Matt Ward
Staff-Level Program Manager | Technical Program Management | Cross-Functional Team Leadership | Agile/Scrum | Software Development Lifecycle | Cloud Transformation
- Role
- Senior Technical Program Manager at Guidewire Software
- Location
- Redwood City, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matt Ward
With extensive experience leading program management initiatives across Fortune 500 technology companies, I specialize in orchestrating large-scale software projects from conception through delivery. My expertise spans technical program management, Agile methodologies, and cross-functional team leadership with a proven track record of managing platforms processing $100M+ annually.What I Bring to Organizations: • Program Leadership: Successfully directed 100+ product releases and cloud transformation initiatives across international markets• Process Optimization: Reduced incident resolution time frames by 70% through scalable triage methodologies and automation• Team Development: Built and scaled high-performing teams from 3 to 14+ professionals while mentoring emerging talent• Stakeholder Management: Expert in aligning technical teams with business objectives and executive stakeholder expectationsCore Competencies:Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)| Agile/Scrum Methodologies | Cloud Transformation | Risk Management | Budget & Resource Management | Quality Assurance | International Program Delivery | Change Management | Technical Project ManagementCurrently seeking Program Manager, Technical Program Manager, or Software Program Manager opportunities where I can leverage my expertise in driving complex technical initiatives and building scalable processes that deliver measurable business results.Ready to discuss how I can contribute to your next major program initiative? Let\'s connect!#ProgramManagement #TechnicalProgramManager #SoftwareDevelopment #Agile #Leadership #ProcessImprovement
Experience
Senior Technical Program Manager
Jan 2026 — Present · San Mateo, CA, US
Education
Santa Clara University
Master of Science (MS), Engineering Management
2009 — 2010
Santa Clara University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering
1999 — 2003
Skills
- Java
- Software Quality Assurance
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Customer Escalation Management
- Patch Management
- Oracle Database
- Tomcat
- Confluence
- Ant
- Programming
- QA Engineering
- Jira
- Scheduling
- Selenium Testing
- Internal Communications
- Software Engineering
- J2ee Web Services
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Sql
- Software Development
- Scrum
- Customer Communication
- Web Development
- Enterprise Software
- Eclipse
- Object-Oriented Programming (Oop)
- Xml
- Java Swing
- Agile Project Management
- Rally
- Gosu
- Release Management
- Program Management
- Junit
- Test Automation
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