What will you do:
In this role you will:
- Fulfill the role of the Manager – Program Management Agile / Hybrid and all that it entails.
- This role calls for collaboration with cross functional & multi-location teams to ensure that the projects are accomplished to a high quality, adhering to our standard processes, systems and project management principles, while playing a key role in our long-term strategy and goals of the organization
- Understand project requirements, collaborate with project owners, leaders & cross functional teams across the globe for delivery of projects, by adhering to standard processes, systems and project management principles.
- Ensure the completion of project milestones/deliverables within committed Quality (Q), Delivery (D), Project cost (C) & Product cost (C), track performance and progress of project against committed QDC targets
- Report out project updates, risks and mitigations, productivity updates, QDC metrics, deployment efficiency, timesheet data, during the monthly Operations review meeting with ETC leadership team
- Project management of Strategic organization initiatives aligned with futuristics skills such as AI driven Project management and Predictive modeling, Data science analysis, sustainability initiatives
- Implement the required Agile methodology effectively – Scrum / Kanban / Nexus / SAFe / Other
- Ensure the development team follows established product development procedures and practices to leverage shared organizational knowledge and experience
- Manage and coach our teams on the industry’s best agile practices
- Radiate information to promote accountability and continuous improvement
- Focus on process optimization, value delivery, Business value realization, connecting Agile to customer needs
- Provide practical expertise, ensuring teams run efficiently and work aligns with business value
- Align Agile initiatives with business goals, focusing on scaling, governance, and strategic outcomes
- Adhere to general project management principles of Project scope management, time management, cost management, risk management and stakeholder management
- Manage ETC PPM project portfolio / Project agreements of respective teams and publish the monthly billing data for the respective teams
- Lead/Assist Annual Operating Planning (AOP) discussions with respective SBUs/NOEs and corporate teams
- Collaborate to continuously improve process, systems and develop/refine standard works
What you will bring:
- Expertise in Program / Project management, Agile methodologies Scrum / Kanban / Scaled Agile
- Expertise in Agile Transformation, DevSecOps, AI integration
- Technically competent with Microsoft Office tools, JIRA, Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Project, MIRO, AI tools
- Experience in leading New Product development (NPD) and Agile projects of varying size and complexity
- Experience in driving cultural change by championing an agile mindset and ensuring the organization is at the forefront of industry’s best practices
- Ability to manage program finances and ensure cost-effectiveness. Ability to develop and manage projects budget, schedule & timeline and ability to drive program specific goals and actions to closure
- Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of management and understand the impact of a project to the overall business. Ownership mindset to foster culture of ownership and accountability
- Demonstrated experience in people management and successful implementation of new processes and practices. Strong critical thinking, with clear vision and translating that into important programs.
- Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for the adoption of agile best practices. Lead from the front, coach project team members, take initiative and implement changes.
- Being bold and Courageous to raise issues to upper management
- Effective communication, presentation skills. Ability to learn and collaborate with cross cultural project teams
- Good interpersonal skills, coaching and mentoring various engineering functional teams to build strong cross-functional teams. Strong leader, educator, and coach.
- Self-starter with a desire to make a significant impact on the product development process
- Ability to think strategically in collaboration with multiple functions / regions / stakeholders
- Strong leadership experience with good stakeholder management in a highly cross-functional environment and able to synergize with peers locally and globally
- You have 4-year degree from an accredited institution. Technical degree in engineering or computer science is preferred with 15+ years of overall industry experience.
- You are a certified PMP certified project management professional & Agile Certified (CSM/PSM/KMP/ PMI-ACP/SAFe cert/ICP Agile cert) with minimum 8+ yrs. of Project, People management, Agile experience
- Proven leadership, facilitation, coaching and mentoring skills with exceptional attention to detail
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.