Program Manager

Posted 23 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in OH
Remote
Senior level
Hardware • Information Technology • Other • Software • Analytics
The Role
The Program Manager will oversee multiple software development programs, drive process improvements, communicate progress with stakeholders, and manage special projects. The role requires collaboration with product and engineering teams to define release roadmaps while enhancing agile practices within the organization.
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Job Title: Program Manager

Job Location: Dayton, OH (remote) - Westminster, CO (remote)

Our Department: Trimble Construction Sector, Civil Solutions

About the Role

Trimble is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to join the Civil Solutions team to help build the next generation software products and platform for construction site management. The position is a growth opportunity for an individual that involves supporting multiple programs simultaneously and partnering with cross-functional software development teams to define and track program schedules, drive process improvement and communicate progress with executive management and stakeholders. The successful candidate will also serve as a program manager for special projects within the organization to help bridge development across other teams within Trimble and to assist with internal digital transformation initiatives. The right candidate will bring personal leadership, strategic thinking, communications expertise, energy and creativity to help create and maintain communication flow across the organization.

 

What You Will Do

  • Work with product and engineering teams to help define and plan release roadmaps and milestones of software products and platforms and track progress within an agile software development process.

  • Present and communicate product status, issues, objectives, dependencies, risks and plan execution to stakeholders and executive management. Work with teams to develop risk mitigation strategies and action plans.

  • Drive collaboration and communication of cross functional, globally distributed teams. Act as the catalyst to resolve program challenges and conflicts by bringing key stakeholders together.

  • Proactively champion and mature the agile process across the organization with a focus on continuous improvement.

  • Manage executive leadership meetings. Help plan and facilitate team meetings and strategic planning meetings including formulating the topics to cover, building and advising agendas, guiding the discussion, bringing together notes and action items, and following up as appropriate.

  • Track progress of all product development OKRs and metrics. Identify potential issues, recommend resolution and prioritization.

  • Use personal leadership skills to include others ideas and perspectives in achieving organizational objectives.

 

What Competencies You Should Bring

  • Expertise in program management with a solid understanding of agile software development practices and proven track record of delivery within agile processes. Scrum and Kanban methodologies preferred. 

  • Experience managing programs and collaborating with geographically dispersed teams made up of product managers, engineering leads, developers, qa engineers, marketing and cloud operations engineers. 

  • Ability to facilitate process change within a paradigm consistent with the agile philosophy of people-over-process and continuous innovation through problem solving.

  • Ability to successfully drive multiple program activities in parallel and effectively lead diverse projects and product teams in a supportive role providing guidance, direction, and feedback. 

  • Hands-on experience with developing and reporting on metrics for software development, test execution, bugs, issues, risks, and other aspects of project and program management.

  • Resourceful, flexible, adaptable, and self-driven. Willingness to learn. 

  • Organizational savvy. Professionalism, discretion, and good judgment in all interactions with co-workers, customers, vendors and others.

  • Demonstrated analytical skills with the ability to judge situations accurately and quickly, grasping complexities, identifying key issues and applying sound judgment.

  • Ability to build strong, trusting relationships and nurture an environment that allows collaborative debate.

  • Excellent time management skills. Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.

  • Appreciation for the process of change management. Comfortable working in a dynamic environment managing competing demands and frequent change, delays or unexpected events.

 

What Skills and Experience You Should Have

  • Bachelor's degree in business, software engineering or computer science or related field.

  • 7+ years of experience in program management, planning, and/or communication roles with core responsibilities managing and tracking the delivery of strategic products or projects. 

  • 5 years working within an agile software development process (concept to production) delivering commercial software.

  • Excellent problem-solving skills, as well as strong communication and interpersonal skills (both verbal and written).

  • Quantitative skills and experience creating compelling presentations.

  • Experience in delivering reports and communicating read-outs to senior and executive-level management.

  • Excellent collaboration, critical thinking, facilitation, and organizational skills.

  • Highly skilled in project management tools such as MS Project, Azure Devops, Jira, Smartsheets.

  • Proficiency with Google Enterprise tools (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides), Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Confluence, and Roadmaps) and collaboration tools (Miro, LucidChart, etc) is a plus..

  • Domain knowledge and experience in the civil or construction industry is a plus.

 

Trimble’s Inclusiveness Commitment

We believe in celebrating our differences. That is why our diversity is our strength. To us, that means actively participating in opportunities to be inclusive. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have guided our current success while also moving our desire to improve. We actively seek to add members to our community who represent our customers and the places we live and work.

We have programs in place to make sure our people are seen, heard, and welcomed and most importantly that they know they belong, no matter who they are or where they are coming from.

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Pay Equity

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Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Hiring Range:

99700

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134600

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Bonus Eligible?

Yes

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Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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Trimble is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and embrace our
candidates' diversity and take affirmative action to employ and advance individuals
without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation,
religion, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy (including
childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin, marital status, genetic

information, and all other legally protected characteristics. We forbid discrimination and
harassment in the workplace based on any protected status or characteristic. A criminal
history is not an automatic bar to employment with the Company, and we consider
qualified applicants consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.


The Company is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for
individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs in our job
application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation for your job, 
contact

[email protected] 

The Company
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
10,001 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.

Trimble products are used in over 141 countries around the world. Employees in more than 30 countries, coupled with a highly capable network of dealers and distribution partners serve and support customers worldwide. As the market leader in most of our businesses, we offer a compelling value proposition to our customers based on productivity, return on investment and environmental stewardship. Come position yourself with an innovative industry leader and position yourself for success.

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