Engineering Program Manager

Job Description

Looking for a strong EPM (Engineering Program Manager) who can manage multiple projects (10+), understands business and technical requirements, can take requirements back to engineering teams, understand concerns, dependencies, and track the projects end to end to make sure it goes well and escalate as needed. This is a one-year engagement with a high likelihood of extending to become a multi-year engagement (there is potential to be brought on full time at this major technology titan, but it is not a guarantee).

Description

This team champions and executes technology-enabled business solutions that have material top-line and bottom-line impact to the world's leading technology company. This team participates in all elements of the product or program development life cycle, and is fundamental to the launch of revenue generating programs, implementation of cost efficiencies, support of sustainable strategies and establishment of scalable technologies.

The EPM will be responsible for

• Aligning cross-functional business/technical partners

• Clarification of business requirements and use cases

• Defining & documenting solutions, options and approaches in partnership with engineers

• Project & schedule management, as well as status updates

• Represent the team in cross-functional forums throughout product development life cycle to clarify requirements, influence solution design, resolve conflicts, set expectations & align on deliverables

• Partner with engineers to understand potential solutions, define options and document decisions, solutions and process flows

• Prioritize initiatives via quantitative and qualitative metrics

• Stitch across partner teams on (re)iteration of scope, LOEs, project milestones and deliverables

• Communicate and adjust timelines internally; resource work to ensure successful deployments

• Identify and execute on process optimization opportunities (internal and with partners) to ensure engineering resources are focused and protected

• Create and maintain management system to enable visibility and prioritization around future work, ensuring clear alignment with Capital projects and company priorities

• Define and execute on strategy for updating, sharing and exposing documentation created

Candidates should possess the following attributes:

• Analytical, methodical, metric- and process-driven

• Detail obsessed, highly organized, able to keep accurate documentation at all times

• Thrives in ambiguous work environments with initiative & ability to unblock him/herself

• Curious with aptitude to learn new things

• Has tenacity to dig deeper to get to the heart of the issue

• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills

• Proclivity to work well under pressure; prioritizes work efficiently and with urgency

• Ability to gain alignment from business/technical teams and influence cross-functionally

Top Skills Details

• 8+ years of Engineering Program and Project Management experience

• Experience working with business stakeholders and engineer teams to translate requirements and drive forward engineer related projects

• Defining and documenting technical solutions, Understanding of SDLC

Education & Qualifications:

• BS degree in engineering preferred

• Experience: 8-10 years of Program or Project Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Process Flow Design & Documentation

Workplace Type: Hybrid (Tuesday - Thursday Onsite, rest of days remote)

Interview Process:

• Case Study (this will need to be submitted to be considered for an interview, will send instructions upon positive resume review and references)

• 2-Step Interview process, conducted over WebEx

Eligibility Requirements:

At this time, we are only able to consider candidates who are authorized to work in the United States on a W-2 basis as this is a W-2 contract. This includes U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, and individuals with valid work authorization.

Hybrid remote