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AKASA · 5 hours ago

Sr. Technical Program Manager

San Francisco County, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$160K/yr - $220K/yr

AKASA is a leading provider of generative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle, focused on enhancing patient care through improved operational efficiency. As a Sr. Technical Program Manager, you will oversee the software development life cycle, collaborate with product managers and engineering teams, and ensure successful product launches while managing timelines and stakeholder communications.

Computer Software

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage the SDLC for our products from start to finish, including creating timelines and milestones for key product initiatives, breaking down product specifications into manageable development deliverables, and serving as a key point of contact for final testing, deployment, and hypercare support

Understand technical tradeoffs and/or blockers and seamlessly communicate them to non-technical audiences, executive leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders

Utilize data to drive decision-making, conflict resolution, and creative problem-solving

Define and execute comprehensive UAT plans, coordinating test cases, issue tracking, and stakeholder sign-off to ensure successful product readiness

Own the scrum process and make improvements when necessary to accelerate team velocity

Be accountable for schedules, track and report progress regularly to all stakeholders while mitigating risks along the way

Work with engineering leadership to clearly define monthly, and quarterly objectives for engineering teams

Act as the swiss army knife for your project team and step in to fill in any gaps not covered by team members

Ensure the quality and completeness of product and project requirement documents

Keep the focus on top priorities while shielding the team from distractions and interferences

Be an advocate for agile development best practices across the organization

Qualification

Technical backgroundJira expertGenerative AI understandingAnalytical skillsClear communicatorEffective change agentExecutorStartup experienceDetail-oriented

Required

Strong technical background - You are comfortable using software tools like Github and can understand the technical details of Generative AI products without a steep learning curve

Clear communicator - Can effectively influence and communicate cross-functionally with all roles and levels of management; Able to use clear, simple language to translate business needs into technical requirements

Detail-oriented - You are an expert at tracking details at the lowest level and use these intricacies to inform high-level conversations

Jira expert - You live and breathe JIRA; Be comfortable with JIRA project management from initializing sprints, building dashboards to visualize work, automating workflows, and querying to find specific artifacts

Analytical - Ability to leverage intelligence dashboards in solutions such as Superset, Tableau, or Looker

Effective change agent - You exhibit strong communication skills. You can build rapport and good working relationships with senior leaders and peers. You can separate facts from opinions, and take the perspectives of others and reach a workable solution. You are flexible in how you influence leaders to achieve the right outcomes

Excellent executor - You effectively manage complex projects and demonstrate consistent attention to detail. In ambiguous situations, you are able to account for unknowns and recover from setbacks well

Preferred

Startup experience is strongly preferred

Benefits

Unlimited paid time off (PTO)

Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision

Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

Generous parental leave policy

Full employee coverage for life insurance

Company-paid holidays

401(K) plan

Company

AKASA

Healthcare revenue cycle teams are strained. Volumes are rising, margins are constricting, and hiring and retaining enough staff is impossible.

Founded in 2019

South San Francisco, CA, US

51-200 employees

https://www.akasa.com

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