Program Manager II

Cadence; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence is seeking a highly organized project coordinator to support software and engineering programs in Adelaide, Australia. You will partner with technical leads and stakeholders to track progress, manage schedules, and ensure timely delivery across multiple workstreams.

Applicants should have a degree in a relevant engineering or computer science field, 2–4 years of coordination experience, and familiarity with agile practices and common collaboration tools like GitHub and Jira.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer Engineering, CS, or related technical discipline.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in program coordination or engineering operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with technical teams.
• Experience coordinating software or engineering projects using agile practices.
• Working knowledge of GitHub Issues/Projects/Actions or Jira.
• Basic scripting or automation capability (Python, Bash, or AI-assisted workflows).
• Structured, proactive, and detail-oriented with ability to follow up across multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day project activity with project leads and track actions.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, and status updates in tools.
• Manage resource allocation, staffing plans, and forecast demand.
• Identify conflicts, gaps, and capacity risks early.
• Track sprint progress, milestones, and key deliverables.
• Prepare status reports on progress, risks, dependencies, blockers.
• Escalate risks with context and proposed actions.
• Support pipeline visibility between demand and capacity.
• Collaborate with technical leads on effort estimation.
• Explore AI tools to improve reporting and workflow automation.

Skills

Communication skills

Agile practices

Coordination experience

Automation basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/CS/related

Tools

GitHub Issues

GitHub Projects

GitHub Actions

Jira

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in program coordination, project management, engineering operations, software delivery, or a 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

Main Job Tasks and 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

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