Principal Engineer Software Engineering XIII

Vertiv•Westerville, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities. Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in engineering or related technical degree or related experience preferred.
At least 8-10 years in technical project management or directly related experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP), CAPM, PMI-ACP or equivalent Certification preferred.
Agile Software Development project management experience required.
Strong understanding of Phase-Gate NPDI processes and terminology.
Experience in strategic planning, risk management and/or change management.
Proficiency in project management software tools.
Approximately 10-20% travel may be required (including international).
Participation in global calls outside of normal working hours.
Strong leadership skills, with self-starter mentality.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong attention to details with excellent organizational and technical skills.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP), CAPM, PMI-ACP or equivalent Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams to ensure requirements, timelines, and deliverables are on track per agreed upon plan and budget.
Develop and manage detailed project schedule and work plan.
Manage Agile Software Development process with the Software Development Team
Proactively identify risks and blockers. Develop and deploy mitigation plans.
Effectively communicate project status with targeted messages for a variety of stakeholders.
Implement change management controls following policy and approval guidelines.
Ensure lessons learned are documented throughout the project execution.
Accountable for project governance and compliance to New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI) phase gate model.
Balance product requirements with the technical constraints, drive creative solution discussions, and negotiate trade-offs as needed.
Champion continuous improvement culture based on meaningful metrics and tangible results.