Technical Project Manager
Company: Cognizant
Location: Dearborn
Posted on: October 3, 2024
Job Description:
Technical Project Manager - Automotive HIL job requires 6+ years of
experience in managing projects at technology-based companies or
technical domains, with a focus on Agile methodologies and
leadership skills.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Electrical
Engineering or Computer Engineering, with experience in managing
global, geo-dispersed project teams and working in concurrent
software development environments.
The role involves designing, building, and maintaining HiL SW
Validation Cycle plans, leading the gathering of product
requirements and project scope, and monitoring progress to
plan.
The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively
across written, verbal, and presentation formats to a variety of
audiences, and will have experience with Agile scrum master
certification and dSpace Hardware/Software experience.
The company is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical
Project Manager to join their team and contribute to the
development of new products in alignment with the Product
Development (PD) product portfolio.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain the HiL SW Validation Cycle plan,
including scope, schedule, budget, and risk management.
- Lead the gathering of product requirements and project scope in
a holistic manner across multiple teams or business
functions.
- Monitor progress to plan and design a recovery strategy if
project deviates from baseline plan.
- Assemble and publish effective status reports able to serve a
variety of audiences from project team member to
Executive.
- Design and deliver Executive-level presentations to support the
governance process for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
- Design and run effective program-level meetings to communicate
status and coordinate efforts.
- Conduct retrospectives on completed projects to support
process, policy, and tool-set improvements.
- Collaborate with peers, managers, and team members across the
organization to solve problems, develop plans, and coordinate
work.
- Promotes and encourages collaboration and transparency and
builds trusting relationships between business, delivery, and other
entities within the organization.
Qualifications:
- BSEE, BSCS, or other Engineering Technology collegiate
degree.
- Minimum 8+ years' experience (6+ years with Master's Degree)
managing projects at technology-based companies or technical
domains.
- Desired PMP certification with accompanying experience managing
projects to a successful conclusion.
- Desired Agile scrum master certification.
- Desired dSpace Hardware/Software experience.
- Experience managing a global, geo-dispersed project
team.
- Experience working in a concurrent software development
environment as part of a complex build and merge management
process.
- Technology product development experience is highly
desired.
- 2+ years SAFe/Agile/Lean experience preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively across written, verbal, and
presentation formats to a variety of audiences from engineer to
Executive.
- Ability to develop schedules using Agile or Waterfall
methodologies.
- Ability to design and document a project charter that includes
scope, schedule, budget, and risk management plan.
- Able to apply critical thinking techniques to analyze problems,
develop solutions, build resource forecasts, or manage
risk.
- Ability to use either Waterfall or Agile methods to manage
projects which may comprise both software and hardware.
- Ability to lead the gathering of product requirements and
project scope across a multi-function team.
- Ability to lead through influence to drive forward both the
team and program.
- Ability to manage and facilitate team meetings and initiatives
to effectively develop plans and achieve goals.
- Strong working knowledge of technology companies or domains and
the interplay between Marketing, Product Development,
Manufacturing, Customer Support, Sales, and Professional
Services.
- Updates, tracks, communicates status of initiatives and
monitors timing of release milestones.
- Desired experience with Jira.
- Excellent skill at using MS Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and
Word.
- May require the ability to travel via automobile or
airplane.
Keywords: Cognizant, Cleveland , Technical Project Manager, Executive , Dearborn, Ohio
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