What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Program Manager III - R&D position at Ursus, Inc.?
JOB TITLE: Technical Program Manager III - R&D
LOCATION: 100% Remote, PST preferred
DURATION: 8 months with potential to extend
RATE RANGE: $83-93/hour
SUMMARY:
In this role, the Technical Program Manager will support a Research team that is working on the future of input and interaction for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). This role will focus on managing cross-functional software programs through the planning and execution phases while working with researchers and engineers. Other aspects of the job will include overseeing budgets, communicating with stakeholders, coordinating resources and timelines, and interfacing with partner teams and external vendors.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work with internal research/engineering teams to define roadmaps/milestones, track statuses of multiple projects, lead regular check-ins (weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.), identify and escalate dependencies and risks, seek and reduce inefficiencies
- Develop, maintain, and hold teams accountable to schedules while accounting for technical challenges and available resources
- Coordinate cross-functional interactions/dependencies and align disconnected teams
- Be accountable for budgets
- Communicate program progress to cross-functional stakeholders through internal posts and meetings
- Organize and maintain information and task management systems
- Develop new lightweight processes as needed and improve existing processes based on feedback/retrospectives, keeping teams moving fast while minimizing unnecessary overhead
- Work with researchers to coordinate human subjects research experiments, including lab setup and data collection and analysis operations
- 4 years of experience as a technical program manager, working with engineers or researchers and driving project progress and schedules
- 1 years of experience managing budgets and contracts
- 1 years experience managing vendors and external suppliers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent computer skills and proficient with spreadsheets (G Suite, Excel)
- Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, proactiveness, and resourcefulness
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple concurrent activities with ambiguity and to work successfully under pressure
- Experience in software development and human-computer interaction
- Experience in program management, process definition/improvements, relevant tools
- Experience in managing budgets and contracts
- Experience with research, academic, and/or startup environments
- Experience working autonomously with team members from diverse backgrounds (scientists, engineers, program managers, supply chain, finance contacts, lawyers) and teams at different levels in the organization
- Background in software
- Strong experience in TPM, schedules, stakeholders, plans dealing with risk.
- Mix of soft skills
- Advanced Degree (MBA, master's and PhD)
- Prior experience in research and R&D
- Experience human computer interaction
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience in areas of computer science, machine learning, and/or human computer interaction required
- MBA, M.S./Ph.D. or other related advanced degree preferred.
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Salary : $83 - $93
