Senior Software Engineering Program Manager

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In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Software Engineering Program Manager role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

• →Responsible for program(s) estimation and planning including identifying requirements, developing work plans, managing program annual and strategic budgets, building schedules, and partnering with team members to determine and communicate functional and/or resource requirements. 
• →Own and Manage execution against an aggressive but achievable program and/or project plan, provide work direction to team members, work with peer program managers, cross functional program team members to monitor dependencies and ensure critical program milestones and deliverables are met. Coordinate timelines across multiple projects to ensure overall program level cohesive progress
• →Collaborate with Core Team Leaders, Platform Leaders, Product Managers, Functional Leaders, Human Factors Engineer, Architects & Systems Engineers to drive programs within scope, cost, and schedule
• →Lead team(s) of software engineers (employees and vendor resources) to deliver program commitments
• →Communicate program status and issues to internal and external stakeholders regularly including the Core Team Leader and Development Lead in the Program Core Team as appropriate.  Proactively manage quality, risks, and issues at all stages in the program
• →Provide clear, concise, and data-driven program status reporting to senior leadership, ensuring visibility to progress, commitments, risks, dependencies, key decisions, tradeoffs, and recovery actions required to achieve program outcomes
• →Provide team members with a clear vision and purpose for the program and create a positive tone and morale for the team.  Motivate team members and build project team identity and cohesion.  Ensure effective cross-discipline coordination and communication is occurring throughout the program
• →Participate, facilitate and coordinate as needed quarterly product team ceremonies such as quarterly planning, report outs & retrospectives
• →Provide input for setting team members’ performance objectives and provide feedback to the functional leaders about performance against project deliverables and core competencies undefined

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• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

• 7+ years’ experience leading software development projects
• Strong understanding of instrument software and embedded systems
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Managing geographically distributed teams
• Track record of effective vendor management to deliver results
• Experience working in regulated environments and delivering new products in compliance with global regulatory standards
• Project Management Certification such as PMP, or similar certifications
• Proficiency in program management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet) and project management methodologies
• Proven ability to operate in a matrix organization and work effectively with senior leadership, customers, and across geographic, cultural and organization boundaries.
  

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

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