Hiring: Technical Program Manager-1 Company: Western Governors University Location: Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 10:43:01 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Agile, Azure, Change Management, Confluence, GCP, Jira, Microservices, Program Management, Project Management, REST, Risk Management, SAFe, Workday About the job Experience: •6+ years of progressive project management experience •Demonstrated experience leading technical projects or programs in an Agile environment. •Strong experience with Jira, Confluence, or other Agile lifecycle tools. Required Skills: •Lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of complex, multiteam technology programs, ensuring clear scope, objectives, and success criteria. •Partner with engineering, architecture, product, and business teams to define program requirements, technical direction, and integrated delivery plans. •Coordinate cross team workstreams, manage dependencies, and drive alignment on technical milestones, sequencing, and key decisions. Manage dependencies, and drive alignment on technical milestones, sequencing, and key decisions. •Facilitate Agile and SAFe program activities, including PI planning, backlog refinement, dependency management, and program level retrospectives. •Identify and mitigate risks, blockers, and technical challenges early; escalate issues appropriately and drive resolution. •Deliver clear, consistent communication of program status, risks, decisions, and impacts to stakeholders and leadership. •Ensure solutions comply with enterprise security standards, technical design patterns, and operational readiness requirements. •Support change management activities, including training, readiness planning, and adoption support for impacted teams. Qualifications: •In-depth knowledge of software development lifecycle, systems architecture, integrations, cloud concepts, and technical design patterns. •Demonstrated capacity to engage with engineering teams, understand technical tradeoffs, and translate complex concepts for diverse audiences. •Demonstrated ability to manage multiteam technical programs using Agile/SAFe frameworks. •Skilled in planning, dependency management, risk management, and cross team coordination. •Proficient with Jira, Confluence, and other delivery lifecycle and visualization tools. •Strong collaboration and facilitation skills with the ability to lead through influence rather than authority. •Effective at navigating ambiguity, driving alignment, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. •Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to create clear executive summaries. •Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data informed approach to decision making. •Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field Compensation: •$130,900 - $196,300 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!