Senior Technical Program Manager

Extreme Networks India Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Extreme Networks India Private Limited in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead complex hardware and software programs from design through GA, coordinating cross-functional teams across hardware, firmware, software, QA, and manufacturing.

You will drive milestones, manage risks, run release-readiness reviews, and present status to VP/SVP leadership, using Jira dashboards and data analytics to track progress across time zones.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Project Management, or Engineering Program Management in technology organizations.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex hardware NPI programs (design through manufacturing, QA, GA).
• Demonstrated experience managing concurrent software releases across multiple platforms with independent release cadences.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (development, integration, QA, defect management, release readiness, GA).
• Strong understanding of hardware NPI lifecycle (design, manufacturing, BOM, image readiness, production ramp, GA).
• Experience coordinating programs involving Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development, Software teams (cloud, security, controller), QA, Product Management, Manufacturing, Compliance, and other cross-functional organizations.
• Strong experience managing milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical-path activities across multiple concurrent programs.
• Demonstrated ability to drive teams toward committed dates without direct management authority.
• Experience leading release-readiness meetings, program reviews, defect reviews, and cross-functional working sessions.
• Executive communication experience – ability to present program status, risks, and recommendations to VP/SVP-level leadership.
• Program governance experience – ability to establish program decision-making structures and executive steering committees.
• Strong Jira experience including epics, features, defects, dashboards, queries, and program tracking.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize when a program is at risk, determine underlying cause, establish action plan, and elevate appropriately.
• Risk management experience – ability to identify, assess, prioritize, and track mitigation of program risks.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving environment with multiple simultaneous releases and changing priorities.
• Experience managing programs with resource support across multiple time zones.
• Ability to use various AI tools to generate reports, analyze program data, monitor program metrics, and identify trends.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Program governance

Milestone & dependency tracking

Multi-time zone coordination

Analytical reporting

Problem solving

Tools

Jira

Job description

SR PROJECT MANAGER 10537 - Technical Program Manager

Experience: 5-8 Years

PMP REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Project Management, or Engineering Program Management in technology organizations
• Demonstrated experience managing complex hardware NPI programs (design through manufacturing, QA, GA)
• Demonstrated experience managing concurrent software releases across multiple platforms with independent release cadences
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (development, integration, QA, defect management, release readiness, GA)
• Strong understanding of hardware NPI lifecycle (design, manufacturing, BOM, image readiness, production ramp, GA)
• Experience coordinating programs involving Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development, Software teams (cloud, security, controller), QA, Product Management, Manufacturing, Compliance, and other cross-functional organizations
• Strong experience managing milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical-path activities across multiple concurrent programs
• Demonstrated ability to drive teams toward committed dates without direct management authority
• Experience leading release-readiness meetings, program reviews, defect reviews, and cross-functional working sessions
• Executive communication experience – ability to present program status, risks, and recommendations to VP/SVP-level leadership
• Program governance experience – ability to establish program decision-making structures and executive steering committees
• Strong Jira experience including epics, features, defects, dashboards, queries, and program tracking
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and senior leadership
• Demonstrated ability to recognize when a program is at risk, determine underlying cause, establish action plan, and elevate appropriately
• Risk management experience – ability to identify, assess, prioritize, and track mitigation of program risks
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving environment with multiple simultaneous releases and changing priorities
• Experience managing programs with resource support across multiple time zones
• Ability to use various AI tools to generate reports, analyze program data, monitor program metrics, and identify trends

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in networking, enterprise infrastructure, cloud-managed platforms, or telecommunications
• Experience managing programs that combine hardware, firmware/software, cloud services, and management/control applications
• Experience with hardware NPI including manufacturing readiness, BOM management, software-image readiness, and ODM/OEM partner coordination
• Familiarity with international product compliance processes (FCC, CE, country-specific certifications)
• Familiarity with government or regulated-industry customer procurement processes and approval workflows
• Experience managing cloud platform deployments, controller-based software releases, and private infrastructure configurations
• Experience managing programs with international customer bases and multi-time zone coordination
• Proficiency with AI-driven program management and analytics tools for reporting and monitoring
• PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scrum, or comparable project/program management certification.

Experience Level Senior Level