Technical Program Manager

BCforward; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BCforward seeks a Technical Program Manager to drive definition, implementation and delivery of complex cross-functional programs. You will own New Product Introduction initiatives and coordinate across multiple technical programs and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include program-level planning, risk management, and clear communications with executives, while leading internal teams and contractors to meet scope, schedule and budget across large-scale projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required.
• MBA or related advanced degree preferred.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs.
• Subsystem TPM experience required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver programs within scope, quality, time and budget with risks.
• Strategic program planning and executive-level interaction.
• Manage internal teams and contractors delivering systems and enhancements.
• Define scope, gather requirements, estimate time, develop schedules, manage budgets, and report status.

Skills

Subsystem TPM experience

Project estimating

Project scheduling

Customer interaction

Risk management

Team building

Adaptability

Business process learning

Cross-functional collaboration

SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related

MBA or related advanced degree preferred

Tools

PMP certification

Job description

The main function of a Technical Program Manager is to provide successful definition, implementation and delivery of complex programs that require cross-functional collaboration and interdependencies across a group of projects and/or related activities.

Must-Have Skills

Subsystem TPM experience

Nice-to-Have Skills:

Experience PMP certification

Key Projects/Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

Owning and managing New Product Introduction (NPI) programs Handling tasks ranging from small operational assignments to full program ownership Communicating and coordinating across multiple technical programs and stakeholders

Job Responsibilities:

• Deliver programs within the constraints of scope, quality, time and budget and under circumstances involving multiple moderate-probability, moderate-impact risk factors.
• Program-level strategic planning, interaction with executive level management, complex issue resolution, excellent communications and team building skills.
• Manage a group or groups of internal exempt and matrixed employees and contractors that serve on the project(s) to deliver systems and systems enhancements that meet specified requirements.
• Oversight of project scope definition and management, requirements gathering and documentation, time estimating, project schedule development and tracking, project budget management, project status reporting, issue and risk management, contingency planning, customer interaction, and communications across multiple organizational levels.

Skills:

• Project estimating, project scheduling & tracking, customer interaction and management, implementation planning in large organizations
• Proven people management and team building skills
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
• Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment
• Experience with software development lifecycle

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred.