Senior Technical Program Manager

Talentify; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead multiple hardware and software programs from inception to market delivery. You will work with diverse teams across hardware, software, operations, and finance, balancing schedules, risks, and budgets while reporting to executive leadership.

You will influence, mentor, and motivate team members without formal authority, ensuring timely delivery and clear communication of status and risk.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in program management across hardware and software
• Bachelor of Science degree required
• Experience coordinating multiple cross-functional programs
• Strong product and market knowledge
• Excellent communication and leadership without formal authority
• Experience with change management and risk mitigation

Responsibilities

• Communicate product vision and requirements for hardware and software
• Document requirements to support development across teams
• Coordinate cross-functional programs with project, product, and resource managers
• Develop schedules and report program status to leadership
• Mentor team members and influence without direct authority
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies

Skills

8+ years exp

Program management

Cross-functional coord

Hardware & software

Budget & risk mgmt

Change management

Stakeholder comms

Leadership w/o authority

Product knowledge

Agile/PMO

Documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

Job Summary

This role is responsible for managing multiple programs from inception to market delivery and will work with diversified teams across hardware, software, operations, and finance. Manages schedules, risks, change management, budget, program meetings and reporting up to executive leadership. Must be capable of critical thinking to help resolve roadblocks but cannot lose sight of the overall delivery. Should be seen as a supportive leader who can maintain a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Comprehend and communicate product vision and requirements for hardware and or software products
• Document hardware and software product requirements to support development
• Deliver product through cross-functional programs requiring coordination with project, product, and resource managers
• Manage concurrent programs in a fast-paced and fluid development environment
• Develop program schedules allowing for management and reporting of program status
• Influence, mentor and motivate internal and external project members without managerial authority, to deliver programs on schedule
• Communicate program status to team members and stakeholders in a clear, effective, and timely manner
• Coordinate program risk assessments, document and manage mitigation strategies and triggers
• Leads change management efforts (process, tools, behaviors)
• Track and report program budget health
• Identifies and leads efforts for better program processes and practices
• Mentor, coach and develop Program Teams, Project Managers and other Program Managers

Skills/Requirements

• 8+ years of experience required
• Bachelor of Science degree
• Expert in concurrently managing multiple software and hardware programs
• Proven repeatable process used to coordinate concurrent cross-functional programs
• Strong product and market knowledge
• Strong process Knowledge
• Strong people skills - must be able to collaborate and work with a diverse team
• Strong communication skills - upward, parallel and downward in the organization
• Ability to move seamlessly between strategic vision and executional detail
• Expert managing program status meetings and reporting
• Change management expert
• Experience foreseeing program risks and mitigating before the risk is realized

Pluses

• Master's degree in applicable field
• PMI Certification and Agile Scrum Certification preferred
• PMI-PgMP, PMI-ACP, and/or SAFe Practice Consultant certifications
• Experience working in regulated industries
• Casino gaming experience
• Experience with projects that involve both software and hardware development components
• Experience working with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, and SharePoint
• Gaming Industry experience preferred

Note: All offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen

AGS is an equal opportunity employer.