Company Overview:
We are a leading audio entertainment company that offers a unique blend of music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. Our critically-acclaimed audio entertainment encompasses the best programming and technology in the world.
Our diverse team of emerging talent and legends share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds, and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. We bring our vision to life every day by delivering high-quality, scalable software deliveries for our streaming and in-vehicle audio entertainment platforms.
Job Description:
This is a critical role that will manage the software engineering teams developing our platform APIs supporting SiriusXM, Pandora, & Stitcher applications. You'll collaborate with Product, Marketing, and partnering Engineering teams to harmonize our efforts toward shared company goals.
The Senior Technical Program Manager is responsible for organizing, driving, and accounting for insights into the technology we develop, while building cross-functional relationships through communication and collaboration. This role helps ensure our teams are aligned with the product roadmap and deliver best-in-class consumer applications for all our products.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Become a subject matter expert of the Platform Services domain which you are a part of, serving as a direct point of contact for project and team discussions.
2. Facilitate the development of requirements in consideration of known technical capabilities, limitations, and interdependencies across entities.
3. Drive execution and delivery of multiple high-profile product or software development projects from start to finish and/or managing the work of one to two midsize to large engineering teams.
4. Define and execute a high-caliber communication plan for complex projects and programs.
5. Contribute to developing a roadmap for the team and maintain it in line with the priorities defined by product.
6. Assist teams in story writing, backlog maintenance, prioritization, and planning. Facilitating creation and prioritization of project-level features and backlogs.
7. Continuous evaluation of process and seeking ways to improve at every iteration.
8. Lead planning, refinement, and release ceremonies for the engineering team.
9. Adapt to changing conditions and modify project execution plans as appropriate.
10. Identify blockers and facilitate the removal of those impediments.
11. Proactively highlight and resolve risks and issues and clearly communicate those risks to stakeholders.
12. Maintain stakeholders informed of day-to-day project statuses, updates, and risk.
13. Cultivate relationships across engineering and technical teams to drive progress forward, influence negotiations, and advocate for desired outcomes that best serve our teams.