Job Description
Senior Program Manager
At Skillsoft, we are all about making work matter. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. We are bold, sharp, driven and most of all, real. Join us in our quest to democratize learning and help individuals unleash their edge.
OVERVIEW:
Are you an aspiring Senior Program Manager looking for an opportunity to work in an innovative and fun environment? Then consider joining our Program Management team here at Skillsoft in Hyderabad. Our industry-leading SaaS learning platforms let our 6000+ customers improve organizational performance by improving the performance of people.
Reporting to the VP of Software Engineering, the Senior Program Manager will be responsible for delivering on Product Roadmap initiatives and programs in a fast-paced, Agile culture. The successful candidate in this highly visible role will lead programs and projects; coordinating activities and managing interdependencies between Engineering, Product Management, Cloud Operations, Content Development, Marketing, Services, Support and more.
OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Lead programs and projects delivering SaaS product offerings involving multiple Agile software development Scrum teams.
- Lead cross-functional team efforts to enable the sales, service and support of software and content products.
- Remove team impediments; manage risks and issues.
- Deliver metric-driven status reports to leadership.
- Champion continuous improvement, leading initiatives delivering efficiencies, particularly within Engineering.
- Evangelize Agile values and principles; coaching teams on Agile culture and techniques.
- Provide hiring, onboarding support to the team with ongoing expansion.
- Manage channel partner relationships
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience delivering programs on schedule and with the expected business value.
- Experience leading programs and projects using Agile (Scrum) software development, with multiple geographically dispersed engineering teams.
- Experience with methodologies of scaling Agile, such as Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) or Scrum at Scale™.
- Ability to influence and manage cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
- Experience assembling and managing cross-functional schedules and risk plans.
- Possess excellent communication skills (verbal and written), with the ability to communicate at all levels including technical engineers and management.
- Ability to focus on detail but understand how the work fits into the larger program.
- Possess very strong initiative, with proven ability to execute with minimal direction.
- 7+ year’s experience with program management or 9+ years of project management
PREFERRED ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
- Experience in commercial software organization whose primary revenue streams are derived from software product development and sales.
- Experience with Lean or Six Sigma process improvement techniques.
- Experience with JIRA administration. JIRA Portfolio is a plus.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:
- Prefer a Bachelors of Science degree
- Certifications preferred; PgMP®, PMI-ACP®, CSM, PMP®