Program Manager Technology

Tata Consultancy Services; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

Family Support: Parental Leaves

401K Plan

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Vacation, Time Off, Holidays

Job summary

Apple's Retail Engineering group is seeking a Program Manager to oversee temporary professional services for enterprise projects supporting Smarter Chemistry initiatives, aligning with global regulations and cross-functional teams.

The role involves leading stakeholders, managing scope and schedule, and collaborating with SMEs, vendors, and engineering groups through requirements, design, development, deployment, testing, and maintenance.

Qualifications

• Experience with PLM and BOM for complex electronics products.
• Minimum 10 years managing business processes and systems.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, schedule-driven environments.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder meetings to document processes and solutions.
• Develop and execute work plans with scope, schedule, deliverables.
• Provide regular project updates to stakeholders.
• Collaborate on innovative solutions, scope, and project deliverables.
• Identify and communicate project issues and risks.
• Prioritize issues and set expectations with team and leadership.
• Direct team activities and resolve cross-area issues.
• Lead test strategy for user acceptance and test scripts.
• Apply SDLC and Agile Scrum knowledge to projects.

Skills

PLM systems

BOM management

10+ years exp

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Fast-paced environment

Prioritization

Electronics industry

Tools

SDLC

Agile Scrum

Job description

Job Summary

Apple's Retail Engineering group is seeking temporary professional services of an Engineering Project Manager to manage minimum to large enterprise projects in support of Apple’s various Smarter Chemistry objectives and initiatives, considering current and future key global regulatory requirements. The EPM will collaborate closely with SMEs, stakeholders, cross-functional teams and vendors during the full lifecycle development process – including requirements analysis, design, development, deployment, testing and maintenance.

Job Title

Program Manager

Job Description

This temporary professional services role is within Apple's Environmental Technologies group within Apple's Hardware Engineering division. Our mission is to deliver the world's leading programs on the elimination of hazardous substances, improved material and energy efficiency, as well as design for environment. Apple believes that major improvements in environmental performance will be delivered through product design innovations.

Key Qualifications

• Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) systems and Bills of Material (BOM), ideally for complex products like electronics
• Minimum of 10 years of first-hand experience in managing and implementing business processes and systems
• Strong organizational abilities with attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly accountable and dedicated to completing tasks
• Demonstrated ability to excel in a fast-paced, schedule-driven environment
• Capable of prioritizing work effectively
• Independent, self-motivated, and committed individual
• Experience in the electronics industry preferred

Roles And Responsibilities

• Lead meetings with stakeholders including process owners, subject matter experts, internal and external technical experts to ensure business processes and technical solutions are consistently understood and accurately documented
• Develop and execute work plans by leading scope, schedule, deliverables, and prioritization
• Providing project updates on a consistent basis to stakeholders
• Actively collaborate with business and technical teams on innovative solutions, requirements, scope, and project deliverables
• Proactively identify and communicate project issues and risks
• Prioritize issues while negotiating and setting appropriate expectations with team members, stakeholders and senior management
• Prioritize team activities and drive resolution of issues across all areas of the project
• Lead test strategy for user acceptance, creating and executing test scripts
• Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile scrum

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.
• Salary Range: $90,000-$180,000 a year