Engagement Manager

Job Title: Engagement Manager
Job Location: Hercules, CA - 100% onsite

Job description:

Capgemini seeks an outstanding Engagement Manager for its engineering team in Hercules, CA. You'll work on ambitious projects and collaborate with a diverse team.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with clients, Capgemini global teams, and team members at client sites to ensure smooth project execution, acceptance, and closure of actions/requests.

• Communicate development strategies and plans to both Capgemini and client management.

• Monitor project health and quality through project management tools (JIRA) and implement corrective actions as necessary.

• Maintain a strong understanding of project financials, articulating risks, and developing related mitigation plans.

• Report project status to Capgemini and client management teams through regular status reviews.

• Track actions identified in status reviews to closure.

• Lead teams across multiple sites, ensuring alignment and successful implementation of project goals.

• Collaborate with the account executive/sales function to identify and secure new opportunities and contracts.

• Work closely with client teams to ensure clarity regarding scope and risks for contracts (SOWs).

• Foster strong collaboration with remote offshore teams, understanding their culture and expectations.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in STEM or a related field.

• 10-14 years of proven experience managing cross-functional teams, particularly in Electrical, Mechanical, Software, and related engineering fields.

• 5 years of Technical Program Management experience, with the ability to support and empower teams with technical skills.

• Experience collaborating with various teams, including client teams and Capgemini teams across multiple locations.

• Ability to understand and explain various software systems, technical challenges, dependencies, and risks.

• Proficiency in project monitoring through project management tools such as JIRA.

• Experience working in Agile environments.

• Outstanding organizational and communication skills.

Life at Capgemini

Capgemini is committed to supporting all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Comprehensive healthcare plans, including dental, vision, and mental health support.

• Financial well-being programs, including 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan.

• Generous paid time off and paid holidays.

• Paid parental leave.

• Family-building benefits, including adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation.

• Social well-being benefits, such as subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring.

• Mentoring, coaching, and learning programs.

• Employee Resource Groups.

• Disaster relief support.

About Capgemini Engineering

Capgemini Engineering excels in engineering and R&D, using brand new technologies in digital and software.

We have 55,000 engineers and scientists in 30 countries, serving various sectors.

Disclaimer

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description outlines the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory, or environmental demands may be referenced to communicate how this job is traditionally performed. Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations to provide individuals with disabilities equal employment opportunities, provided such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.

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