Program Manager - Agile Software Delivery

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in Adelaide is seeking a proactive Project Coordinator to drive day-to-day project activity and sprint execution. You will maintain plans, track resources, and surface risks to ensure timely delivery across multiple streams.

The role requires collaboration with engineering teams, strong communication, and hands-on experience with agile practices and project tools such as GitHub and Jira. A focus on automation and efficiency will be valued across tasks.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 2–4 years of relevant experience in program coordination, project management, engineering operations, software delivery, or related technical environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical teams and stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating software or engineering projects using agile practices, sprint planning, milestone tracking, and delivery follow-up.
• Working knowledge of project and engineering collaboration tools such as GitHub Issues, GitHub Projects, GitHub Actions, Jira, or equivalent.
• Basic scripting or automation capability, preferably using Python, Bash, or AI-assisted workflow automation.
• Structured, proactive, and detail-oriented, with the ability to follow up across multiple parallel workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day project activity with project leads, including task tracking and follow-up on actions.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, and status updates in agreed tools.
• Maintain resource allocation and staffing plans, including availability, assignments, and forecast demand.
• Surface resource conflicts, gaps, and capacity risks early.
• Track sprint progress, milestones, and key deliverables.
• Prepare regular status reports covering progress, risks, dependencies, and blockers.
• Escalate risks and blockers with clear context and proposed actions.
• Monitor sales pipeline activity and translate opportunities into early resourcing inputs.
• Maintain visibility between pipeline demand and team capacity.
• Coordinate effort estimation inputs with technical leads.
• Track scope, staffing needs, and delivery commitments.
• Identify and improve coordination workflows and processes.
• Use AI tools to improve reporting, planning, action tracking, and workflow automation
• We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

Skills

Engineering degree

2-4 years experience

Communication skills

Agile practices

GitHub/Jira tools

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Multi-stream coordination

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

GitHub Issues

GitHub Projects

GitHub Actions

Jira

Job description

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in Adelaide is seeking a proactive Project Coordinator to drive day-to-day project activity and sprint execution. You will maintain plans, track resources, and surface risks to ensure timely delivery across multiple streams.

The role requires collaboration with engineering teams, strong communication, and hands-on experience with agile practices and project tools such as GitHub and Jira. A focus on automation and efficiency will be valued across tasks.