Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage and control all phases of product development using best-practice program management methodologies.
• Develop and own detailed project plans, schedules and delivery roadmaps for engineering programs from concept through launch, balancing time, cost and quality.
• Develop project cost estimations and champion cost management across the program lifecycle.
• Drive day-to-day execution by tracking milestones, managing dependencies and keeping teams unblocked.
• Track and manage project issues and risks proactively, escalating to senior leadership as needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams, including Hardware, Software, Product Management, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, to align scope, priorities and trade-offs.
• Manage external stakeholders including contract manufacturers, ODMs and commercial partners to ensure delivery commitments are met.
• Establish and run the rhythm of business for the engineering organisation, including weekly project health reporting on time, cost and risk, leadership reviews, retrospectives and KPI tracking.
• Conduct project closure activities including handover, lessons learned and post-launch reviews to ensure knowledge is captured and reused.
• Support the Engineering Director on departmental initiatives such as operational improvements, process design and cross-team programs.
• Identify improvement areas in our program management processes and propose solutions that deliver quality products more efficiently.
• Translate between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure decisions are made with the right context.
• Apply structured program management practices across both agile and stage-gate development cycles.

Requirements

• Significant years of program or project management experience, ideally within product manufacturing or hardware development.
• Possess telecommunications, networking or connected devices industry experience.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, including concept, design, validation and production phases.
• Proven experience managing time, cost and quality across complex product development programs.
• Experience managing external suppliers, contract manufacturers or engineering capacity to deliver milestones.
• Proficient with standard program management tooling such as MS Project, Jira and Confluence.
• Track record of delivering complex, cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to tailor messaging from engineer to executive.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced cross-functional teams.
• Desirable technical background (e.g. computer science, software or electrical engineering).
• PMP, PRINCE2 or similar certification is preferred.
• Proactive mindset to support operational excellence at scale.

Benefits