycle planning and continuous improvement.

  • Oversee AV Technology Governance and Optimization.Provide strategic oversight for the foundations AV technology ecosystem including conferencing platforms room systems event production tools Microsoft Teams Rooms and other collaboration technologies. Drive governance standardization and optimization to ensure consistent scalable secure and high-qualityglobalexperience.

  • Engage Executives and Cross-Functional Stakeholders.Serve as a trusted connection point between business needs and technical delivery across AV engineering ITFacilitiesSpace PlanningCommunicationsEvents regional offices leadership teams and external vendors. Develop clear strategy materials roadmap updatesand project updates that clearly articulatepriorities progress risks tradeoffs and required decisions.

  • Enable AdoptionChange Management and Continuous Improvement.Develop change management and adoption plans that enable consistent high-quality use of AV and collaboration technologies across the foundation.Monitor service healthstafffeedback incident trends recurring issues adoption patterns and collaborator input to find opportunities for improvement.Lead or support problem management and major incident coordination for AV and collaboration services. Stay informed on workplace technology AV hybrid collaboration event delivery and AI-enabled collaboration trends bringing forward practical recommendations that improve the foundations collaboration experience.

Your Experience

  • Bachelors degree with 5 years of proven experience in technical program management project management service management workplace technology AVor IT.

  • Experience leading cross-functional programs acrossoperations and engineering teams.

  • Solid understanding of enterprise AV and collaboration technologies including room systems hybrid meeting environments conferencing platforms Microsoft Teams and related collaboration tools.

  • Experience running program budgets timelines scope risks dependencies prioritization resource planning and delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams.

  • Strong communicationand presentation skills including the ability to create executive-ready materials and translate technical concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Ability to navigate ambiguity influence without authority build consensus andestablishtrust across diverse stakeholder groups.

  • Experience deliveringstaff-centered solutions and improving service quality adoption usability reliabilityandoperationalexcellence.

  • Ability to travel internationally as needed to supportglobal experience stakeholder alignment and consistent collaboration standards.

  • Preferred experience includes supporting event production large-scale meetings executive-facing environments global technology standards AI-enabled collaboration capabilities agile delivery change management or continuous improvement practices.

*Must have unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position islocated.

The Foundation does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. This includes direct company sponsorship and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g.: H-1B O-1 L-1 E OPT STEM-OPT CPT TN J-1 etc.).

#LI-SC2

The salary range for this role is $190100to $294700USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in SeattleandWashingtonD.C.where our offices arelocated. The range for this role in these locations is $209100to $324100USD.As a mission-driven organization we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidates job-related skills experience andexpertise as evaluated during the interview process.

Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Candidate Accommodations

Were committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you have a disability or medical condition and need an accommodation at any stage of the application or interview processsuch as an ASL interpreter alternative interview format or physical accessibility supportwere happy to help. Please contact with the position number and a brief description of your accommodation needs. Requests will be handled confidentially.

Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity equity and inclusion of voices ideas and approaches and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race color age religion pregnancy sex sexual orientation disability gender identity gender expression national origin genetic information veteran status marital status and prior protected activity.


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The FoundationWe are the largest nonprofitfighting poverty disease and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere regardless of identity or circumstances should have the chance to live healthy productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity...

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