Technical Program Manager, Senior

Zebra Technologies Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Zebra Technologies Corporation in Singapore is seeking a technical and solutions senior program manager to lead agile cross-functional teams from concept to deployment. You will guide Product Management, Systems and SW/FW Engineering, Marketing, Test, Operations, UX, and more, ensuring product performance, quality, regulatory compliance, cost and schedule adherence.

Responsibilities include defining requirements, leading multiple large projects, coordinating with Sales, Finance, and Legal,

Qualifications

• BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Science degree required.
• 5-8 years engineering/program management experience in fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading medium cross-functional teams and Scrum Masters.

Responsibilities

• Lead agile cross-functional teams from concept to deployment.
• Translate customer problems into solution requirements.
• Plan and govern projects with minimal supervision and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate with Sales, Finance, IT, and Legal for go-to-market and compliance.
• Present program status to Senior Leadership using dashboards and tools.

Skills

Agile leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Scrum Master

Communication

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or CS

MS degree preferred

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer's and partner's needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about-locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For:

As a technical and solutions senior program manager, you are responsible for leading agile cross-functional team Product Management, Systems and SW/FW Engineering, Marketing, Test Engineers, Operations, UX designer, etc. from initial concept to deployment. You are challenged to meet complex program goals for product performance, quality goals, regulatory compliance requirements, cost, schedule and development budget. Given our multitude of design and development partners, you will lead negotiations involving Business Development and Legal.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive execution of solutions inclusive of concept definition, requirements validation, architecture specification, and governance compliance to our Zebra Lifecycle Management Framework.
• Ability to translate customer problems into solution requirements.
• Team leadership for scaled Agile cross-functional innovation teams. Contribute to and promote the development of agile skillset and capabilities within Zebra. Execute multiple projects simultaneously and large programs with senior manager's guidance utilizing modern project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness.
• Organize and lead scrum masters within the scope of a project
• Leads system integration planning, release management, and planning for demonstrations, proof of concepts and pilots.
• Leads creating cross functional workstreams and driving execution for sales enablement, development and deployment.
• Independently build relationships and work across all relevant areas of the business including Sales, Services, IT, Finance, Marketing, Product and Engineering.
• Works independently with business in defining proof of value and customer's return on investment.
• Organizes and presents business, technical and program reviews/status to Senior Leadership using digital media, dashboards and JIRA/agile project management tools.
• Independently create and execute to program plan and budgets for multiple, large projects. Recommend corrective actions and implement changes. Identify and mitigate risks; develop and implement risk mitigation plans. Owns ensuring alignment from key leaders of milestone achievement before moving the program forward.
• Motivate project teams to ensure solutions are reliable and of quality, in a highly collaborative fashion
• Demonstrates the ability to see cross-functional impacts of decisions and project plans and execution. Balances scope, schedule and budget considerations to adjust the project with minimal impact to the business. Understands the business objectives of the program and assumes personal accountability for success of the program against those objectives.
• Coordination of deliverables and project assets to assist the project team. Personally anticipates and addresses obstacles or issues that are moderate to significant in severity and escalates complex issues to management for assistance. Independently engages additional resources as needed to address obstacles or delays.
• Demonstrates understanding of development processes and product launch scope and activities
• Very limited supervision by management is expected in this position for complex or novel problems.
• May coach or act as escalation point for level 1 or level 2 Program Managers
• Supports early stage go to market activities and transition to marketing
• Develop and protect intellectual property; be well versed with IP fundamentals.
• Explore and understand competitive landscape in both printer/scanner products and business terms

Minimum Requirements:

BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Science degree, or related technical BS degree, MS preferred

Minimum Work Experience (years): 5-8 years Engineering/Program management and Scrum Master experience for products in fast paced environment.

Key Skills and Competencies: Licenses/Certifications, special qualifications: Equivalencies:

• Intermediate to advanced leadership and analytical skills
• Intermediate to advanced written and oral communication skills
• Solid critical thinking and questioning skills
• Experience leading medium cross-functional teams
• Self-motivated, results driven, manage