Principal Technical Program Manager

Job Description:

What We’re Looking For:

You are a Technical Program Manager with an understanding of the challenges of Software as a Service. You have demonstrated success translating business objectives into technical deliverables, (re)engineering processes to improve engineering efficiency, and excelled as a servant leader enabling engineering teams deliver high quality software. You have experience working with AWS, GCP, OCI or Azure…if you checked all the boxes, we’d love to speak with you!

Position Overview:

Vertex Inc. is rapidly scaling its portfolio of Tax SaaS solutions. These solutions must deliver enterprise-grade performance, reliability, and integration while leveraging consumer internet economies of scale in the cloud. To achieve this we are continuing to build a strong TPM Organization to manage dependencies, risks and releases across multiple teams and initiatives. In doing so, this role will lead Value Streams, ARTs or cross-cutting programs to meet, or exceed, customer expectations.

Role Responsibilities:

Scope

• Develop, maintain, and scale effective Technical Program Management best practices ensuring Vertex Inc. meets or exceeds Availability, Performance, Security, Compliance and Cost targets.
• Work with all key cross functional teams including, but not limited to, Engineering, Product Management, and Business teams to convey the technical vision and contribute to alignment of programs and processes within different organizations and cross functional organizations (this could shape up as Value Stream, ART or Program).
• Works independently under limited supervision.

Excellence

• Identify opportunities to improve teams’ efficiency.
• Work with key stakeholders and leadership on process issues to address deficiencies impacting organization effectiveness.

Communication & Influence

• Work with the Value Stream or Program stakeholders to fully scope requirements
• Work to influence parties within and outside of the job function at an operational level regarding policies, practices and procedures.
• Develop KPIs and metrics and report progress against it.
• Drive risk to mitigation

Basic Qualifications:

• Ability to demonstrate and articulate TPM and SaaS fundamentals and experience in technical specialties, methodologies, and processes.
• Proven leadership in identifying and influencing the business to employ specific technologies and best‐in‐class processes.
• Experience in Agile methodologies (e.g., SAFe, Scrum, XP, Lean)
• Working experience with Cloud Technologies – AWS, GCP, OCI or Azure.
• Requires advanced knowledge of job area obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Must have practical knowledge of program management.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Internet technologies highly desired
• Certified SAFe Agilist
• AWS, GCP, OCI or Azure Certified Practitioner
• Prior experience as software engineer, SRE or related.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

· Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline plus ten (10) plus years of experience in related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience