Senior Program Manager; -BHIL

Overview

Math Works has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More:  a Senior Program Manager at Math Works, you will work on cross-functional teams and programs to develop high-quality software that accelerates the pace of engineering and science.

MATLAB is a programming and numeric computing platform used by millions of engineers and scientists to analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models. In this role, you will be part of the cross-functional leadership group that will charter projects and programs to achieve strategic objectives. You will partner with the Engineering Managers and define processes and strategies to enable the cross-functional teams to plan, prioritize, and execute those projects efficiently and effectively.

Math Works nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

• Facilitate planning process to create SMART multi-release plans that aligns with strategic objectives.
• Identify dependencies and facilitate communications with dependent/impacted teams to negotiate and establish agreement of responsibilities and plans.
• Identify issues and risks, define a mitigation plan, and track them to resolution or escalate appropriately.
• Champion our core value of continuous improvement. Facilitate problem-solving to identify root causes of issues and ensure countermeasures address the problem effectively.
• Lead process improvement activities that eliminate significant sources of waste.
• Design, pilot, and roll out new processes, best practices, standards, and KPI’s as needed to improve team efficiency and effectiveness while avoiding unnecessary duplication of/variation from standard processes.
• Evaluate team agile development practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and execute a visible plan for their achievement.
• Co-author and execute change management and pilot plans. Gather, analyze, and incorporate feedback.
• Monitor KPIs to identify issues in team quality or delivery rate – raise awareness; define, communicate, and track the plan to address those issues.

• Technical degree in Engineering, Math, or Science.
• Experience in developing commercial software products.
• Ability to understand software technology; able to participate and contribute to technical conversations.
• Ability to influence others even when you do not have direct authority over them.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, and Kanban software development methodologies.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience with MATLAB Products is preferred, but not required.

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