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Hybrid in United States of America: Sunnyvale
Project Management& 4 others
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We are seeking a Junior Technical Program Manager to coordinate software and AI initiatives from initial requirements through release. In this role, you will work alongside experienced program managers and technical leads to support cross-functional delivery, turn discussions into clear action plans, and gradually take ownership of smaller projects and workstreams.
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Responsibilities
- Project Planning & Governance: Help translate project goals into scope, deliverables, milestones, and actionable plans while maintaining project plans, decision logs, risk/issue registers, and concise status updates
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate work across engineering, product, QA, and other teams, keeping owners, dependencies, testing, release readiness, documentation, and handover activities clear
- Risk & Issue Management: Track delivery progress, identify blockers, and escalate risks early with relevant context and potential next steps
- Agile & Scrum Execution: Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives in partnership with team leads using agile, scrum, and kanban practices
- Requirements & Scope Management: Help clarify requirements and acceptance criteria, surface open questions, and track changes to scope or priorities
- AI Initiative Support: Support AI delivery activities, including tracking data and integration dependencies, evaluation milestones, privacy/security reviews, and basic delivery/quality metrics
Requirements
- Project Management Foundations: Foundational knowledge of project management principles, including PMBOK concepts such as scope, schedule, risk, stakeholder, and change management
- Methodologies: Understanding of agile principles, scrum practices, and kanban fundamentals, including when different approaches may be useful
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): Solid understanding of the SDLC and the roles of development, testing, deployment, and ongoing operations
- AI & Generative AI Knowledge: Foundational knowledge of AI and generative AI, including LLMs, prompting, common application patterns, practical experience using AI tools, and the ability to critically assess their outputs
- Technical Communication: Ability to follow technical discussions, ask clarifying questions, and communicate progress and issues effectively to diverse audiences
- Organization & Follow-Through: Strong written communication, organization, attention to detail, and evidence of coordinating work toward a shared outcome through employment, internships, academic projects, or volunteering