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Senior Program Manager

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Natick, MA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Project Management

🗓️ April 2nd, 2025

Kanban SaaS SCRUM

Edtech.com's Summary

MathWorks is hiring a Senior Program Manager. The role involves working with cross-functional teams to develop high-quality software, collaborating with Engineering Managers to define processes and strategies, and facilitating planning to ensure project execution aligns with strategic objectives. The candidate will design and implement process improvements, monitor KPIs, and manage dependencies and risk mitigation. 

 Highlights 
  • Main responsibilities include leading process improvement activities and facilitating cross-functional team projects.
  • Required technical skills include fluency in Go or JavaScript, experience with cloud, SaaS, and software architecture practices.
  • Must have experience with Agile, Scrum, Kanban methodologies, and Jira.
  • Compensation details are not specified.
  • Minimum qualifications include a Master's degree and 2 years of related experience, or a Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience, or a PhD with no experience.
  • Benefits and other compensations are not specified.

Senior Program Manager Full Description

Senior Program Manager


Job Summary
Work on cross-functional teams and programs to develop high quality software that accelerates the pace of engineering and science. MATLAB Mobile and MATLAB Online teams build reliable and secure cloud-based applications that enable our customers to quickly access and use MATLAB and Simulink anywhere globally on any device. Be a part of the cross-functional leadership group that will charter projects and programs to achieve strategic objectives. Partner with the Engineering Managers and define processes and strategies to enable the cross-functional teams to plan, prioritize, and execute those projects efficiently and effectively. Facilitate planning process to create SMART multi-release plans that aligns with strategic objectives. Identify dependencies and facilitate communications with dependent/impacted teams to negotiate and establish agreement of responsibilities and plans. Identify issues and risks, define a mitigation plan and track them to resolution or escalate appropriately. Champion company’s core value of continuous improvement. Facilitate problem-solving to identify root causes of issues and ensure countermeasures address the problem effectively. Lead process improvement activities that eliminate significant sources of waste. Design, pilot, and roll out new processes, best practices, standards, and KPI’s as needed to improve team efficiency and effectiveness while avoiding unnecessary duplication of/variation from standard processes. Evaluate team agile development practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and execute a visible plan for their achievement. Co-author and execute change management and pilot plans. Gather, analyze, and incorporate feedback. Monitor KPIs to identify issues in team quality or delivery rate - raise awareness; define, communicate, and track the plan to address those issues. May telecommute up to 40%.

Responsibilities
      
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering [any], Mathematics, Business Administration, or related and two [2] years of experience in the job offered or in a Senior Program Manager -related occupation.

Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering [any], Mathematics, Business Administration, or related field and five [5] years of experience in the job offered or in a Senior Program Manager-related occupation or a PhD in Computer Science, Engineering [any], Mathematics, Business Administration, or related and no experience.

Position requires demonstrable experience with each of the following:
  1. Program management and strategic decision-making;
  2. Fluency in Go or JavaScript and experience with software architecture practices;
  3. Cloud and Saas experience in a professional environment;
  4. Agile, Scrum, and Kanban software development methodologies; and
  5. Jira.

Experience may be gained during graduate program. Will accept any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience.

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