Senior Technical Program Manager, AKASA

• 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 to helping define epics/stories/issues alongside engineering leadership
• 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
• Startup experience is strongly preferred

• As a Sr Technical Program Manager, you'll report to the Sr TPM Manager and will work with AKASA's customers, internal engineering and customer success teams to deploy our products
• Specifically, you'll set timelines and project plans, create technical specification documents, iterate with our engineering team to turn those specifications into products, and implement those products in our customers' systems
• Manage technical product implementations from start to finish, including creating project timelines and milestones, assisting in the development of product specifications for the implementation, and performing analytics on the health of the product
• Deliver outstanding results through constant cross-functional communication, conflict resolution and decision-making
• Define and execute comprehensive UAT plans, coordinating test cases, issue tracking, and stakeholder sign-off to ensure successful product readiness
• Run process and sprint planning meetings that accelerate team velocity
• Draft and perform user acceptance testing on new and changed functionality, tracking enhancements and issues to improve various business processes
• Be accountable for schedules and report progress regularly to all stakeholders while mitigating risks along the way
• Work with engineering leadership to clearly define weekly, 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 priorities while shielding the team from distractions and interferences
• Be an advocate for agile development best practices across the organization

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Generous parent leave policy
• Full employee coverage for life insurance
• Company-paid holidays
• 401(K) plan

Total funding: $205m

The US healthcare system is both financially and operationally complex. It is estimated to cost patients and providers $500 billion annually in medical billing and insurance administrative expenses. AKASA, formerly Alpha Health, addresses this issue with its Unified Automation technology