Technical Program Product Manager Iii

JOB DESCRIPTION

 
Overview:   
 
 
 
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers, sellers, and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third party sellers. 
 
 
 
Job Title: Technical Program Product Manager III  
 
Location: Carrollton, TX / Seattle, WA  
 
Duration: 11 Months   
 
Job Type: Contract   
 
Work Type: Hybrid  
 
  
 
Job Description:  
 
 
 
The client is looking for a TPM to manage a large technology transformation project that requires coordination across numerous engineering teams and stakeholder groups. 
 
 
 
You will work with client's  product managers, engineers, and UX designers to deliver re-imagined retail experiences to our customers and efficient  
 
 
 
administrative platforms to our internal teams by leveraging widely adopted e-commerce platforms. 
 
 
 
You also will lead coordination and management of any external partners we work with on the project (i.e. contractors). 
 
 
 
As a TPM, you'll be expected to devise project plans and gantt's accounting for dependencies, establish processes for cross-functional collaboration, and report project progress up to  client's leadership. 
 
 
 
We need someone who is exceptionally organized, can balance competing priorities, and is a wizard at seeing around corners and unblocking bottlenecks.  
 
 
 
In addition to your program management role, there will also be opportunity to support product management activities. At Client, we wear many hats. 
 
 
 
This secondary component of the role (less than 30-40% of your time) will be supporting product activities such as prioritization and roadmapping, product requirements and user stories, and collaborating with engineering on implementation /testing. 
 
 
 
If you love technology and retail and have a skillset at the intersection of program/project and product management, this role is for you.  
 
 
 
  
 
Basic Qualifications:  
 
 
 
5+ years of program/project management experience 
 
 
 
Bachelor's degree 
 
 
 
Experience developing project schedules/plans with large numbers of dependencies. 
 
 
 
Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional technical projects from inception through execution. 
 
 
 
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, handle and prioritize simultaneous requests, and to collaboratively remove bottlenecks as they arise. 
 
 
 
Strong familiarity with Agile methodologies and software (i.e. Jira) and experience working in Agile teams. 
 
 
 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate both high-level project status and complex technical details to diverse audiences. 
 
 
 
Strong product management competency in prioritization, customer obsession, technical aptitude, and data-driven decision-making. 
 
 
 
Experience with prevailing enterprise e-commerce platforms  
 
 
 
  
 
Preferred Qualifications:  
 
 
 
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) 
 
 
 
Experience in ecommerce/retail technology teams 
 
 
 
3-5+ years of product management experience  
 
 
 
Experience in using analytical tools, such as QuickSight, Tableau, Qlikview and SQL querying in tools such as AWS ATHENA 
 
 
 
Experience in building and driving adoption of new tools 
 
 
 
Experience in evaluating Build vs. Partner decisions  
 
 
 
  
 
TekWissen   Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.