We have an immediate Openings with Our Direct Client for a Long-term contract position
Job Title: Program Manager
Location: Mountain View, CA, USA -Hybrid
Top Skills:
Program Management, Agile Transformation, Jira
Experience in the digital advertising, Mobile, and/or Smart TV space a plus.
Summary:
The main function of an IT project/program manager is to plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a highly motivated and self-driven individual with a strong background in program management with expertise in Agile methodologies to lead and deliver complex projects across global teams. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving large-scale software projects and building long-term scalable solutions while adopting Agile principles to optimize the development process and enhance collaboration within cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities: • This role requires strong collaboration with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Privacy, Security and Senior leadership to execute, track and deliver high impact strategic programs in the Samsung Ads space. • Build, grow and maintain a sustainable scaled Agile delivery model • Work with the team to collaborate and develop end-to-end program plans, influence teams to deliver against them, and keep the org and leadership informed on progress. • Drive engagement with internal partners, work to decompose requirements into plans with measurable milestones. • Establish and maintain Agile ways of working governance model • Coach leaders, teams and scrum masters in Agile practices and mindsets like program incremental planning, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives etc. • Groom the team on iterative and program incremental approach to delivering software projects that focus on continuous releases incorporating customer feedback • Produce program reports for stakeholders, identify and mitigate program risks early • Conduct scrum of scrums and steering committee meetings to bring alignment. • Provide uniform stakeholder experience through consistent communication, program status transparency, resource requirements, priorities, risks, and issues.
Required Skills and Experiences • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent experience. • 10+ years in project/program management role managing software development with a minimum of 4 years of experience mentoring/coaching Agile practitioners. • Strong understanding of SDLC and expertise in Agile concepts including Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework. • Experience in facilitating organizational, mindset and cultural change for large scale Agile Transformations. • Direct experience working with technology and tools used to support Agile practices - hands on experience with JIRA, GitHub and Confluence. • Demonstrated experience in planning, scheduling, managing software from ideation to release with global cross functional teams • Engaging facilitator and presenter, capable of conducting workshops with large teams • Exceptional skills in leadership, time management, facilitation, and organization • Strong problem-solving and organizational skills, attention to detail with an ability to multitask. • Excellent verbal and written communications skills. • Experience in managing AdTech related programs is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in the digital advertising, Mobile, and/or Smart TV space a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in shipping consumer and/or enterprise solutions.
• PMP and SAFe certification a plus.
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