Sr. Technical Program Manager
Firmware
Posted on 3/31/2023
INACTIVE
SimpliSafe

501-1,000 employees

Home security company
Company Overview
Simplisafe wants to make home security accessible to everyone
Locations
Dorchester, Boston, MA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Agile
SCRUM
Communications
Requirements
  • BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent technical field
  • Experience managing software development projects using the Scrum agile methodology - Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) credentials are a plus
  • Experience managing cross-functional technical teams to deliver complex projects
  • Strong written communication
  • Technical depth with experience in understanding technical designs, challenges and risks
  • Strong analytical skillset
  • Ability to understand complex concepts and make well-reasoned decisions with imperfect data
  • Customer Obsessed - Building deep empathy for customers and developing strong, long-term relationships with them
  • Aim High - Always challenging oneself and others to raise the bar
  • No Ego - “no job too small” attitude, and open, inclusive and humble style
  • One Team - highly collaborative approach to achieving success
  • Lift As We Climb - A track record of investing in developing others and helping others succeed
  • Lean & Nimble - working with agility and efficiency to experiment in an often-ambiguous environment
Responsibilities
  • Be a bridge and a connector for the company
  • Create predictable process paths for large and/or complex efforts. Improves, streamlines, and/or eliminates excess process
  • Define product requirements for engineering teams. Negotiates resources and priorities. Escalates effectively. Is able to find a path forward in difficult situations
  • Be intuitive, attentive, driven, organized, insightful and productive
  • Work collaboratively to allow engineers to be better, faster and more informed
  • Address communication issues and effectively develop relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the SimpliSafe organization along with external partners (JDM, 3rd party contractors, etc.)
  • Build trust across the organization
  • Be passionate, but act with empathy and integrity
  • Establish standard reports & dashboards to provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders on project status, issues/risks, and accomplishments
Desired Qualifications
  • Minimum five years experience in the product development field - consumer electronics
  • Experience with other software development life cycles is a plus