Senior Technical Product Manager - AI Programs & Operating Cadence

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Job Overview
This role is critical for managing the enterprise AI portfolio and the operating cadence behind it as complex technical products that align with business objectives and employee needs within the organization. It involves owning the portfolio lifecycle end to end, including vision, one integrated delivery roadmap across the AI governance, platform, engineering and adoption teams, the sequencing of work that depends on other teams, technical delivery, and stakeholder collaboration with team leaders and partner organizations. The role requires integrating employee insights, market analysis, and technical feasibility to prioritize product features and improvements across teams that compete for the same people and dates. Success is measured by delivering products that meet business goals, commitments delivered on the dates leaders set, employee satisfaction, and technical performance metrics. The work impacts the organization by driving product innovation, operational efficiency, and enhancing employee experiences by keeping interdependent AI work moving as one portfolio.

Job Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for the enterprise AI portfolio, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs: one integrated delivery roadmap of what every team is shipping, in what order, and what depends on what

• Own the operating cadence the organization runs on, including quarterly planning, portfolio reviews and leadership forums, and the forward calendar of executive forums, launches, audits and planning cycles the organization must prepare for

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, architecture, and stakeholders to drive technical delivery and product releases, sequencing handoffs between teams and managing dependencies on partner technology, security and identity organizations

• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to prioritize features, assess risks, and support decision-making processes, including the portfolio priority calls and tradeoffs that go to senior leadership

• Identify execution, operational, organizational issues that impede product success, and drive improvement plans to resolve them, tracking every leadership commitment to closure and escalating before a date is missed

• Manage product backlog and coordinate Agile ceremonies to maintain efficient development flow and address technical debt, at the portfolio level across teams

• Lead high-urgency or high-sensitivity initiatives assigned by senior leadership, shaping the plan from an ambiguous goal, bringing in the right leaders across teams, and driving to delivery

• Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 5 years of related experience

• Acceptable areas of study include Computer Science, Engineering, IT or equivalent experience

• 6+ years experience in hands on technical writing production code, solution engineering, or technical architecture in large scale company/application/product environment

• 7+ years of relevant Product Management experience in an agile software product development environment. Advanced level understanding of customer experience

Preferred Work Experience

• Experience owning the operating cadence for a senior technology leader or multi-team organization: planning, portfolio reviews and leadership forums

• Experience managing a portfolio of interdependent products or platforms across multiple teams and partner organizations

• Working knowledge of AI, generative AI or platform engineering, enough to follow technical tradeoffs across governance, platform, engineering and adoption teams

• Experience leading a high-visibility initiative from a one-line goal to delivery without a dedicated team

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Agile Methodology

• Backlog Management

• Customer Centricity

• Data Analysis

• Problem Solving

• Product Management

• Product Roadmap

• Solution Architecture Design

• Stakeholder Management

• Strategic Alignment

• Technical Design Documentation

• Technical Writing

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Product Management Strategy

• Prioritization

• Influencing Skills

• Executive Reports

• Conflict Management

• Product Delivery

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Scrum Product Owner Certification (CSPO) (Preferred)

• Other Technical Certification Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) (Preferred)

• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No):

DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No

Total Target Cash Earnings Opportunity: $157,080 - $283,440National Base Pay Range: $130,900 - $236,200

The Total Target Cash Earnings Opportunity represents the expected total cash compensation for this role at target performance, combining base salary and annual incentive opportunity. Actual earnings may be higher or lower depending on individual performance and overall company results. 

The base pay range reflects the compensation component of this opportunity. The candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location, https://paylookup.t-mobile.com/paylookup?reqID=REQ376192&paradox=1

At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on individual and/or company performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. The incentive component included in the Total Target Cash Earnings Opportunity reflects target performance. Actual earnings included in the Total Target Cash Earnings Opportunity reflect target performance; actual payouts may vary. 

At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out www.t-mobilebenefits.com.

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