TekWissen ® · 1 day ago
Sr Program Manager
Austin, TX
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
$60/hr - $60/hrTekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The role of Sr Program Manager involves managing end-to-end ownership of innovative product solutions and ensuring high-quality software deliverables through solid program management.
Information Technology
Responsibilities
Responsible for leading program level BIOS deliverables and related dependencies, ensuring firmware commitment delivery on schedule from emulation through end of life
Responsibilities include defining and leading key product deliverables/schedules and driving cross functional activities to achieve high quality deliverables to internal teams as well as customers
Primary contact for firmware deliverables and issue status for internal teams
Foster relationship with program, development, QA and validation teams, while leading expectations of internal and external teams
Advocate strong process discipline for firmware release sampling, silicon release sampling, firmware issue tracking and operational firmware processes
Align with cross-functional teams (Design, Platform, Validation & QA, Customer Teams, and Firmware Development) on requirements, schedules, and deliverables, as well as communicating same
Coordinate hardware and silicon sampling ordering to meet committed BIOS/firmware deliverables
Maintain awareness of, and provide status reports on firmware readiness, status and key issues
Identify program risks and coordinate with firmware management on mitigation plans
Commit to the highest levels of internal and external customer happiness
Initiates significant changes to existing processes and methods to improve project and team efficiencies
Qualification
Required
Solid knowledge of program management
Impeccable track record of delivering complex software programs
Experience with Device Drivers, Firmware, Graphics technology, SOC product development
Customer facing experience
Responsible for leading program level BIOS deliverables and related dependencies
Ensuring firmware commitment delivery on schedule from emulation through end of life
Defining and leading key product deliverables/schedules
Driving cross functional activities to achieve high quality deliverables to internal teams as well as customers
Primary contact for firmware deliverables and issue status for internal teams
Foster relationship with program, development, QA and validation teams
Advocate strong process discipline for firmware release sampling, silicon release sampling, firmware issue tracking and operational firmware processes
Align with cross-functional teams on requirements, schedules, and deliverables
Coordinate hardware and silicon sampling ordering to meet committed BIOS/firmware deliverables
Maintain awareness of, and provide status reports on firmware readiness, status and key issues
Identify program risks and coordinate with firmware management on mitigation plans
Commit to the highest levels of internal and external customer happiness
Initiates significant changes to existing processes and methods to improve project and team efficiencies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Able to manage, Building, creating, and maintaining a well-developed, managed and executed program plan, and handle across multiple programs & organizations
Highly organized, able to prioritize, and juggle multiple work streams to tight deadlines
System or silicon based program management experience
Strong Microsoft office tools – excel, power point, etc; powerBI & AI tools experience would be preferable
Bachelor's degree (or higher) in electrical, computer engineering, or computer science strongly preferred
Project management experience in a manufacturing test environment
Skilled in MS Office & MS Project tool suites, Confluence, MS SharePoint
Preferred
Experience in areas of datacenter system design, software development, and validation
Experience in the computing industry, at the OEM, ODM, or technology provider level
Experience managing and delivering programs
Experience leading cross-functional and cross-regional teams to deliver program goals
Outstanding written and oral communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Results driven
Deals efficiently with people in tense situations and confronts and resolves conflicts efficiently
Ability to network quickly and independently to align resources towards a common goal
Ensures that project goals and project objectives are met
Makes decisions or takes actions that move items to closure without divisiveness
PMP certification a plus, but not required
BIOS and UEFI knowledge a plus, but not required
Company
TekWissen ®
Welcome TekWissen, your premier partner in technology consulting, workforce solutions, payroll services, procurement, managed services, global capability centers, and venture capital support, specifically tailored for startups in the human capital sector.
Founded in 2009
1001-5000 employees
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