Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Manager

Remote

Duration till End of year

More important:

Application deployment System integrations Technical program management Manufacturing systems Cloud or enterprise system implementation

Good Candidate Backgrounds Could Be

Candidates might come from:

• SAP manufacturing projects
• MES deployments
• SCADA / shop floor systems
• Production scheduling systems
• Manufacturing IT programs

Job Description:
General overview:
Facilitate Scrum ceremonies such as daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams
Hold the team accountable to established timelines and sprint commitments, ensuring deliverables are completed as planned
Escalate risk and help resolve team dependencies to ensure smooth workflow.
Maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and status updates to track deliverables and blockers
Coordinate across engineering, QA, infra, and data science teams to align on priorities and handoffs
Document key decisions, action items, and ownership
Support reporting and communication to stakeholders
Financial Management
Project 1: Integrations 2.0 Digital AI/Data Infrastructure
Project Overview:
Drive efforts to standardize and structure unstructured data, enabling end-to-end connectivity for business use cases
Ensure data pipelines and infrastructure align with the needs of various AI-driven business initiatives
Focus on transitioning to agile methodology for delivering digital and AI-driven data integrations
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate agile project delivery (including backlog management, sprint planning, iterative improvement)
Gather business and technical milestones and manage a variety of data-centric workstreams
Coordinate with business owners to prioritize and deliver data integrations
Manage backlog and status communications with technical and business stakeholders
Drive adoption of agile processes and continuous improvement for the integration team
Desired Experience & Skills:
Knowledge of agile project management
Experience with technical projects
Strong stakeholder relationship management, especially with technical, data, and business teams
Background in data integrations or digital transformation projects preferred
Project 2: Infor Scheduling Production Scheduling Technology (Waterfall)
Project Overview:
Manage onboarding of new sites to Infor, including migration from on-premise to cloud
Coordinate enhancements and improvements to existing Infor implementations
Manage deployment timelines, project deliverables, and stakeholder relationships
Key Responsibilities:
Plan, track, and report on scheduled deployments (Up to 3 ongoing active deployments, but most likely 2)
Document and monitor action items, meetings, risks, and decisions
Maintain financial tracking and budgeting
Coordinate post-implementation communications and change management
Bridge the gap between business needs and technical application workflows
Conduct business process modeling and analysis for current/future state
Manage change and build relationships with affected stakeholders (manufacturing, finance, scheduling teams, etc.)
Desired Experience & Skills:
Experience with waterfall project management and application deployments
Strong relationship and stakeholder management, especially with operational users (scheduling, supply chain, manufacturing)
Financial management and reporting skills
Change management and business analysis background
Ability to manage multiple concurrent deployments and adapt to shifting business priorities
Additional Details:
Years of experience/education and/or certifications required: 5+ YOE, Agile training (Scrum Certified)
What are the top 3-5 skills requirements should this person have?
1. Program/Portfolio management
2. Change/Stakeholder Management
3. Financial Management
4. Experience in Jira and MS Office

What is a nice to have (but not required) regarding skills, requirements, experience, education, or certification?
Examples: Bachelor of Science; 4-year pharma, health care, or regulated industry

1. Experience in the manufacturing/pharma industry
2. Agile certifications i.e. SCRUM, Safe, Kanban, etc.
3. Relationship management and proactive personality
4. Experience with AWS, Ignition SCADA, High Byte, or Ignition