Program Manager

Contract: 12 Months+

Develops, defines, and executes plans of record, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. Monitors and drives the program from initiation through delivery, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders across functions on technical matters, as needed. Monitors budget/spending, on-time delivery, and achievement of program milestones. Represents the program and drives alignment across stakeholders.

Skills and Responsibilities:
• Strong technical program management skills.
• Requires demonstrated expertise in the development, implementing, and management of development processes
• Strong ability to facilitate problem solving & resolve issues across organizations and an ability to learn on the job.
• Managing multiple simultaneous programs which include development and delivery of HW/SW modules and solutions in Embedded space.
• Involves coordination across the organization, across geos, from HW to SW development, execution, testing, certification and delivery to customer.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information in articulate manner. Require basic negotiation and influence, ability to resolve issues in non-confrontational manner with tact and diplomacy

Principal Duties And Responsibilities:
• Supports the establishment of program goals and prioritizes deliverables under minimal supervision of Program Management stakeholders.
• Manages and takes responsibility for multiple small programs/technology with minimal complexity or a single program/technology with moderate complexity by applying up-to-date program management knowledge to meet deadlines.
• Builds and manages the execution of the Plan of Record (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope) for multiple small programs or a single medium sized program, which includes schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.
• Tracks all key metrics pertaining to a program, provides early warning for potential metric deviations and escalates in timely manner when metrics deviate significantly from Plan of Record.
• Develops clear Program Dashboard on planning and development progress, reports crisp status update and timely communication to stakeholders.
• Coordinates the work of a small team on assigned tasks with guidance and maintains progress in tracking system.
• Identifies program issues/risks and creates a risk mitigation plan for multiple small programs or a single medium-sized program. Maintains and updates the risk tracker.
• Supports team vision and objectives by motivating team.
• Supports the compliance of processes by following best practices and procedures and providing observations for process improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
A technology related engineering degree plus related experience preferred (silicon process technology, product development, and/or technical project management), or equivalent combination of training and experience. An advanced degree may reduce the preferred experience.
2+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
1+ year of working with operating budgets, resources, and/or project financials.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 3+ years Program Management or related work experience.
• 1+ years’ experience with program management tools such as dashboards, Gantt charts, etc.
• 1+ years’ experience working in a large matrixed organization.
• Prior experience in HW and SW Solution development.