Senior Technical Program Manager

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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
120K-215K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Akamai powers and protects life online by solving the toughest challenges and turning the impossible into the possible.
The Role
Leads complex technical programs and software development initiatives from concept through market launch. Coordinates product, engineering, and business teams, manages schedules, investments, risks, deliverables, and cross-functional execution. Communicates status and changes to senior leadership, improves program performance, navigates ambiguity, supports transformation, and provides technical mentorship. The role requires Agile experience and the ability to influence teams without direct authority.
Summary Generated by Built In

Are you excited to lead high-impact technical programs from concept to market?

Do you enjoy driving cross-functional collaboration to deliver complex software solutions?

Join our Cloud Technology Program Management team

Our Technical Program Managers lead programs and initiatives across the division from concept to market. We align product, engineering, and business teams to exceed customer expectations. We are relied on by leaders across the organization to execute critical programs with high business impact.

Partner with the best

Technical Program Managers are key contributors to Akamai's success. You will lead projects and develop processes that enable us to measure and improve performance. Your work will directly result in improved customer satisfaction.

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Leading the full software development lifecycle and product development process for various solutions
  • Managing complex, multi-disciplinary programs from concept to market including schedule and investment tracking
  • Driving cross-functional activities and deliverables to ensure on-time and within-budget completion
  • Applying technical knowledge and initiative to contribute actively in collaborative team discussions
  • Utilizing clear written and verbal communication skills to foster trust and facilitate coordinated execution
  • Communicating program status and expectation changes to senior leaders using standardized methods
  • Providing technical guidance, mentorship, and collaborative leadership to cross-functional team members

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
  • Possess experience navigating ambiguity, managing risks, and adapting to changing priorities
  • Demonstrate ability to inspire people at all levels of the organization without direct authority
  • Demonstrate solid capability in change management and transformation processes
  • Have experience with Agile methodologies and managing cross-functional technical teams

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $119,600 - $215,400/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Skills Required

  • 8 years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • Experience navigating ambiguity, managing risks, and adapting to changing priorities
  • Ability to influence and inspire people at all organizational levels without direct authority
  • Capability in change management and transformation processes
  • Experience with Agile methodologies
  • Experience managing cross-functional technical teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Akamai Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Akamai Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Akamai Technologies.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO in the U.S., wellness days, paid volunteering time, and the FlexBase model contribute to broad time‑off flexibility. These practices are described as supporting strong work‑life balance.
  • Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leaves, paid family care leave, subsidized backup childcare, and inclusive family‑building benefits via Carrot form a comprehensive family support suite. Coverage spans fertility support through caregiving resources.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a substantial company match and immediate vesting, plus Roth and Mega Backdoor Roth options, underpin long‑term savings. These features provide reliable long‑term savings opportunities.

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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
10,285 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every moment, billions of people, all over the world, are using the internet to shop, play games, look after finances, learn remotely, share videos, connect across the world, and so much more. These life-shaping digital experiences wouldn’t be possible without Akamai. We power and protect life online. It’s an extraordinary mission, and our global teams achieve it by solving the toughest challenges, and turning the impossible into the possible. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Thanks to our world’s most distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery. Akamai keeps applications and experiences closer and threats farther away. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Do you want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges with us? Be part of an amazing team!

Why Work With Us

Our people are devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology. We find solutions through persistence, and push ground-breaking ideas forward with urgency and courage. This creates an environment where we harness creative energy and drive innovation. We are inclusive and diverse, and we love to collaborate across the world.

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