Technical Program Manager - Engineering Excellence

As a Technical Program Manager for Engineering Excellence, you will play a pivotal role in driving operational efficiency, enhancing communication, and ensuring the success of our global engineering organization. Acting as a key liaison among engineering teams and leadership, you will oversee critical programs, initiatives, and processes that enable our teams to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This individual contributor role requires a proactive, action-oriented mindset to identify and resolve challenges while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration., Metrics & Reporting:

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor engineering performance metrics, including development velocity, quality, defect rates, and process adherence. Communicate findings to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Facilitate the adoption of data-driven processes by collaborating with engineering leaders to define actionable KPIs and improvement goals.
• Enhance and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor engineering performance metrics, including development velocity, quality, defect rates, and process adherence.
• Communicate findings and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders to drive informed decision-making.
• Lead initiatives to drive continuous improvement, leveraging performance metrics to identify trends, opportunities, and areas requiring attention.
• Provide training and guidance to engineering teams on interpreting and using performance data to optimize processes and outcomes.
Strategic Workforce Management:
• Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize headcount allocation in alignment with business priorities, ratios, and location strategies.
• Partner with leadership to create and execute on workforce strategies for engineering.
• Manage Contingent Workforce and Partner relationships
• Manage resource budget, including forecast and deep dives into variances
Best Practices & Standards:
• Support the creation and maintenance of engineering standards and best practices. Ensure alignment with industry benchmarks and help drive consistency across engineering teams.
• Collaborate with the broader DevX organization in thought partnership and execution of horizontal Engineering Excellence initiatives.
Communication and Events
• Lead the planning and execution of leadership meetings, all-hands events, including creating agendas, content curation and facilitating discussions.
• Curate and disseminate engineering updates and newsletters, providing timely and relevant updates to the organization.
  
  Thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy wearing multiple hats.
• Excel at building relationships to drive action and results.
• Flexible and comfortable moving between strategic planning and tactical execution.
• Exhibit outstanding executive presence and communication skills.
• Possess a customer-centric mindset with a focus on service and operational excellence.
• Value transparency and an open flow of information., 10+ years of experience in operations, technical program management, or a related role within engineering or technology organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proficiency in data analysis, reporting, and technical and non-technical metrics management.
• Experience managing budgets and financial tracking, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking abilities, with a detail-oriented approach.
• Proven ability to establish credibility and rapport with senior executives and cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with SaaS environments and a strong understanding of engineering and technology workflows.
• Experience with productivity and operational improvement initiatives.
  
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