Technical Program Product Manager III - TekWissen LLC
Sunnyvale, CA
About the Job
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers, sellers, and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by thirdparty sellers.
Job Title: Technical Program Product Manager III
Location: Sunnyvale, CA 94089 or Seattle WA 98109 - But prefer CA
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Hybrid (till Dec 2024)
Job Description:
- Excited about robotics, and how it will be used in our everyday lives?
- The Consumer Robotics group is pushing the boundaries of what's possible, making the future closer than ever.
- We have an immediate opening for a Technical Program Manager.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Scoping and delivering large, complex programs end-to-end.
- Responsibilities include collection of business and systems requirements, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch.
- You will lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between internal and external teams to develop optimal solutions.
- You will be expected to make appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-market, clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams.
The right candidate will possess:
- Strong technical program management background, will have demonstrated experience leading medium to large programs, and will have a well-rounded technical background.
- You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.
- This means you are not only able to drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done.
- As a TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
- An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop end-to-end integrated plan, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected.
- Maturity, high judgment, ability to influence and negotiate, analytical skills and leadership are essential for success in this role.
- An undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering plus 3-5 years industry experience as a software developer or technical lead is required
- Knowledge in Robotics, AI/ML SW development is a plus
- Good track record of working effectively across different groups in the organization
- An entrepreneurial spirit with strong program management skills
- Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to get things done
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Typical Day in the Role:
Interaction with Team:
Collaborative & Independent
Typical Task Breakdown:
- Scoping and delivering large, complex programs end-to-end.
- Responsibilities include collection of business and systems requirements, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch.
- You will lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between internal and external teams to develop optimal solutions.
- You will be expected to make appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-market, clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams.
- As a TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make trade-offs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints
Candidate Requirements:
Desired Leadership Principles:
- Bias for Action
- Ownership
- Delivering Results
Degrees / Certs and/or Experience Required:
- Strong technical program management background, will have demonstrated experience leading medium to large programs, and will have a well-rounded technical background.
- You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done.
- As a TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
- An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop end-to-end integrated plan, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected.
- Maturity, high judgment, ability to influence and negotiate, analytical skills and leadership are essential for success in this role.
- An undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering plus 3-5 years industry experience as a software developer or technical lead is required
- Good track record of working effectively across different groups in the organization
- An entrepreneurial spirit with strong program management skills
- Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to get things done
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Preferred Qualifications / Nice to Have's:
- Knowledge in Robotics, AI/ML SW development is a plus
Top 3 must-have hard skills
- An undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering plus 3-5 years industry experience as a software developer or technical lead is required. Overall industry Exp to be at 10-15 Yrs
- Knowledge in Robotics, AI/ML SW development is a big plus
- Prior Technical or Engineering Background Software Experience (Hardware & Software Exp is a plus
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
Source : TekWissen LLC