Technical Program Manager

Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) has a 90+ year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customer's most pressing business issues. We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses and data centers. VIAVI is also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings and engineered diffusers, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Duties/Responsibilities:

Monitor programs/projects from initiation (kickoff gate) through delivery (ship gate)

Track progress on project plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables

Identify needed resources for projects

Facilitate communication and coordination across cross-functional teams

Lead cross-functional program/project meetings, document meeting minutes and track actions

Coordinate multiple projects and reconcile the interdependencies between them

Work effectively and efficiently with others on the cross-functional team, consistently applying best practices

Provide recommendations for continuous improvement

Proactively manage program risks and issues through risk identification and mitigation processes

Manage communication of program status, technical progress, and business impact with program stakeholders

Track project change controls

Ensure compliance with the Business Management System (BMS) and Product Development Policy (PDP) processes and procedures

Schedule and organize project gate review meetings

Collect and report on project metrics/KPIs

Utilize best-practice project management tools and methodologies

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Basic Qualifications:

BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical degree

10+ years of professional experience in the software or IT industry

10+ years of program/project management experience for cross-functional projects for large organizations

Ability to be productive with minimal direction

Strong quantitative and analytical skills

Program/project management experience in development of new software products

Good understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and Agile software development processes

Experience managing teams of technical professionals

Analytical thinker, detail oriented, problem solver

Excellent English-language written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Significant experience with project and program management methodologies and techniques

Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures

Strong leadership and management skills

Experience with quality management systems (ISO 9001)

Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

Preferred Qualifications:

Project Management Professional (PM) certification

Experience working as a software engineer

Experience with the Atlassian tool suite, including JIRA and Confluence

Experience managing solutions for Telecom network and services.

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

Full time