Remote Technical Program Manager Jobs in San Ramon, CA

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $65hr - $70hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• 10+ years of technology program/project management experience managing large transformational programs and projects in a large-scale matrix organization; responsible for schedule, budget, and scope; oversight of multiple project managers and vendors.
• 8+ years of program/project management experience working with Agile (SCRUM) methodologies and continuous integrations and delivery; with solid experience using agile delivery tools.
• Proven experience as a Project, Program or Application Delivery Manager leading enhancements, migrations, or integrations with Informatica delivery teams and platforms.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and lead others across all levels of the organization.
• Solid experience leading and managing technical teams.
• Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.
• Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions.
• Strong technical experience in large distributed systems, ability to conceptualize and lead delivery in a microservice environment.
• Familiarity with engineering metrics like code coverage, service reliability, service efficiency, capacity management, etc.
• Technical skills in Python, Databricks, Snowflake, DWH, PowerBI.

Responsibilities:

• Lead sophisticated and large scale cross-team, cross-functional initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering managers and engineers to estimate work efforts, define achievements and handle resources.
• Track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate and mitigate risks and communicate status to upper management and other stakeholders.
• Engage and energize the project teams to achieve ambitious goals.
• Proactively remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress.
• Identify communication gaps, handle issue partner concerns and provide support to teams balancing challenging priorities.
• Help with the cross-functional planning and business planning process, leading conversations with key partners to develop concepts for critical initiatives.
• Identify and implement continuous improvements to the engineering organization and the program management process.
• Share program/project process frameworks, tools, and standard methodologies that can be embraced throughout the organization.
• Improve product development and delivery.
• Help team or individual to clarify goals and actions to achieve them.
• Facilitate their team for better creativity and tries to improve the efficiency of the development team.
• Work closely with Product Managers/Product Owners/Business Analysts/Data Architects.
• Act as a technical lead of the team.
• Perform and review detailed design of functionality for the current sprint.
• Resource allocation for the sprint.
• Responsible for managing the scrum process with the coordination of scrum team in Agile methodology.
• Responsible to remove the impediments for the scrum team.
• Arrange daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo and decision-making processes.
• Help product owner to make the product backlogs in good shape and make them ready for the next sprint.
• Act as safeguard for their team, shielding from outside distractions and interferences.
• Conflict resolution, focusing on scrum values of openness, honesty and respect.
• Reinforce communication within team.
• Forecast the numbers of deliverables possible in an iteration, based on evidence and reliable source.
• Coach Agile practices.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in Retail domain, more specifically in Supply Chain and Merchandizing area is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics, related quantitative subject area, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 6+ years of proven experience as a Program Manager (Tech) or Technical Program Manager or Engineering Manager in a software, SaaS, or systems development environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and exceptional emotional intelligence.
• Ability to influence and empower people across a broad variety of job functions through relationships.
• Strong organizational skills to lead multiple, challenging priorities simultaneously, without losing sight of the highest priority items.
• Solid technical proficiency and an ability to comprehend technical designs, challenges, and risks.