Principal Engineer Software Engineering XIII

Vertiv Group Corporation; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Group Corporation seeks an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams, ensuring plans stay on track and overseeing agile software development. You will develop schedules, identify risks, and communicate status to stakeholders while ensuring NPDI governance and compliance.

The role requires strong leadership, an engineering background, 8–10 years of PM experience, and willingness to travel up to 20% (including international).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in engineering or related technical degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 8–10 years in technical project management or related field.
• PMI/PM certification (PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP) preferred.
• Agile Software Development project management experience required.
• Strong knowledge of NPDI phase-gate processes and terminology.
• Willingness to travel 10–20% (including international).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to meet requirements, timelines, and budgets.
• Develop and manage detailed project schedule and work plans.
• Manage Agile software development with the software team.
• Identify risks and blockers and deploy mitigation plans.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders.
• Implement change management controls.
• Document lessons learned throughout execution.
• Ensure NPDI governance and compliance.
• Balance requirements with technical constraints and negotiate trade-offs.
• Champion continuous improvement with metrics and results.

Skills

Project leadership

Agile PM

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality/process improvement

Change management

NPDI knowledge

Travel readiness

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s in engineering or related technical degree

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure requirements, timelines, and deliverables are on track per agreed upon plan and budget.
• Develop and manage detailed project schedule and work plan.
• Manage Agile Software Development process with the Software Development Team
• Proactively identify risks and blockers. Develop and deploy mitigation plans.
• Effectively communicate project status with targeted messages for a variety of stakeholders.
• Implement change management controls following policy and approval guidelines.
• Ensure lessons learned are documented throughout the project execution.
• Accountable for project governance and compliance to New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI) phase gate model.
• Balance product requirements with the technical constraints, drive creative solution discussions, and negotiate trade-offs as needed.
• Champion continuous improvement culture based on meaningful metrics and tangible results.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s in engineering or related technical degree or related experience preferred.
• At least 8-10 years in technical project management or directly related experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), CAPM, PMI-ACP or equivalent Certification preferred.
• Agile Software Development project management experience required.
• Strong understanding of Phase-Gate NPDI processes and terminology.
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management and/or change management.
• Proficiency in project management software tools.
• Approximately 10-20% travel may be required (including international)
• Participation in global calls outside of normal working hours.
• Strong leadership skills, with self-starter mentality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to details with excellent organizational and technical skills.