Technical Program Manager, Software

What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Magna is more than one of the world's largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.
Job Responsibilities:
Technical Program Manager
Job Description• Set team work schedules for all teams under your supervision and delegate and prioritize tasks to improve process efficiency.• Improve product delivery times by introducing relevant business solutions for better implementation and integration.• Train, mentor, and guide team members and foster teamwork.• Develop a system for regular performance metrics checks and then report your findings to upper management and other stakeholders.• Ensure every team is following agile practices.• Work with software architects, software engineers, technical consultants, and other technical staff to come up with solutions for clients.• Collaborate with relevant consultants in each project to ensure product development follows organizational requirements and goals.• Maintain a record of any and all customer escalations regarding technical issues. Communicate these issues to relevant project teams, follow through until there's a solution, and report the customer resolution.• Ensure that all projects are following their budgets and delivery times. Make a habit of tracking project milestones and dependencies. Include these things in your regular reports.• Collaborate with other relevant departments, including the product, sales, and support departments. You have to ensure positive customer engagement across the board.• Processes - Design of repeatable & predictable processes for initiation, tracking, governance, review and delivery of programs and projects• Change Agent - Transformation of traditional process and tools to agile processes and tools to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of programs/projects based on iterative, feedback-loop based development paradigms• Provide regular feedback to core teams, including the product team, engineering team, and development team.
Job Requirements• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field is necessary.• At least 4-6 years of experience in program management with Software Projects is crucial.• Working knowledge of Agile practices is a requirement.• A PMP or Scrum Master certification is a plus.• Excellent project management and communication skills are crucial.• Practical knowledge of archiving, development, and other relevant processes is a requirement.• You need excellent leadership skills, along with a knack for problem-solving.
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Corporate