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Technical Program Manager

Viavi Solutions Inc.Pune, IND

19 days ago

Job description

Summary :

VIAVI (NASDAQ : VIAV) has a 90+ year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customer’s most pressing business issues. We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses and data centers. VIAVI is also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings and engineered diffusers, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities :

Duties / Responsibilities :

Monitor programs / projects from initiation (kickoff gate) through delivery (ship gate)
Track progress on project plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables
Identify needed resources for projects
Facilitate communication and coordination across cross-functional teams
Lead cross-functional program / project meetings, document meeting minutes and track actions
Coordinate multiple projects and reconcile the interdependencies between them
Work effectively and efficiently with others on the cross-functional team, consistently applying best practices
Provide recommendations for continuous improvement
Proactively manage program risks and issues through risk identification and mitigation processes
Manage communication of program status, technical progress, and business impact with program stakeholders
Track project change controls
Ensure compliance with the Business Management System (BMS) and Product Development Policy (PDP) processes and procedures
Schedule and organize project gate review meetings
Collect and report on project metrics / KPIs
Utilize best-practice project management tools and methodologies

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements :

Basic Qualifications :

BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical degree

15+ years of professional experience in the software or IT industry

15+ years of program / project management experience for cross-functional projects for large organizations

Ability to be productive with minimal direction.

Strong quantitative and analytical skills

Program / project management experience in development of new software products

Good understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and Agile software development processes

Experience managing teams of technical professionals

Analytical thinker, detail oriented, problem solver

Excellent English-language written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Significant experience with project and program management methodologies and techniques

Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures

Strong leadership and management skills

Experience with quality management systems (ISO 9001)

Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

Preferred Qualifications :

Project Management Professional (PM) certification

Experience working as a software engineer

Experience with the Atlassian tool suite, including JIRA and Confluence

Experience managing solutions for Telecom network and services.

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Technical Program Manager • Pune, IND