Job description

Role:Technical Project Manager

Location; Philadelphia, PA

Duration : Fulltime

MUST HAVE skill sets:

a. Agile Methodology

b. JIRA Experience

c. Telecommunication Industry knowledge

d. Knowledge of DevOps model when dev and test work in parallel to get a feature developed and tested.

JOB DETAIL

Responsible for enacting Scrum values and practices, ensuring the correct use of Scrum process

• Work cross-functionally to effectively guide projects from concept to deployment and facilitate cross-functional meetings guiding large project teams

• Works with engineering and/or product leads to prioritize/maintain backlog; drives requirements definition & discussion

• Develops and communicates detailed requirements; reduces cost and time to market by clarifying scope and preventing waste

• Serves as the product’s representative and advocate

• Ensures that development team is focused on achieving business outcomes and doing the most important work

• Oversees the release plan so product & program stakeholders have clarity and confidence in what will be released & when so they can make informed tradeoffs

• Facilitate information transfer and communication between the engineering teams to optimize the team's ability to make the right decisions

• Identify competing priorities throughout the program Lifecyle and engage leadership as appropriate

• Identify risks in product development and works with delivery owner to optimize product success

• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making, negotiation and issue resolution for topics with various levels of complexity and sensitivity

• Serves as the delivery owner, responsible for a successful delivery and raising any concerns or issues to leadership

• Be able to provide a weekly read out to executive stakeholders on program updates

• Be able to establish a trusted partnership with critical stakeholders in functional areas across the Enterprise to ensure successful delivery

• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

• Ability to effectively communicate with 3rd Party Vendors and drive/track their deliverables to ensure overall program goals are achieved

• Manage daily release backlog with onsite and offshore RM teams. (Approvals, Merge)

• Work with Dev and QA PMs to make sure release targets and weekly release is on track.

• Engage with Program PMs on weekly basis to make sure Release Management is aligned with their communication and expectation.

• Engage with OEMs on weekly basis to make sure OEM expectations in terms of RelQA test results and any other special build requests are tracked.

• Engage with internal partners (RA/PLUI) and other teams to make sure daily builds are being distributed to various channels (Racks, I-5, I-20, Canary channels etc).

• Communicate the Release announcement and Release Notes to OEMs and Program.

• Support this effort for three vendors for more than 10 different release builds on weekly basis.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent Experience

• Strong written, verbal communication and collaboration skills

• Hands on experience with project management tools: Jira, Confluence, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word

• Independent problem-solving, critical thinking skills and risk management experience

• PMP certification a plus

• Understanding of the systems/architectures that combine to deliver software services

• Project management experience in a technical software organization with an agile methodology focus

• Demonstrated capacity to handle additional responsibility for multiple, parallel efforts and solid facilitation skills

• A dynamic personality that can quickly establish trust and rapport at all levels of the organization

• Energetic, team oriented, and eager to learn

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 10 years
• 11+ years
• 8 years
• 9 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Agile and Jira and DevOps (Preferred)
• Media (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road

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