Program planning and execution (milestones, dependencies, critical path, deliverables)
Cross-team leadership and stakeholder management (alignment without direct authority)
Technical fluency in platform concepts (APIs, services, data flows, reliability basics)
Risk and issue management (early detection, mitigation plans, escalation judgment)
Clear written communication (one-pagers, decision logs, status updates)
Release and rollout coordination (phased launches, readiness checks, rollback planning)
Metrics and outcomes (define success measures, track impact, learn and iterate)
Basic understanding of security, compliance, and privacy expectations for platforms
Tools for tracking and execution (project tracking, docs, dashboards; e.g., Jira/Asana/Confluence equivalents)