Project Manager II

Project Manager II

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering discipline (or higher-level degree), or relevant job experience.
• 3-5 years of hands-on project management and cross-functional engineering team experience.
• Experience managing technical software development projects in a team environment.
• Experience with Atlassian JIRA and Confluence.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. The position requires understanding and coordination of development needs across multiple teams.
• Ability to context switch, desire to learn, and strong communication skills.
• Ability to connect with people and build working relationships.
• Customer service mentality and willingness to resolve issues completely.
• Minimal travel possible (0-5%).
• PMP or Scrum Master certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Engineering and Product Management teams to properly scope, integrate, and deliver software changes in a fast-paced Agile development environment.
• Lead and/or support cross-functional initiatives representing Engineering to ensure requirements are accurately captured and ultimately get realized.
• Complete ownership of the project development lifecycle and project team task tracking, utilizing existing hybrid Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Proactive identification, escalation, and resolution of dependencies, risks, and prioritization conflicts.
• Understand development processes and procedures within Device Engineering, including integrated firmware project requirements for successful product design and delivery.
• Establish consistent guidelines to measure project milestones, effectively prioritize deliverables, and manage cross-project dependencies to meet delivery goals. Create solutions to easily aggregate information spread across projects and technical groups.
• Coordinate with local and remote team leads and members to succeed with the use of project management techniques and task tracking platforms.
• Communicate with and report on projects to Engineering Leads, Product Management, and Program Management on a weekly basis.
• Maintain and improve Engineering processes and documentation where there are opportunities, including formal delivery of documentation to 3rd parties, as needed.
• Help align internal Engineering teams as they scale team members internationally and bring on new devices and engineering features.
• Step in to own and execute on specific project tasks, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or Scrum Master certification a plus.