Program Manager

Spectraforce Technologies
United States, California, San Diego
Mar 05, 2025
Job Title: Program Manager Location: Onsite (San Diego. CA) Duration: 6 months Job Description Collaborates with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop goals, set the prioritization of deliverables, and discuss necessary priorities and stakeholder needs. Manages and takes responsibility for multiple small programs/technology with moderate complexity or a single complex program/technology by applying up-to-date program management knowledge to meet deadlines. Develops and manages the execution of the program Plan of Record (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope) for multiple small programs or a single medium sized or complex programs/technologies which includes schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization. Tracks and manages all key metrics pertaining to a program and identifies when metrics deviate significantly from Plan of Record; escalates issues in a timely manner and proposes corrective actions. Manages and prioritizes the work of the program team by establishing schedules, task assignments, and tracking tasks of team members. Identifies program issues/risks and creates a risk mitigation plan for multiple small programs or a single medium sized or complex program. Maintains and updates the risk tracker. Helps to promote program vision and objectives within own team and ensures program objectives are met or exceeded. Supports the adoption of processes by applying best practices and identifying and recommending process improvement opportunities within respective programs. Level of Responsibility: Working independently with little supervision. Making decisions that are moderate in impact; errors may have financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct. Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. May require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents. Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions). Completing tasks that do not have defined steps; simultaneous use of multiple mental abilities is generally required to determine the best approach; mistakes may result in significant rework. Exercising substantial creativity to innovate new processes, procedures, or work products within guidelines or to achieve established objectives. Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required. Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations. Top 5 Required Skills (These are not preferred skills.? If the candidate does not have these required skills, they will be rejected completely)? Strong knowledge of software development methodologies Proven leadership of technical teams Ability/desire to work in fast paced/dynamic environment Strong presentation skills High EI (Emotional Intelligence) Along with the skills above, candidate must have experience tracking requirements, scoping development efforts and managing SW execution using JIRA Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.