Program Manager 2 - CPU Team

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PROGRAM MANAGER 2

THE ROLE:

We are in search of an experienced program manager with strong analytical, problem-solving and risk management skills. Ability to work efficiently and manage effective relationships in a cross-functional organization to meet commitments for successful customer program launches. Must be self-directed and work in complex and dynamic ecosystems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Defines, plans and drives projects and program plans based on management and senior technical guidance
• Possesses a thorough knowledge of the principles of project management and can apply them effectively on small to large size projects
• Has responsibility for projects or processes of significant technical importance and for results that cross engineering project areas
• Initiates significant changes to existing processes and methods to improve project and team efficiency
• Creates and maintains project management artifacts such as schedule, resource and resource forecast, risk and issues logs

• Provides unique views of project status updates and facilitates cross development team dependencies and communications
• Identify action or mitigation plans for issues or risks that arise during the project lifecycle
• Collaborates with core teams and execution teams to identify areas that require special attention or escalations to identify corrective actions
• Collect, analyze, organize and publish work performance data via dashboards and recurring status reports

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 10-15 years of relevant experience in program management
• Detailed oriented, self-driven with a strong sense of pride and ownership.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build relationships and work effectively as a self-starter and as part of a team
• Proactively involve team members in planning, decision-making and execution efforts

• People management experience is desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to handle all levels of interaction, including executive level
• Horizontal leadership/Matrix management experience
• Technical program management and customer relationship management
• Collaborate in problem solving and mitigating risks with Engineering, Program/Project Management, Business Units and Product Management - both internal and external

• Strong knowledge of productivity and project tools including Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering
• Formal project management education, PMP / Scrum Master

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.