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Technical Program Manager II

Costa Rica(Remote)

Job Description

Would making an impact on the digital experiences of millions of users excite you?

Are you eager to work on fast paced projects that impact a global technology leader?

Join the Program Management team in the Technology Group

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

Partner with the best

Technical Program Managers play a vital role in Akamai's success by leading projects and creating processes to enhance performance and satisfaction.

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

• Overseeing and coordinating complex, cross-functional programs with multiple projects, fostering organizational change, process improvements, or technological advancements.
• Providing strategic guidance to teams and stakeholders, anticipating challenges through scenario planning, and mitigating potential issues to meet objectives.
• Developing successful partnerships with IT, product and program stakeholders across the organization
• Evolving operational frameworks and standardizing program management practices to align with organizational requirements.
• Generating regular status updates, preparing executive briefs, and presenting complex technical information or risk considerations clearly to executive leadership.
• Exhibiting a proactive ownership mindset by independently driving projects from start to finish, including coordinating resources, schedules, and addressing obstacles.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a High School / Bachelor's degree in Technical, Business, alongside demonstrated experience in effectively managing and completing intricate technical initiatives
• Possess extensive technical program management expertise, including marketing knowledge, with a minimum of eight of experience in the field.
• Show expertise using enterprise project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet) to monitor milestones and enhance program workflows.
• Demonstrate a deep, practical understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to effectively manage complex technical dependencies and optimize delivery workflows
• Possess experience in Identifying and managing project dependencies while maintaining accurate project plans with real-time milestones
• Be able to translate complex technical jargon and system architecture constraints into clear, actionable business impacts for senior stakeholders
• Have good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills needed to work across global constituencies

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.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

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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Job Info

• Job Identification3357
• Posting Date07/09/2026, 01:29 PM
• LocationsRoble Corporate Center, San Jose, 10201, CR(Remote)

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