Technical Project Manager

The Project Manager is responsible for the on-time, on-budget, on-scope, and on-quality delivery of on premise and cloud based commercial software programs These programs include both ongoing product upgrades as well as strategic investment initiatives. As a leader, the Project Manager must have a strong talent for development of collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams, holding teams accountable to meet agreed commercial milestones and program delivery objectives, and is motivated by the desire to optimize productivity, and nurture program success from inception to completion.

Objectives of this Role

Drive execution excellence of  R&D programs to optimize time to innovation for Hitachi Energy customers

• Clear, transparent stakeholder communication
• Critical path management
• Ongoing program assessment for continuous improvement
• Anticipation & mitigation of program risks; driving timely decision-making
• Timely transparent notification and escalation of issues
• Budget and funding management
• Enforcement of processes (including proper planning)

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

• Work closely with product managers, R&D leadership & teams, finance, and other stakeholders to define scope, deliverables, assumptions, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing, and ability to drive continual progress
• Track & evaluate program and program increment performance and produce regular program reports for management and stakeholders
• Define program sub projects and complete monthly reporting in time tracking and finance tools. Work with finance to review program budgets, actuals & forecasts on a monthly basis.
• Maintain risk register; anticipate, prioritize, and drive the mitigation of program risks.
• Provide weekly communications on progress to critical issue resolution for project escalations with clear actions for "path to green"
• Audit release plans for feasibility, clarity of expectations & assumptions and organization in Jira; audit processes for quality of execution. Coach program contributors, ensuring standards processes are upheld.
• Organize & facilitate gate process for gate program assignments
• Organize & facilitate weekly Release Management Team (RMT) meetings (investment programs) or monthly Program Management Team meetings (maintenance programs)
• Work with other project managers to implement common standards, perform peer review (gate assessments) and identify risks and opportunities across programs

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or engineering
• Formal project management, AGILE or SAFe training
• 8+ years in a project or program management role in software development & commercial delivery
• Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, financial budgeting and organizational skills
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders/teams & hold them accountable to agreed timelines
• Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes
• PMI certification (or willing to obtain within one year of hire)
• Experience with Azure DevOps
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) preferred