Technical Program Product Manager Iii

JOB DESCRIPTION

Overview   
 
 
 
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. We are a community of 50 million who think-and feel-differently about investing. Together, we're changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping investors achieve their goals has been our main reason for existence. At Client, we're built differently. Our client is investor-owned, meaning that we're owned by our funds, which are owned by our fund shareholder clients. Therefore, your success adds to ours, so you're surrounded by people who care about the same things. With no other parties to answer to, we make decisions-including keeping investing costs as low as possible-with your needs in mind. Because of our unique structure, your goals align with our goals. 
 
 
 
Position:      Technical Program Product Manager III   
 
Location: Bellevue, WA 98004  
 
Duration: 6 Months  
 
Job Type:   Contract  
 
Work Type: Onsite
 
 
 
 
 
Job Description: 
 
  
 
Typical Day in the Role:  
 
 
 
In this role you will be responsible for scoping and delivering large, complex programs end-to-end. 
 
 
 
Responsibilities include collection of business and systems requirements, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch. 
 
 
 
You will lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between internal and external teams to develop optimal solutions. 
 
 
 
You will be expected to make appropriate tradeoffs to optimize time-to-market, clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams. 
 
 
 
The right candidate will possess a strong technical program management background, will have demonstrated experience leading medium to large programs, and will have a well-rounded technical background. 
 
 
 
You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. 
 
 
 
This means you are not only able to drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. 
 
 
 
As a TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints. 
 
 
 
An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop end-to-end integrated plan, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected.  
 
 
 
Candidate Requirements:  
 
 
 
Desired Leadership Principles: 
 
 
 
Bias for Action  
 
 
 
Ownership  
 
 
 
Delivering Results 
 
 
 
Degrees / Certs and/or Experience Required:  
 
 
 
Strong technical program management background, will have demonstrated experience leading medium to large programs, and will have a well-rounded technical background. 
 
 
 
You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. 
 
 
 
As a TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints. 
 
 
 
An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop end-to-end integrated plan, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected. 
 
 
 
Maturity, high judgment, ability to influence and negotiate, analytical skills and leadership are essential for success in this role.  
 
 
 
An undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering plus 3-5 years industry experience as a software developer or technical lead is required  
 
 
 
Good track record of working effectively across different groups in the organization  
 
 
 
An entrepreneurial spirit with strong program management skills  
 
 
 
Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to get things done  
 
 
 
Excellent written and oral communication skills  
 
 
 
Preferred Qualifications / Nice to Have's:  
 
 
 
Knowledge in Robotics, AI/ML SW development is a plus  
 
 
 
Top 3 must-have hard skills  
 
 
 
An undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering plus 3-5 years industry experience as a software developer or technical lead is required. Overall industry Exp to be at 10-15 YRS.  
 
 
 
Knowledge in Robotics, AI/ML SW development is a big plus  
 
 
 
Prior Technical or Engineering Background     Software Experience (Hardware & Software Exp is a plus)  
 
 
 
TekWissen   Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.