Job Description
Title: Technical Program Manager – Developer Platform
Location: Remote US
About Us
At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers approximately 25 million Internet properties, for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!
Technical Program Manager – Developer Platform
Cloudflare is seeking a talented and passionate Technical Program Manager to lead and manage various company-wide initiatives and programs spanning multiple quarters and teams within the ETI (Emerging Technology and Incubation) department, including Developer Platform suite of products. This position will be based in Austin, Tx or Remote, USA. You will be reporting into the Engineering Program Management Organization (PMO).
Responsibilities
Your main role will be to partner with product, engineering, design, marketing, and technical operations teams to plan, track, and manage the execution of various ETI related programs and initiatives.
Technical Program Management at Cloudflare provides you with a myriad of opportunities to effectively define, scope, and accomplish strategic goals. You will be the driving force to make things happen.
You will also be working with various parts of the organization to deliver Cloudflare services to customers around the globe. You will actively partner with various team members on quarterly planning, process improvements, dogfooding cutting edge products, running innovation weeks, and supporting exciting new developments and initiatives, with multiple senior leads to guide you. The ideal candidate is able to implement the right level of process without over engineering and enjoys bringing people together as a team while driving them towards success.
Requirements
- Minimum 6 years experience in technical program management.
- Collaborate with key decision makers to develop executive reporting materials (e.g., executive steering committee, weekly updates, key artifacts, etc.).
- Solid knowledge in technical program management and a desire for continuous improvement.
- Servant leader who has successfully gained authority with peers by demonstrating empathy, providing support and motivating others.
- Excellent oral and written communication, proven track record of effective communication at various levels including executive level.
- Strong competency with project management tools (admin-level experience strongly preferred for Confluence, JIRA)
- Knowledge of various software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Kaizen, Scrum, etc).
- Proven track record on creating realistic project plans, and overseeing execution to meet commitments and deliver with predictability.
- Comfortable managing tight deadlines, changing priorities, and ambiguity.
- Familiarity with Cloud Technologies and Programming languages is a plus.
- Role is based in Austin or Remote US, and you will be working with teams in various time zones.