MathWorks
Senior Program Manager
Kanban
SCRUM
Edtech.com's Summary
MathWorks is hiring a Senior Program Manager. This role involves leading cross-functional teams to develop high-quality software like MATLAB, driving strategic project execution, and defining processes to enhance team planning and delivery efficiency.
Highlights
- Lead planning and execution of multi-release software programs aligned with strategic goals
- Identify and negotiate dependencies with related teams to ensure coordinated delivery
- Manage risks and issues with mitigation plans and escalation as needed
- Drive continuous improvement and problem-solving to enhance process efficiency
- Develop and implement new processes, best practices, standards, and KPIs
- Evaluate and improve agile development practices including Scrum and Kanban
- Experience required with JIRA and Confluence software tools
- Bachelor's degree plus 6 years experience, or advanced degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Math, or Science
- Ability to engage in technical discussions and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
- Familiarity with MATLAB products preferred but not mandatory
- Salary range: $112,900 - $175,000
Senior Program Manager Full Description
Senior Program Manager
- Team: Program Management
- Location: US-MA-Natick
- Salary Range: $112,900 - $175,000
Job Summary
As a Senior Program Manager at MathWorks, you will work on cross-functional teams and programs to develop high-quality software that accelerates the pace of engineering and science. MATLAB is a programming and numeric computing platform used by millions of engineers and scientists to analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models. In this role, you will be part of the cross-functional leadership group that will charter projects and programs to achieve strategic objectives. You will partner with the Engineering Managers and define processes and strategies to enable the cross-functional teams to plan, prioritize, and execute those projects efficiently and effectively.
Responsibilities
Facilitate planning process to create SMART multi-release plans that aligns with strategic objectives Identify dependencies and facilitate communications with dependent/impacted teams to negotiate and establish agreement of responsibilities and plans Identify issues and risks, define a mitigation plan, and track them to resolution or escalate appropriately Champion our core value of continuous improvement. Facilitate problem-solving to identify root causes of issues and ensure countermeasures address the problem effectively. Lead process improvement activities that eliminate significant sources of waste Design, pilot, and roll out new processes, best practices, standards, and KPI’s as needed to improve team efficiency and effectiveness while avoiding unnecessary duplication of/variation from standard processes Evaluate team agile development practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and execute a visible plan for their achievement
Co-author and execute change management and pilot plans. Gather, analyze, and incorporate feedback Monitor KPIs to identify issues in team quality or delivery rate - raise awareness; define, communicate, and track the plan to address those issues
Co-author and execute change management and pilot plans. Gather, analyze, and incorporate feedback Monitor KPIs to identify issues in team quality or delivery rate - raise awareness; define, communicate, and track the plan to address those issues
Minimum Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required.
Additional Qualifications
- Technical degree in Engineering, Math, or Science
- Experience in developing commercial software products
- Ability to understand software technology; able to participate and contribute to technical conversations
- Ability to influence others even when you do not have direct authority over them
- Experience with Agile, Scrum, and Kanban software development methodologies
- Experience with JIRA and Confluence
- Experience with MATLAB Products is preferred, but not required
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