Technical Program Manager, Software Modernization & Gen AI Enablement

** Job Description Summary*
* The Advanced Technical Leader leads projects and initiatives with broad scope and high impact to the business or is a recognized expert in a specialized field. The Technical Program Manager, Software Modernization & AI Enablement drives execution of the software organization's long-term technical health - modularization, tech debt reduction, tooling, and release governance - partnering closely with architects to turn technical direction into concrete, resourced programs.

This position also leads the organization's Generative AI enablement effort, driving adoption of AI-powered tools and workflows across all the software development poles. The Software leads own delivery of individual programs (schedule, dependencies, releases); this role owns the standards, tooling, and structural roadmap that all programs run on and improve against over time. The role operates within a regulated medical device software environment and partners closely with Quality and Regulatory functions to ensure process rigor is maintained as the organization modernizes.

** Job Description*
* ** Roles and Responsibilities*
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** Technical Strategy Execution (Modernization)*
* + Partner with architects to translate technology direction (modularization, platform consolidation, tech debt reduction) into a structured, resourced program with milestones and owners.

+ Own the long-term technical roadmap independent of feature/release cycles - the work that competes for attention against feature delivery.

+ Build and maintain visibility into tech debt: inventory it, prioritize it with architects and software leads, and track burn-down over time.

+ Identify where architectural intent isn't translating into practice, and course-correct through structured execution rather than direct authority.

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** Tooling & Process Ownership*
* + Own the organization's software development tooling strategy (ALM, CI/CD, code review, defect tracking), ensuring consistency and fitness-for-purpose across all four regions.

+ Evaluate, select, and roll out tooling changes with minimal disruption to active programs.

+ Own core software development process definitions and drive their consistent, low-friction application across regions.

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** Release Governance & Verification Readiness*
* + Own global standardization of the merge and release process, including Merge Committee structure, cadence, and decision rights.

+ Define and maintain release governance: what needs sign-off, by whom, and at what stage, balancing rigor with delivery speed.

+ Monitor the software organization's adherence to and outcomes from the org-wide Ready-for-Verification (RFV) process, using Software Problem Report (SPR) trends found during formal verification as a leading indicator of process health, and feed findings back into tooling, process, and modernization priorities.

+ Ensure release governance is applied consistently across the four regional teams, adapting for regional constraints without fragmenting the standard.

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** Generative AI Enablement*
* + Define and run the organization's roadmap for adopting GenAI tools in the software lifecycle (coding assistants, code review, documentation, testing).

+ Establish lightweight governance: usage guidelines, security/IP considerations, and success metrics for AI tool adoption - with attention to what's appropriate in a regulated development environment.

+ Run enablement programs - training, champions network, pilot-to-scale playbooks - tailored to each region.

+ Track adoption and impact (velocity, quality, satisfaction) and report ROI to leadership.

+ Stay current on the GenAI tooling landscape and pressure-test new tools before wider rollout.

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** Project Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration*
* + Act as the connective tissue between architects (who set direction), software leads (who run delivery), and regional teams (who execute) - without owning any single team's delivery schedule.

+ Partner with Quality/Regulatory to keep tooling, process, and release governance changes aligned with applicable software development lifecycle requirements (e.g., IEC 62304, design controls).

+ Translate ambiguous, evolving…