Solutions Program Manager

HP • Vancouver, WA

3d • $116,150 - $162,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This person will work closely with Product Program Manager to deliver a complete product, focusing on solution and eco system, that works with the hardware as a complete product launch. The Solutions Program Manager will understand the experience and solution roadmap, identify where experience drives hardware requirements, interaction across the system, and define specific validation plans. They will define product solutions and features with Marketing teams, have a good understanding of hardware needs, and define the Product MVP. This role involves grooming new/improved features to understand flows and dependencies, developing integration plans with design, development, and test partners, and managing integration delivery with Technical Project Managers and Program Managers. The Solutions Program Manager will work between agile and waterfall schedules to ensure hardware and solution delivery for product launch, drive Solution checkpoint preparation and presentation, and manage risk with Technical Program Managers and test teams. They will also manage change requests and guide requestors on PIRs, and provide coaching and guidance to team members.

Requirements

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 6-10 years of work experience, preferably in engineering development and implementation, project planning tools and software packages, people management, or a related field.
• Agile Methodology
• Automation
• Change Management
• Computer Science
• Continuous Improvement Process
• JIRA
• Kanban Principles
• Lean Manufacturing
• Milestones (Project Management)
• New Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Product Management
• Project Engineering
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Project Schedules
• Risk Management
• Scrum (Software Development)
• Software Development
• Sprint Planning
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Responsibilities

• Understand experience and solution roadmap which show how experience will manifest and evolve across printer products, identify where experience drive HW requirements, interaction across the system, and need specific validation plans.
• Define Product solution and features together with Marketing teams.
• Have a good understanding on the hardware needs and define Product MVP.
• Groom any new / improve features to understand flows and dependency.
• Develop integration plan with design, development and test partners that meets program goal.
• Manage integration delivery with Technical Project Manager and Program Manager to ensure delivery meets program goal.
• Work between agile and waterfall schedule to ensure the hardware and solution are delivered to product launch.
• Drive Solution checkpoint preparation and presentation and follow ups.
• Risk management together with Technical Program Manager and test teams.
• Manage change request and guide change requestors on the PIR (Program Investigation Request).
• Provide coaching and guidance to team members.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level