Work with PM, Engineering & QA teams on delivering projects and releases to meet R&D strategic goals
Plan, schedule, and control the build, test, and deployment of releases
Enable and drive efficient release process / governance with no supervision
Proactively identify, communicate, and manage risks
Identify and manage dependencies, coordinate delivery across scrum teams
Measure release cadence and effectiveness using common metrics; own release dashboards
Drive process adoption, analyze current processes, identify gaps, and improve processes.
Introduce new processes as per business priorities with minimal to no guidance from the immediate manager
Coordinate release and backlog planning and prioritization between PM and R&D teams
Plan and lead periodic release status review meetings with senior management
Lead all change management activities and ensure timely decisions on change requests
Project manage functional working teams to implement actionable plans with strategic, technical, and tactical milestones
Build best practices and lead analysis for continued improvements through RCAs and retrospectives.
Drive strategic programs and engage the senior management and responsible stakeholders well while continuously grabbing opportunities to push the program forward.
Organize and lead cross-functional teams to ensure program execution from ideation and planning to successful implementation
Drive execution of assigned strategic initiatives through all required phases towards successful delivery
Define and use tools and business systems required to support existing process and best practices
Support R&D decision making through analytical reports and appropriate metrics; design and own R&D dashboards; establish status reporting for the cross-functional teams
Collaborate with other Program and Release managers to define and improve organizational standards for programs, releases, processes and best practices
Must-Have Skills
Bachelor's degree; Masters and/or PMP preferred
7-12 years of experience in product development organizations, with minimum of 5 years in a program or project management role.
Good understanding and working knowledge of Agile Scrum software product development methodology, good knowledge of Scrum Master responsibilities; SAFe knowledge a plus.
Comfort in managing multiple projects with multiple business partners in a fast-paced and dynamic team environment
Self-starter who can earn trust and ca
Benefits
Vision insurance
Additional Information
Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business.
Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow - all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.
Your Role
In this multi-faceted role, you will be a key contributor to PTC's Product Development teams, responsible for driving both release execution, as well as strategic programs and initiatives toward achieving the organization's best-in-class goals. You will be relied on to lead highly complex projects. You will work closely with executive leaders and subject matter experts across departments and business units, and the Program Management Office team to achieve successful project results.
To excel in this role, you must have excellent communications skills, an overall understanding of business processes, acumen to use advanced program management skills and the ability to think strategically and tactically. You will be expected to drive best practices, methodologies, tools, and improvements. You will be expected to work in a dynamic, collaborative, cross-functional team environment with a global team. You should be detail-oriented and enjoy working with teams to implement projects and initiatives. You should be passionate about process improvement.
Ptc · Pune, India