Software Program Manager

Job Title: SoftwareProgram Manager

Employee Type: MSP

Expected Weekly Hours: 40

Position Summary

This position is responsible for supporting the client’s business unit(s) with the management and coordination of various software developer activities including meeting business requirements/deliverables against scope, schedule and budget.

Responsibilities

• Manage client team of developers to implement technical solutions meeting business needs
• Work as Scrum Master
• Work in an Agile environment and align resources (internal and/or external) to strategy and priorities
• Define the needed infrastructure to meet business needs
• Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards
• Manage team rhythm of business (RoB) and review, organize, and track stakeholder deliverables
• Understand, communicate, and provide project information to key stakeholders
• Develop reports and presentations/dashboards to enable the team to capture, track and communicate project status issues to inform business decisions
• Coordinate cross-team activities and ensure documentation is current
• Drive team to successfully respond to fast paced projects with changing priorities
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to manage meetings, communications, and effective program oversight
• Collaborate with other program/project managers to assess team performance and regularly review best practices to find higher efficiencies, and distribute notes/action items as needed
• Help identify and resolve conflicting priorities across stakeholders
• Help facilitate team reviews/audits based on go-to-market strategy execution, product R&D/manufacturing/supply chain efforts, customer feedback, field sales and operations personnel feedback, and budgeting cycles as needed
• Identify, propose, and implement business process/workflow improvements
• Occasionally work 40 hours in a week to meet certain team milestones
• Perform other duties as needed

Education and Credential Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, or related field
• Eligible to work in the US without RLA sponsorship for employment visa status

Experience Requirements

• 5 years of experience in an software/technical project/program management role
• Use of Agile/Scrum management methodologies on large scale projects to consistently meet deadlines, successfully triage changing priorities, identify risks, and track issues to resolution
• Worked on cross functional teams across consumer and/or commercial hardware or software products and services
• Use of data analysis tools to create reports/presentations/dashboards
• preferred years of experience in an software developer role
• Develop solutions using Java, PHP and JavaScript
• Develop APIs with specific security requirement
• Use of regression testing
• Experience managing remote team(s)
• Experience managing vendor/supplier relationships
• Experience communicating directly with customers and/or external partners
• Experience with Angular or React preferred
• PMP or PMI certification preferred

Skills Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently
• High proficiency using productivity software such as M365 (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams and SharePoint)
• Ability to use agile/scrum project/program management principles and methodologies to consistently meet task deadlines, triage changing priorities, and track issues to resolution
• Ability to collaborate across diverse teams with a customer service mindset

Work Environment

• The position typically operates in a standard office environment and/or from employee’s home
• Be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person