WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The Technical Program Manager II is a member of the Portfolio team reporting to the Portfolio Director and will work with engineering teams, program managers, and business stakeholders to ensure we are delivering our highest priority work while always improving.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Technical Program Manager II is a leader, a coach, and a teammate who is focused on getting the job done and always improving. They understand agile principles and can apply those to a variety of teams and working styles to deliver against our most important priorities. The Technical Program Manager II can collaborate with both technical and business stakeholders from different cultures and geographies to move work forward and align people to a single vision. Using strong facilitation skills, they can facilitate effective team meetings that create an environment of inclusion and trust while holding themselves and teammates accountable.

• 2+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, product manager, or engineer

• Understanding of agile principles and practices and how to apply these to grow high performing teams

• Experience with Jira, Trello, VersionOne, or other Agile Portfolio Management tools

• SAFe, Certified Scrum Master, or other agile professional certifications are a plus

• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent combination experience and training

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will be accountable for helping engineering managers deliver a portfolio aligned to enterprise goals and leveraging agile principles to do so. You are responsible for helping the team collaborate and improve their ways of working, coordinating with other Technical Program Managers to manage dependencies, and remove blockers.

• Interface with business partners and other Technical Program Managers to support a team’s backlog development

• Coordinate with global teammates to enable Quarterly Planning and align team backlogs to enterprise priorities

• Support several engineering teams based in India using agile practices with a focus on continuous improvement

• Hold a team to enterprise standards while allowing them flexibility when needed to deliver to their full potential

• Collaborate with other Technical Program Managers and the Portfolio team to continuously improve our delivery practices across Converse Technology

• Provide a point of view on agile ways of working from industry best practices, Nike recommendation, and previous experience to improve our organization