IT Technical Product /Project Manager

Ford•Dearborn, MI

About The Position

End to end project lifecycle management which includes establishing / maintaining detailed timing plans, execution, tracking progress, issue / risk resolution, cross-functional dependency management, stakeholder management, and status reporting. Collaborate with Platforms teams to prioritize features for the next planning interval (PI) planning cycle. Facilitate communication and coordination with stakeholders and customers during feature definition and delivery. Drive mitigation of cross-team impediments. Engage in Demand Planning and Customer Research. Interface with external teams, manage requirement gathering, and collaborate with tech leads as needed. Own the Customer value aspects of the roadmap, aligning the roadmap with the portfolio vision. Facilitate PI Planning and report on status. Understand, visualize, and manage upstream/downstream dependencies. Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity. Support the Service to Platform Transformation, which may include leadership training sessions and product coaching. Established and active employee resource groups

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or a combination of education and equivalent work experience.
8+ years of progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency in multiple disciplines/technologies/processes as a Release Train Engineer, Product Manager, Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar.
5+ years of project management experience managing large scale, complex IT projects (both software development and infrastructure implementations) from end to end.
2+ years of Jira and/or Microsoft 365 experience.
Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing and explaining technical and project-related information to clients, vendors, senior management, and staff.
Strong knowledge and experience in software development and IT infrastructure implementations in an Agile environment.
Broad range of execution management and leadership skills required.
Proven ability to balance concurrent assignments.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
PMP and/or SAFe certifications.
Experience working with global teams in a technology environment.
Experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner of Infrastructure Technology Products, including Network, Platform Engineering, Google Cloud, Monitoring, Container as a Service, or Security Products (SIEM, SOAR, IAM, XDR, etc.).

Responsibilities

End to end project lifecycle management which includes establishing / maintaining detailed timing plans, execution, tracking progress, issue / risk resolution, cross-functional dependency management, stakeholder management, and status reporting.
Collaborate with Platforms teams to prioritize features for the next planning interval (PI) planning cycle.
Facilitate communication and coordination with stakeholders and customers during feature definition and delivery.
Drive mitigation of cross-team impediments.
Engage in Demand Planning and Customer Research.
Interface with external teams, manage requirement gathering, and collaborate with tech leads as needed.
Own the Customer value aspects of the roadmap, aligning the roadmap with the portfolio vision.
Facilitate PI Planning and report on status.
Understand, visualize, and manage upstream/downstream dependencies.
Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity.
Support the Service to Platform Transformation, which may include leadership training sessions and product coaching.