Associate Program Manager

Fulfill the role of the Program Manager Agile / Hybrid and all that it entails. Understand project requirements, collaborate with project owners, leaders & cross functional teams across the globe for delivery of projects, by adhering to standard processes, systems and project management principles. Ensure the completion of project milestones/deliverables within committed Quality (Q), Delivery (D), Project cost (C) & Product cost (C), track performance and progress of project against committed QDC targets. Report out project updates, risks and mitigations, productivity updates, QDC metrics, deployment efficiency, timesheet data, during the monthly Operations review meeting with ETC leadership team . Project management of Strategic organization initiatives aligned with futuristics skills such as AI driven Project management and Predictive modeling, Data science analysis, sustainability initiatives. Implement the required Agile methodology effectively – Scrum / Kanban / Nexus / SAFe / Other. Ensure the development team follows established product development procedures and practices to leverage shared organizational knowledge and experience. Manage and coach our teams on the industry’s best agile practices. Radiate information to promote accountability and continuous improvement. Focus on process optimization, value delivery, Business value realization, connecting Agile to customer needs. Provide practical expertise, ensuring teams run efficiently and work aligns with business value. Align Agile initiatives with business goals, focusing on scaling, governance, and strategic outcomes. Adhere to general project management principles of Project scope management, time management, cost management, risk management and stakeholder management. Manage ETC PPM project portfolio / Project agreements of respective teams and publish the monthly billing data for the respective teams. Lead/Assist Annual Operating Planning (AOP) discussions with respective SBUs/NOEs and corporate teams. Collaborate to continuously improve process, systems and develop/refine standard works. Expertise in Program / Project management, Agile methodologies Scrum / Kanban / Scaled Agile. Expertise in Agile Transformation, DevSecOps, AI integration. Technically competent with Microsoft Office tools, JIRA, Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Project, MIRO, AI tools. Experience in leading New Product development (NPD) and Agile projects of varying size and complexity . Experience in driving cultural change by championing an agile mindset and ensuring the organization is at the forefront of industry’s best practices. Ability to manage program finances and ensure cost-effectiveness. Ability to develop and manage projects budget, schedule & timeline and ability to drive program specific goals and actions to closure . Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of management and understand the impact of a project to the overall business. Ownership mindset to foster culture of ownership and accountability. Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for the adoption of agile best practices. Lead from the front, coach project team members, take initiative and implement changes. Being bold and Courageous to raise issues to upper management. Effective communication, presentation skills. Ability to learn and collaborate with cross cultural project teams. Good interpersonal skills, coaching and mentoring various engineering functional teams to build strong cross-functional teams. Self-starter with a desire to make a significant impact on the product development process. You have 4-year degree from an accredited institution. Technical degree in engineering or computer science is preferred with 14+ years of overall industry experience. You are a certified PMP certified project management professional & Agile Certified (CSM/PSM/KMP/ PMI-ACP/SAFe cert/ICP Agile cert) with minimum 8+ yrs. of Project management, Scrum Master, Agile experience. Proven leadership, facilitation, coaching and mentoring skills with exceptional attention to detail.