NRG Energy · 21 hours ago
Principal Portfolio Manager
Utah, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expNRG Energy is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. The Principal Program Manager will lead the Mobile Application Vertical Program Management team, overseeing program delivery and management while collaborating with various operational and engineering groups to achieve innovative outcomes.
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Responsibilities
OWNERSHIP: Own the plan, schedule and budget for your assigned program and projects. Understand priorities and create clear plans to deliver. Communicate with stakeholders and partners. Set and meet commitments. Set specific release dates and milestones with the team and keep them focused on owning those accountabilities while communicating needs for support or issues that put those at risk
LEADERSHIP: Know Vivint’s strategic priorities and make sure the team’s work is aligned to the top priorities. Partner with engineering teams to deliver working solutions. Set schedules and create strong execution plans. Partner with the Product, Engineering, Supply Chain, external partners and Operations team to drive the program. Work across teams to review proposed scope and provide Level of Effort (LOE) estimates as well as suitable tradeoffs for quality and business risk
COMMUNICATION: Create appropriate communications to update the business regularly on status, risks and support needed to be successful. Provide weekly status updates communicating progress towards commitment in terms of scope, schedule, and cost
RISK AND ISSUE MANAGEMENT: Lead the team to identify risks up front, manage and mitigate them and monitor residual risks and any issues that arise. Track tasks and lead a culture of accountability in the team and across the business. Establish excellent change and risk management practices to keep work on track
Facilitate and chair relevant program meetings, participate in agile activities, develop communications, and deliver to stakeholders. Hold regular risk reviews and accountability tracking meetings. Work with stakeholders as risks and issues arise. Develop partner relationships and manage performance of partners relating to program delivery. Work with team to monitor and keep program on track or escalate risk and support needed as required
Qualification
Required
Team Leadership, ability to establish a leadership identity within the respective groups and overall stakeholder organizations and partners
Demonstrate the ability and track record of leading in project delivery and excellence in communication
Demonstrate passion to succeed, inspire and motivate the team
Strong negotiation skills as well as ability to facilitate informed and timely decisions and mediating tradeoffs with various groups to deliver a product on time and ready for market
Deliver clear, concise professional verbal and written communication that is appropriate to the situation and audience. Including commitment to transparency, and stakeholder-based communication
Exceptional collaboration, listening, written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to clearly communicate with both business and technical audiences
Encourage participation & decision-making by all team members and effectively manage group dynamics
Willingness to travel as required
Min. 10 years professional experience leading software and mobile application programs
Bachelors' degree in Business, Engineering or a related field with formal project management training (preferably PMP or similar qualifications)
Track record of leading others & positive change in project definition, project delivery, and process improvement
Experience in roles where delivery was a responsibility with demonstrated experience in making trade-off decisions to meet targets and goals
Working experience with project methodologies such as scrum/agile
Past success in creating high performance teams, inspiring and empowering them to achieve results
Company
NRG Energy
NRG Energy is an integrated power generation and supply firm that offers offsite solar, wind power, and smart grid retail services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (19)
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2022 (14)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.99BKey Investors
Public Utility Commission of Texas
2025-09-24Post Ipo Debt· $4.9B
2025-08-04Post Ipo Debt· $216M
2024-10-16Post Ipo Debt· $1.88B
Leadership Team
Lawrence S Coben
President, CEO and Chair of the Board
Anne C Schaumburg
Lead Independent Director
Recent News
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