Job Description

Role - Technical Project Manager \xe2\x80\x93 Automotive HILWork Location - Dearborn MichiganRequired Experience - 6+ Yrs. of ExperienceRequired Degree: BS or MS Electrical Engineering or Computer EngineeringJob Requirements:An Agile Technical Program Manager has the fundamental capabilities with respect to planning, organizing, communicating and problem solving. An Agile Technical Program Manager also brings unique skills in leadership, analysis, critical thinking, conflict management and risk management. As an Agile Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for defining project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organizing and leading project status and working meetings; preparing and distributing progress reports; managing risks and issues; correcting deviations from plans; and performing delivery planning for assigned projects. An Agile Technical Program Manager can manage multiple simultaneous projects that are complex or high-risk and is able to develop recovery strategies for projects that stray from their plan. An Agile Technical Program Manager is also able to manage the capture of product requirements in a holistic manner and drives to meet project goals with both quality and integrity. The focus of the assigned projects is on innovating, developing and delivering new products in alignment with the Product Development (PD) product portfolio. The unique benefit provided by an Agile Technical Program Manager is the reduction of risk through better analysis, decision making, planning and monitoring of the project or program.Responsibilities\xc2\xb7 Design, build and maintain the HiL SW Validation Cycle plan including scope, schedule, budget and risk management\xc2\xb7 Lead the gathering of product requirements and project scope in a holistic manner across multiple teams or business functions\xc2\xb7 Monitor progress to plan and design a recovery strategy if project deviates from baseline plan\xc2\xb7 Assemble and publish effective status reports able to serve a variety of audiences from project team member to Executive\xc2\xb7 Design and deliver Executive-level presentations to support the governance process for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)\xc2\xb7 Design and run effective program-level meetings to communicate status and coordinate efforts\xc2\xb7 Conduct retrospectives on completed projects to support process, policy and tool-set improvements\xc2\xb7 Collaborate with peers, managers and team members across the organization to solve problems, develop plans and coordinate work\xc2\xb7 Promotes and encourages collaboration and transparency and builds trusting relationships between business, delivery and other entities within the organization\xc2\xb7 Plays an instrumental role in the organizations Agile transformation, acts as a change agent and shows strong leadership skills with a positive and collaborative attitudeQualifications Required:\xc2\xb7 BSEE, BSCS or other Engineering Technology collegiate degree\xc2\xb7 Minimum 8+ years\' experience (6+ years with Master\'s Degree) managing projects at technology-based companies or technical domains\xc2\xb7 Desired PMP certification with accompanying experience managing projects to a successful conclusion\xc2\xb7 Desired Agile scrum master certification\xc2\xb7 Desired dSpace Hardware/Software experience\xc2\xb7 Experience managing a global, geo-dispersed project team\xc2\xb7 Experience working in a concurrent software development environment as part of a complex build and merge management process\xc2\xb7 Technology product development experience is highly desired\xc2\xb7 2+ years SAFe/Agile/Lean experience preferred.\xc2\xb7 Ability to communicate effectively across written, verbal and presentation formats to a variety of audiences from engineer to Executive\xc2\xb7 Ability to develop schedules using Agile or Waterfall methodologies\xc2\xb7 Ability to design and document a project charter that includes scope, schedule, budget and risk management plan\xc2\xb7 Able to apply critical thinking techniques to analyze problems, develop solutions, build resource forecasts or manage risk\xc2\xb7 Ability to use either Waterfall or Agile methods to manage projects which may comprise both software and hardware\xc2\xb7 Ability to lead the gathering of product requirements and project scope across a multi-function team\xc2\xb7 Ability to lead through influence to drive forward both the team and program\xc2\xb7 Ability to manage and facilitate team meetings and initiatives to effectively develop plans and achieve goals\xc2\xb7 Strong working knowledge of technology companies or domains and the interplay between Marketing, Product Development, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Sales and Professional Services\xc2\xb7 Updates, tracks, communicates status of initiatives and monitors timing of release milestones\xc2\xb7 Desired experience with Jira\xc2\xb7 Excellent skill at using MS Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and Word\xc2\xb7 May require the ability to travel via automobile or airplane\xc2\xb7

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