Information Technology Program Manager

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Location:

Urbandale, IA, 50322

Duration: 2 years

W2 Contract (No C2C)

Pay rate: $62 per hour

Shift: 1st shift (8 am to 5 pm)

Important Information: To be immediately considered, please send an updated version of your resume to

Other Notes:

• Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the future, for this position
• There will be two rounds of Teams interviews

Description:

Purpose:

As a product manager in global security, you will deeply understand the stakeholder security needs and help in activities related to weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and exploits of the technologies to solve customer problems and create value for John Deere. You will work within and help define the vision, strategy, processes, and roadmap for the product security team. You will help translate stakeholder needs into clear objectives for the security engineers.

You will partner with cross‑functional team’s responsible for delivery of technologies and products for John Deere customers.

Areas of Focus:

• Vulnerability Management
• Product Security Defense Center

We are also implementing ISO
24882 in draft phase for formalization of work products and traceability of the security process throughout John Deere programs.

Duties:

• Familiar with and/or run agile process, scrum, kanban, or some form of iterative team development style
• Listen to stakeholders, cross‑functional teams, and security engineers to deeply understand needs and opportunities
• Use strong business judgment and technical knowledge to inform an understanding of what is technically possible and strategically critical to the business
• Coordinate and align product roadmap and its features with other product teams in adjacent or supporting areas to manage interactions and dependencies
• Work with engineering teams to validate, build, and support solutions that meet defined goals for quality, performance, and cost
• Support activities to scope, assess, and communicate penetration testing across all aspects of the product space
• Drive the implementation of vulnerability management across multiple teams

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of building successful products in a program management or systems role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to take initiative and build strong, productive relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to inspire and rally a team
• Don’t need to write software, but technical enough to engage with engineers directly
• Basic product knowledge of off‑highway agriculture and construction vehicles or related harsh environment vehicles
• Knowledge in basic engineering principles, theory and practice as well as product knowledge. Has a good understanding of the principles and can independently use the knowledge.
• Experience in the hardware or software design of an embedded controller product or system
• Understanding of embedded security (secure boot, HSM, cryptographic key lifecycle)
• Expertise in vulnerability assessment and penetration testing methodologies
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks and regulatory requirements for connected machinery

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type: Contract

Job Function: Information Technology

Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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