Technical Program Manager

Our engineering team is seeking a very technical, hands-on, results driven program manager to support the team developing a next-generation Car Infotainment applications and services. This individual will partner with crossfunctional teams in aligning organizational capabilities to deliver on key product initiatives and our product roadmaps.

 RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create detailed program and project plans spanning product, engineering, and business deliverables, identifying resource requirements, task owners, milestones, dependencies and key risks.

• Work closely with product management, user experience, and other engineering teams to define the scope and strategy of product releases, and track engineering tasks through software development.

 • Manage program deliverables from external partners and vendors, as required.

• Manage scope and evaluate priorities to efficiently balance resources.

• Identification of opportunities for improvement, innovation, and cost reductions.

• Energetic team player with excellent written, verbal and conceptual skills

• Willingness to learn fast with a “roll-up-the-sleeves” and “get the job done” attitude.

 • Will need to work independently but communicate status, risks, and issues to management.

• Work closely with Client and Server development teams.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• B.S. in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of Software development experience is a must.

• 5+ years in software project or program management experience is a must.

• Previous experience working with media applications.

 • Previous experience managing 3rd party deliverables.

 • Previous experience working with cloud backends.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to multitask and work in team environment; work across departments.

• Must be well versed in sound software development and testing practices.

 • Mature communicator of project risks and options.

• Must have outstanding written, verbal, presentation, and research skills.