Senior Program Manager Job Summary

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Job: 34765-BHIL Location: US-MA-Natick Department: Program Management

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 

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