Lead Technical Program Manager - VP - Infrastructure Platform

Leverage your deep technical expertise and leadership to guide cutting-edge projects, fostering growth and innovation in a dynamic environment.

As the Lead Technical Program Manager - VP within the Infrastructure Platforms Foundational Services team, you will promote the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional technology initiatives in Network, Storage, Data Protection, and Restore domains. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions that support business growth and operational stability.

Job responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project and program management for initiatives in Network, Storage, Data Protection, and Restore domains, ensuring delivery of high-quality, on-scope, on-time, and on-budget solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, operations, business stakeholders) to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, track progress, proactively identify risks and issues, and drive resolution and mitigation strategies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal customers, building strong relationships and ensuring requirements are understood and met.
• Facilitate regular status updates, executive reporting, and stakeholder communications to ensure transparency and alignment.
• Drive financial and project management rigor, including resource planning, budget management, and benefit realization.
• Champion best practices in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies, supporting teams in adopting and optimizing delivery frameworks.
• Monitor project health and performance using standard governance practices, escalating decisions and issues to executive sponsors as needed.
• Foster a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement within project teams and with stakeholders.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of IT project management experience, including 5+ years working directly with infrastructure and/or network engineering in a global environment.
• Proven track record managing complex, multi-million-dollar technology projects through all phases of the lifecycle.
• Deep expertise in project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban) and tools (e.g., Clarity, Beeline, Microsoft Project).
• Strong understanding of distributed infrastructure domains: Network, Storage, Data Protection, and Restore.
• Experience working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and leadership skills.
• Experience working with external service providers and vendors.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in financial services or large enterprise environments.
• Domain expertise in Network, Storage, Data Protection, and Distributed Infrastructure.
• Experience presenting metrics and project updates to senior stakeholders and executives.
• Ability to simplify complex technical topics for non-technical audiences.
• Formal project management training/certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, etc.) preferred.