Senior Program Manager Posted 1 hours ago

MathWorks | Natick, Massachusetts, US Full Time | Hybrid

 

Skills

  • Software Product Development
  • Technical Acumen
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Stakeholder Influence
  • Stakeholder Influence

Job Description

Job Summary

As a Senior Program Manager at MathWorks, you will work on cross-functional teams and programs to develop high-quality software that accelerates the pace of engineering and science. MATLAB is a programming and numeric computing platform used by millions of engineers and scientists to analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models. In this role, you will be part of the cross-functional leadership group that will charter projects and programs to achieve strategic objectives. You will partner with the Engineering Managersanddefine processes and strategies to enable thecross-functional teamsto plan, prioritize,and execute those projectsefficiently and effectively. 

Responsibilities
  • Facilitate planning process to create SMART multi-release plans that aligns with strategic objectives 

  • Identify dependencies and facilitate communications with dependent/impacted teams to negotiate and establish agreement of responsibilities and plans  

  • Identify issues and risks, define a mitigation plan, and track them to resolution or escalate appropriately  

  • Champion our core value of continuous improvement. Facilitate problem-solving to identify root causes of issues and ensure countermeasures address the problem effectively. Lead process improvement activities that eliminate significant sources of waste  

  • Design, pilot, and roll out new processes, best practices, standards, and KPI’s as needed to improve team efficiency and effectiveness while avoiding unnecessary duplication of/variation from standard processes  

  • Evaluate team agile development practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and execute a visible plan for their achievement

  • Co-author and execute change management and pilot plans. Gather, analyze, and incorporate feedback 

  • Monitor KPIs to identify issues in team quality or delivery rate - raise awareness; define, communicate, and track the plan to address those issues 

Minimum Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required.
Additional Qualifications
  • Technical degree in Engineering, Math, or Science 

  • Experience in developing commercial software products 

  • Ability to understand software technology; able to participate and contribute to technical conversations 

  • Ability to influence others even when you do not have direct authority over them 

  • Experience with Agile, Scrum, and Kanban software development methodologies 

  • Experience with JIRA and Confluence 

  • Experience with MATLAB Products is preferred, but not required

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