Mid/Senior Technical Program Manager / Senior Faculty Specialist - Technical Program Manager

Job Description Summary

Organization's Summary Statement:
The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland serves as the catalyst for high-quality research, innovation, and learning, delivering on a promise that all graduates will leave ready to impact the Grand Challenges (e.g., energy, environment, security, and human health) of the 21st century. The Clark School is dedicated to leading and transforming the engineering discipline and profession, to accelerating entrepreneurship, and to transforming research and learning activities into new innovations that benefit millions.

The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) Laboratory is the industry leader for transportation information analysis, visualization, and user interface design. We provide cutting-edge analytics products and an integrated suite of situational awareness tools for transportation practitioners. These products and services are rapidly changing the way governments operate and make decisions. You can learn more about our products at https://ritis.org/.

We receive hundreds of gigabytes of transportation data daily, making our petabytes of archived data likely the largest collection of traffic data in the world. Our clients use our software to monitor real-time operations and analyze historical data to generate valuable insights. Our work saves taxpayers money, improves the environment, and saves lives!

We’re as passionate about transportation as we are about building great software. We care about building usable, stable, and secure software to analyze massive amounts of data. We use cutting-edge tech to build and maintain our software. We have a mature development process and use industry best practices to build the best software possible. Our team is composed of application developers, analysts, UX designers, data scientists, IT, quality assurance specialists, and customer support operating in an Agile environment.

Our office is in College Park near the University of Maryland, easily accessible by DC Metro, MARC train, bus, car, and bike. Local employees are welcome to work in our office, or other locations, with a flexible schedule around our core hours. We also have many employees who are fully remote and work from different states. UMD requires all employees to live in the US, and we periodically bring remote employees to work with colleagues on-site.

We believe varied perspectives build better products, are proud to have a diverse team, and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

When you join our team, you will work to define, document, and test a wide variety of transportation data analytics and operations applications. You will learn new skills and stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies.

Position Summary

The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) is seeking an experienced Mid/Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex software and analytical solutions. The TPM serves as the primary liaison between technical teams, product stakeholders, leadership, and customers to ensure successful delivery of CATT Lab products.

This role is responsible for program planning, project execution, stakeholder engagement, and resource coordination across multiple projects and technical disciplines. Approximately 80% of the role focuses on project and program management, with up to 20% dedicated to product ownership responsibilities.

The ideal candidate has experience managing multidisciplinary technical teams, quickly learning new programs and technologies, and working effectively in environments with evolving priorities and competing demands. The TPM will oversee one or more of the following technical teams:
Software Engineering
Data Science and Analytics
Data Architecture and Platform
UX/UI
IT Operations and Infrastructure
Customer Support


Physical Demands:
Sedentary work performed in an office environment. Regularly required to communicate and exchange information and to use technology/devices.
Position can be 100% remote (US based only)


Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree.
Five (5) or more years of experience in program management, project management, or product management roles.
Experience managing multiple concurrent technical projects or programs with competing priorities.
Experience managing complex technical projects involving software development, analytics, data platforms, infrastructure, or operational systems.
Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams with five (5) or more technical resources.
Experience communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership and customers.
Experience with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid methodologies.
Experience using Jira, Confluence, or comparable tools.
Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.


Preferences:
Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Analytics, or a related discipline.
Eight (8) or more years of experience in program management, project management, or product management roles.
Experience serving in both project management and product ownership capacities.
Experience managing technical teams delivering software, analytics, or decision-support solutions.
Experience with on-premise and/or hybrid infrastructure environments.
Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies, business domains, and customer programs.
Familiarity with GovRAMP, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, FISMA, or related security and compliance frameworks.
PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or comparable certification.

Additional Job Details

Financial Disclosure Required

No

Department

ENGR-Civil-Center for Advanced Transportation Technology

Worker Sub-Type

Faculty Regular

Salary Range

$120,000-$175,000

Background Checks

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify anyone from employment. Before any adverse decision, the finalist will have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding disclosable background check information. The University reserves the right to rescind the offer of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.

Employment Eligibility

The successful candidate must complete employment eligibility verification (on Form I-9) by presenting documents that establish identity and work authorization within the timeframe required by federal immigration law, and where applicable, to demonstrate renewed employment authorization.  Failure to complete employment eligibility verification or reverification within the timeframe set forth by law may result in suspension or termination of employment.

EEO Statement

The University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Please read the University’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy.

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