Manager, Technical Program Manager
At Cisco Meraki, we know that technology can connect us, empower us, and drive us. By simplifying powerful technology we can free passionate people to focus on their mission. As the fastest growing cloud-managed networking team in the world, our products and technology architecture are changing the face of enterprise networking and making cloud-managed IT a reality.
Meraki is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager Leader to be responsible for leading a team of Technical Program Managers. Come be part of the new team that delivers groundbreaking products for businesses and organizations of all sizes. As a Technical Program Manager Leader, you will work closely with our Hardware engineering, Software engineering, Product Management, Marketing, Support, Sales, Strategy, Finance, Legal and Operations teams to define efficient and effective processes from product conceptualization through all phases of product development. Our goal is to deliver high-value products/projects to our customers to achieve target success.
You will be responsible for the following:
- Lead a team of Technical Program Managers
- Define and own overall program management governance
- Create and manage long-term goals for the program management team
- Understand product use cases and communicate technically with Product & Engineering teams
- Craft portfolio status reports and deliver executive briefings to update senior leaders and partners
- Develop strong working relationships with multi-functional teams to best understand and deliver on business goals and priorities
- Adhere to metrics and governance for Meraki’s process and provide inputs to process improvements
You are ideal for this role if you have:
- Bachelors or higher degree in a related technical field (Electrical, Electronics Engineering/Computer Science) or equivalent experience in hardware and/or software engineering
- 15+ years of experience as Program Manager in software, hardware, embedded, networking, cloud technologies or products
- 5+ years of experience leading or mentoring program managers
- Strong understanding of software / hardware development processes.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence peers, leaders, and executives to drive towards common business goals
- Experience working with project planning tools (Excel, Gantt charts, Jira, Wrike, Confluence, Google Docs)
- Proficient in Agile Project Management processes
- Should be able to deal well with rapid changes, and feel comfortable navigating uncertain/ambiguous situations.
Cisco Covid-19 Vaccination Policy
The health and safety of Cisco's employees, customers, and partners is a top priority. Our goal is to protect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection for strong business resiliency during the pandemic. Therefore, Cisco requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the U.S., unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, and in countries where COVID-19 vaccination is legally required. The company will consider legally required accommodations/exceptions for medical, religious, and other reasons as per the requirements of the role and in accordance with applicable law. Additional information will be provided to candidates about the requirements and accommodation process at the offer time based on region
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