Sr. Technical Program Manager

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced, energetic and collaborative Engineering Program Manager to define and drive product success for our cloud based service platform.

They will be able to lead multiple simultaneous projects or programs that are complex and are able to develop recovery strategies for those that stray from their plan while being part of the collaborative, and fun loving team at a rapidly growing organization.

Plume develops and deploys cloud based control planes with scale to manage 10's of millions of customer homes through some of the world's largest ISPs. Plume cloud applications include WiFi network management and optimization, device access control, network provisioning and end customer user interaction through mobile apps. Our focus is on the home market and we support B2B and B2C product offerings.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain the project plan including scope, schedule and risk management
• Drive execution and demonstrate end to end ownership of complex, technical programs to successful completion
• Drive deep collaboration across a network of critical dependencies
• Identify and resolve conflicts, inter-dependencies and program issues quickly and efficiently
• Lead cross functional project meetings and milestone reviews
• Deliver executive communication and drive the decision-making process
• Manage stakeholder and team communications and updates
• Develop roadmaps and development milestones for projects based on input from Product teams
• Monitor progress to plan and design a recovery strategy if project deviates from baseline plan

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree (or relevant/industry standard experience to match) with 10+ years of experience
• Experience working in rapidly growing organizations
• Must have strong technical background and Hands on experience in software development. Strong preference for candidate transitioned from lead development into Program Management
• Lead end-to-end program execution for initiatives such as feature development, interoperability, performance optimization, certification. working closely with firmware, driver, hardware, QA, and product teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
• Must have prior experience working in the Wi-Fi domain and be able to understand and engage in technical discussions related to Wi-Fi protocols, features, performance issues, and firmware architecture. Ability to work closely with firmware teams on architecture, release planning, dependency management, defect triage, and risk mitigation is essential.
• Able to think strategically and tactically and to build consensus to make programs successful
• Demonstrable ability to think outside the box to resolve technical issues and resource conflicts
• Thorough knowledge of software engineering principles and agile methodologies
• 5+ years' experience managing fast-paced agile software projects with aggressive schedules
• Ability to quickly pick up new technologies and industry trends
• Outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving skills and passion to solve hard problems
• Excellent leadership and communication skills