Technical Program & Project Management specialist

331004 - Technical Program & Project Management
Dearborn, MI
Longterm

Position Description:

• The Central Delivery Office seeks an Infrastructure Product Manager to support the EPEO Platform Transformation and lead the delivery for EPEO OKRs.
• The Infrastructure Product Manager will: Own value streams and projects, supporting the EPEO Portfolio Operations by guiding platforms to success in large, cross-functional environments.
• Resolve impediments, manage risk, and assure value delivery.
• Be accountable across planning, customer value roadmap, PI Planning, reporting, and demand planning.
• We are seeking individuals with exceptional ambition and drive, who are motivated to excel and make a significant impact.
• In our dynamic environment, those with a proactive mindset and a relentless pursuit of excellence will not only thrive but stand out as leaders.
• We value team members who are eager to take initiative, push boundaries, and inspire others with their commitment to achieving extraordinary results.
• This is a hybrid-work opportunity in Dearborn, MI. Responsibilities What you'll do End to end project lifecycle management which includes establishing / maintaining detailed timing plans, execution, tracking progress, issue / risk resolution, cross-functional dependency management, stakeholder management, and status reporting.
• Collaborate with Platforms teams to prioritize features for the next planning interval (PI) planning cycle.
• Facilitate communication and coordination with stakeholders and customers during feature definition and delivery.
• Drive mitigation of cross-team impediments.
• Engage in Demand Planning and Customer Research. Interface with external teams, manage requirement gathering, and collaborate with tech leads as needed.
• Own the Customer value aspects of the roadmap, aligning the roadmap with the portfolio vision.
• Facilitate PI Planning and report on status.
• Understand, visualize, and manage upstream/downstream dependencies.
• Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity.
• Support the Service to Platform Transformation, which may include leadership training sessions and product coaching.
• Qualifications You'll have Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or a combination of education and equivalent work experience.

Skills Required:
Product Management, Portfolio Management, Program Management

Skills Preferred:
Agile Software Development

Experience Required:

• Specialist Exp: 8 years in IT; 3 years in Program Mgmt., Expert in Proj Mgr 8+ years of progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency in multiple disciplines/technologies/processes as a Release Train Engineer, Product Manager, Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar.
• 5+ years of project management experience managing large scale, complex IT projects (both software development and infrastructure implementations) from end to end.
• Efficient usage of Jira and Microsoft 365.
• Even better, you may have Master s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• PMP and/or SAFe certifications. Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing and explaining technical and project-related information to clients, vendors, senior management, and staff.
• Experience working with global teams in a technology environment.
• Experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner of Infrastructure Technology Products, including Network, Platform Engineering, Google Cloud, Monitoring, Container as a Service, or Security Products (SIEM, SOAR, IAM, XDR, etc.).
• Broad range of execution management and leadership skills required.
• Proven ability to balance concurrent assignments.
• Strong knowledge and experience in software development and IT infrastructure implementations in an Agile environment.

Experience Preferred:

• 5+ years of project management experience managing large scale, complex IT projects (both software development and infrastructure implementations) from end to end.
• Efficient usage of Jira and Microsoft 365. Even better, you may have Master s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• PMP and/or SAFe certifications.
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing and explaining technical and project-related information to clients, vendors, senior management, and staff.
• Experience working with global teams in a technology environment.
• Experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner of Infrastructure Technology Products, including Network, Platform Engineering, Google Cloud, Monitoring, Container as a Service, or Security Products (SIEM, SOAR, IAM, XDR, etc.).
• Broad range of execution management and leadership skills required.
• Proven ability to balance concurrent assignments.
• Strong knowledge and experience in software development and IT infrastructure implementations in an Agile