What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technical Program Manager position at Tata Technologies?
Other Location: Torrance, 2700 California St (source here or location on req)
Possible Travel: Myford (Irvine, CA) up to 10 times during contract duration
Schedule: M-F 9-6 (w flex depending on business needs)
This role is hybrid with 3 days on site required (days are flexible)
ROLE SUMMARY:
The primary function of the Software TPM, is to manage the design, testing, and release of embedded software and to organize/coordinate the various programs and variants. The Electric Power Conversion Software TPM is the primary contact regarding development status/schedule and collaborates with team leaders to prioritize, resource, and track progress of team deliverables.
The EPC Software TPM works with cross functional engineering teams to define milestones, to create and track development schedules, and to drive issue resolution among the teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage software development, schedule, and roadmap in a rapidly evolving environment.
- Break down large concepts into realizable deliverables and work with team members to distribute tasks and execute against the plan with minimal guidance.
- Help software teams meet deliverables by tracking progress, task execution, and keeping focus on critical path.
- Build comprehensive system specifications, taking input from Engineering and Product teams.
- Identify development risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies and communicate them to leadership.
- Evaluate and adjust priorities as issues arise.
- Orchestrate project reviews and drive product/process optimization.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8 years of experience in Technical Program Management.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or in a related technical discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
- Background in automotive, energy, or similar technical industry.
- Experience with Agile, SCRUM, or similar software development life cycle process
Mandatory Tech Skills:
- 5 years of technical product management experience or equivalent
- 3 years in a fast-paced IT, Software or Manufacturing related environment
- Experience working in and advocating for agile practices and environments
- Atlassian JIRA
- Confluence
- GitHub
- Google Slides
Preferred Tech Skills:
- Motor Controls Engineer
- embedded software developer
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Power Electronics Controller
- DC Motor Control
- Smartsheet
- Vehicle Software Integration Engineer
