Engineering Program Manager

Job Title : Engineering Program Manager

Location : San Francisco Bay Area (Hybrid - 2 / 3 days onsite)

Open for W2 only in the Bay area

Job Responsibilities :

• Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to support cross-functional development programs.
• Can be part of the team that delivers cutting-edge products for businesses and organizations of all sizes.
• As an EPM, you will work closely with our Software Engineering, Product Management, and cross-functional teams across business units to support products through all phases of product development.

Our goal is to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget.

What You Will Do :

• Drive large-scale new product introduction (NPI) cross-functional programs for the Hardware Program Management Organization according to current Product Development Methodology.
• Own, build, organize, and manage project plans for key initiatives, including reporting / briefing, execution and tracking of program deliverables, achievements, action items, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Develop resilient working relationships and support cross-functional teams that build tooling for hardware manufacturing operations, supply chain, sourcing, and logistics to understand and deliver on business goals and priorities.
• Build and track overall program prototype allocations, budgets, PO’s for development requirements, equipment, logistics, phase gate reviews, approvals, and headcount throughout the NPI process.
• Adhere to metrics and governance for client's process and drive process improvements.
• Track various endeavors for research and development on new components, NPIs, and Sustaining.
• Lead JDM or CM proto build plans ensuring allocations are correct and correlate to build quantity, including support for material readiness, test, and logistics.
• Mentor and provide opportunities for newer team members, and assist in team initiatives related to the PMO.

Who You Are :

• You have deep program and project management experience and the ability to execute complex initiatives successfully with high value outcomes, stakeholder engagement and alignment, and seamless change management and communication.
• You are detail-oriented, efficient, organized, and comfortable operating in a dynamic environment.
• You have excellent collaboration, communication, and writing skills.
• You take initiative, are comfortable trying new things, making suggestions, and get excited about driving important work in partnership with leadership.
• You have excellent judgment, are trustworthy, and respect confidential information.
• Your ability to define success, help set measurable goals, prioritize, and drive the right outcomes for the Technical Program Management Team are key to success.

Your Skills :

• 8+ years of program management experience in software, hardware, embedded, networking, or cloud technologies or products.
• 2-4+ years of new product introduction experience in software, hardware, embedded, networking, or cloud technologies / products (REQUIRED).
• Experience supporting senior leaders and executives in leading large teams, including developing, launching, and maintaining team rituals and setting agendas for and running team meetings.
• Experience working with project planning tools (Excel, Gantt charts, Jira, Confluence, Sharepoint).
• Project management professional certification or equivalent preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, lead, and deliver simultaneous projects / deliverables under deadline pressure.
• Excellent communication, writing, and listening skills.
• Superior leadership, collaboration, facilitation, influencing, and relationship-building skills in a cross-functional environment.
• Curiosity and strong problem-solving and research skills.
• Willingness to tackle new and different challenges with a positive attitude and perseverance.
• Familiarity with developing and maintaining management processes, training curriculum, and related programs.

Must have Skills :

• Project management professional certification or equivalent preferred
• Curiosity and strong problem-solving and research skills.

Desired Skills / Qualifications / System Experience requirements

NOTE : If you require specific years of experience for the Qualifications, please outline accordingly)

• working with project planning tools (Excel, Gantt charts, Jira, Confluence, Sharepoint).
• developing and maintaining management processes, training curriculum, and related programs.
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