Software Program Manager - Cloud Platforms

🇺🇸 Natick, MA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Project Management

🗓️ January 3rd, 2025

SaaS

Edtech.com's Summary

MathWorks is hiring a Software Program Manager. This role involves collaborating with engineering leadership to drive cloud platform initiatives as part of MathWorks' SaaS vision, requiring strong program management skills and effective communication with senior management and diverse teams.

Highlights

Collaborate with engineering leadership to advance cloud platform initiatives.
Ensure project plans align with organizational goals and utilize agile best practices.
Facilitate collaboration across product teams to manage change and dependencies.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks with development leads.
Communicate project status effectively to enhance transparency and decision-making.
Lead continuous improvement and adopt best practices for process efficiency.
Proficient in JIRA and Confluence; understanding of cloud-native principles, DevOps, and SaaS.
Requires a bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional experience or equivalent.
Offers opportunities to influence stakeholders and lead multi-team initiatives.

Software Program Manager - Cloud Platforms Full Description

As a Cross-Functional Program Manager, you will collaborate with engineering leadership to advance key cloud platform initiatives, driving MathWorks towards its SaaS vision. This role requires strong program and project management skills, a good understanding of software development processes, the ability to communicate effectively to senior management, and coordinate with diverse teams across the organization.

Responsibilities

Ensure project plans align with broader organizational goals. Develop roadmaps and guide teams toward achieving their plans using agile best practices
Facilitate collaboration with diverse product teams to manage change and dependencies seamlessly.
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues, and develop contingency plans in partnership with development leads to minimize impact
Communicate project status, risks, and issues effectively to stakeholders at all levels, fostering transparency and informed decision-making
Drive continuous improvement by leading problem-solving activities, streamlining processes, and promoting the adoption of standards and best practices.
Define and leverage metrics to track progress and identify areas for improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

Technical degree in Engineering, Math, or Science
Good understanding of cloud native principles, DevOps and SRE methodologies, and SaaS implementations; Ability to actively participate in and contribute to technical discussions
Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, even without direct authority
Experience leading initiatives and driving change across multiple teams and departments
Experience with Agile software development practices
Proficient in using JIRA and Confluence

Original Job Description

Responsibilities

Ensure project plans align with broader organizational goals. Develop roadmaps and guide teams toward achieving their plans using agile best practices
Facilitate collaboration with diverse product teams to manage change and dependencies seamlessly.
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues, and develop contingency plans in partnership with development leads to minimize impact
Communicate project status, risks, and issues effectively to stakeholders at all levels, fostering transparency and informed decision-making
Drive continuous improvement by leading problem-solving activities, streamlining processes, and promoting the adoption of standards and best practices.
Define and leverage metrics to track progress and identify areas for improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

Technical degree in Engineering, Math, or Science
Good understanding of cloud native principles, DevOps and SRE methodologies, and SaaS implementations; Ability to actively participate in and contribute to technical discussions
Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, even without direct authority
Experience leading initiatives and driving change across multiple teams and departments
Experience with Agile software development practices
Proficient in using JIRA and Confluence