Associate Program Manager

About the role

What will you do:

In this role you will:

• Fulfill the role of the Program Manager Agile / Hybrid and all that it entails.
• 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
• 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
• Self-starter with a desire to make a significant impact on the product development process
• You have 4-year degree from an accredited institution. Technical degree in engineering or computer science is preferred with 14+ 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 management, Scrum Master, 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.