NPI Program Manager

Kforce Inc; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce seeks a Senior Software Project Manager in Washington state to drive the technical design, orchestrate delivery of features, and serve as the bridge between marketing, design, and R&D.

You will refine requirements, coordinate multi‑project plans, manage risk, report on metrics, improve lifecycle processes, and ensure on‑time, high‑quality releases across software products. This role demands strong cross‑functional influence and a disciplined release process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant area or demonstrated competence.
• Typically, 4-6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in developing commercial software products using agile development practices.
• Expertise in managing cross-organizational software development projects from initiation through delivery.
• Hands-on experience with developing and reporting on metrics for engineering development.
• Analytical and problem-solving experiences with large-scale systems.
• Experience with a controlled software release process involving a product lifecycle management tool.

Responsibilities

• Scoping and defining the technical design, driving execution, and delivery of a software feature, solution, or product.
• Serves as the bridge between cross-functional teams including marketing, Design, and R&D
• Refines the requirements and distributes work into logical customer valued deliverables, and opportunistically identifies synergies with existing systems
• Defining the overall approach and architecture and is accountable for defining the overall quality plan for that feature, solution, or product, and ensuring the on-time delivery, escalating, as necessary
• Supports the planning and execution of multiple projects or programs in support of the continuing evolution of the organization’s software products
• Performs program analysis, manages risk, identifies and influences necessary course corrections, and communicates program status and activities across multiple levels of management
• Continuously assesses and improves the processes that comprise the software development lifecycle
• Manages risks and resolves issues that affect release, scope, schedule, and quality
• Defines and tracks key metrics and performance indicators and drives cross-functional execution of program deliverables

Skills

Agile development

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Program management

Metrics & reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant area

Tools

Product lifecycle management tool

Job description

Responsibilities

• Scoping and defining the technical design, driving execution, and delivery of a software feature, solution, or product
• Serves as the bridge between cross-functional teams including marketing, Design, and R&D
• Refines the requirements and distributes work into logical customer valued deliverables, and opportunistically identifies synergies with existing systems
• Defining the overall approach and architecture and is accountable for defining the overall quality plan for that feature, solution, or product, and ensuring the on-time delivery, escalating, as necessary
• Supports the planning and execution of multiple projects or programs in support of the continuing evolution of the organization’s software products
• Performs program analysis, manages risk, identifies and influences necessary course corrections, and communicates program status and activities across multiple levels of management
• Continuously assesses and improves the processes that comprise the software development lifecycle
• Manages risks and resolves issues that affect release, scope, schedule, and quality
• Defines and tracks key metrics and performance indicators and drives cross-functional execution of program deliverables

Responsibilities

• Scoping and defining the technical design, driving execution, and delivery of a software feature, solution, or product
• Serves as the bridge between cross-functional teams including marketing, Design, and R&D
• Refines the requirements and distributes work into logical customer valued deliverables, and opportunistically identifies synergies with existing systems
• Defining the overall approach and architecture and is accountable for defining the overall quality plan for that feature, solution, or product, and ensuring the on-time delivery, escalating, as necessary
• Supports the planning and execution of multiple projects or programs in support of the continuing evolution of the organization’s software products
• Performs program analysis, manages risk, identifies and influences necessary course corrections, and communicates program status and activities across multiple levels of management
• Continuously assesses and improves the processes that comprise the software development lifecycle
• Manages risks and resolves issues that affect release, scope, schedule, and quality
• Defines and tracks key metrics and performance indicators and drives cross-functional execution of program deliverables

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant area or demonstrated competence
• Typically, 4-6 years of relevant experience
• Experience in developing commercial software products using agile development practices
• Expertise in managing cross-organizational software development projects from initiation through delivery
• Hands-on experience with developing and reporting on metrics for engineering development
• Analytical and problem-solving experiences with large-scale systems
• Experience with a controlled software release process involving a product lifecycle management tool

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.