Technical Program Product Manager

TECHNICAL PROGRAM PRODUCT MANAGER SEATTLE, WA 6 MONTH CONTRACT

Want to help revolutionize one of the fastest growing and potentially biggest online industries with innovative ideas that can create a superior online experience compared to walking into a physical store? Our hugely popular client is looking for super talented people to build a compelling differentiated high-class customer experience both on PC and mobile via the latest web technologies such as HTML5 and Spring MVC.

In this role you will be responsible for scoping and delivering large projects end-to-end. Responsibilities include collection of business and systems requirements from internal and external customers, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch. You will lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between internal teams and outside merchants and vendors to develop optimal solutions. You will be expected to make appropriate tradeoffs to optimize time-to- market, clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams.

The right candidate will possess a strong program management background, will have demonstrated experience leading medium to large projects, and will have a well-rounded technical background in current web technologies. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or multiple competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. As a PM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints. An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected. Maturity, high judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent, and leadership are essential to success in this role.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a related industry
- 3+ years of experience with current web technologies
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent
- Experience managing efforts in Unix/Linux environments, distributed systems and/or developing large scale web applications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with Spring MVC and Front End technologies a plus, ie HTML5, CSS and JQuery
- Ability to comfortably and confidently present to all levels within the enterprise and to work with both technical and non-technical individuals
- Ability to comfortably and confidently present to all levels within the enterprise and to work with both technical and non-technical individuals
- Proven track record for being detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on projects
- Fluency and comfort with business applications such as Word, Excel and Project.
- Project management, Process Improvement or Quality certifications desired (eg PMP, Lean or Six Sigma)
- Support and operation experience in a 7x24 E-commerce environment

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