Principal IT Program Manager
| Company | Palo Alto Networks |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Clara, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 8+ years of Technical Project Management experience for complex Enterprise projects
- Excellent knowledge of Agile SCRUM process with at least 8 years of experience as a Enterprise Program Manager and SCRUM master managing Enterprise project implementations
- Excellent Business Analyst skills, with demonstrated ability to effectively collect requirements, organize data and build processes to support Enterprise initiatives
- Proven expertise in Scrum, SDLC, change and project management methodologies, concepts, practices, procedures and standards
- Technical Program Management experience in an Agile environment
- Strong written and verbal communication, with ability to communicate to executives, managers and engineers
- Understand the challenges of working in distributed environment with multiple teams working on different problems
- Bachelor’s degree in CS or MIS or equivalent military experience required
Responsibilities
- Build relationships with various TPM and Product Managers to understand their Product Roadmaps – build IT Roadmap and execute to it
- Develop and maintain detailed IT roadmaps, outlining timelines, milestones, and deliverables for new product launches
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver product roadmap, leveraging NPI strategy
- Partner with IT teams to enable and deliver the projects across CPQ, Order Management & Fulfillment, Licensing, and Product Activation
- Oversee the NPI process, ensuring that projects progress according to plan and identifying and mitigating any potential risks or issues
- Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce time-to-market for new products and optimize NPI process
- Provide regular updates and reports to the stakeholders on project status, risks, and outcomes
- Act as the primary point of contact for all NPI-related communications, both within the IT department and with external stakeholders
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between Product teams, IT, and other relevant parties
- Collect and analyze feedback via retro to drive continuous improvement in NPI practices and performance
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of some of the business processes for quoting, sales, fulfillment or support would be a plus
- PMP and SCRUM certification is strongly preferred