Product Development Manager in Santa Clara, California

Software Dev PM

Location:

Santa Clara, CA (Onsite 5 day/week)

Duration: 3 Months

We are looking for a super short term (3 months to start with) - Software Dev PM.

Must Have:

• 5+ years of Software Product Development Project Management experience.
• Strong Agile/Scrum delivery experience, including backlog management and sprint ceremonies
• Experience leading end-to-end software product delivery and production support
• Strong experience working directly with software engineering teams and business stakeholders
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, Figma, Lucid chart, and Microsoft Project or
• Experience with ticketing/incident management tools (Service Now, Jira Service Management, or similar)
• Ability to take ownership immediately with minimal ramp-up
• Ability to work onsite 5 days per week

Preferred:

• Startup or high-growth product company experience
• Manufacturing, ERP, or MES software experience
• Scrum certification (CSM, PSM, or SAFe)
• Experience leading application modernization initiatives

Role Notes:

• 3-month sabbatical coverage assignment
• Weekly project status reporting and metrics will be presented to the CIO/CISO

Candidate will lead both legacy product development projects and modernization initiatives.