Engineering Project/Program Manager

Engineering Project/Program Manager Description - Job Summary • This role is responsible for providing leadership to individual contributors, identifying opportunities for process improvement, collaborating with various stakeholders, and managing R&D of new technologies. The role applies advanced subject matter knowledge to proactively improve the processes, reduce costs, drive schedules and resolve issues. The role is also responsible for people-care management, recruitment, and career development. Responsibilities • Provides direct and ongoing leadership for a team of individual contributors coordinating, managing, and leading programs to drive the engineering development and implementation of products and service offerings. • Acts as subject matter expert, identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development and recommends changes in alignment with business tactics and strategy. • Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and costs for multiple ongoing projects, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with program and organizational roadmaps. • Establishes technology and product goals in collaboration with tech leads, partners, clients, and executive leadership. • Uses communication and program management skills to drive schedules and resolve issues across multiple projects, technology nodes, and sites. • Communicates project status and escalates issues to direct managers, program managers, and internal and external development partners. • Manages relationships with outsourced partners and suppliers, including setting expectations regarding deliverables, product quality, schedules, and costs, and ensures that team members are effectively communicating and collaborating with outsourced resources. • Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvement and cost reductions opportunities. • Technically leads and/or executes engineering projects and spearheads research and development of new technologies, as appropriate. • Provides people-care management for assigned team members, including hiring, setting and monitoring of annual performance plans, coaching, and career development; ensures that proper knowledge and career development tools are in place to support ongoing team member and process development. Education & Experience Recommended • Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence. • Typically has 7-10 years of job-related experience or 5-7 years of management experience, preferably in engineering development and implementation, project planning tools and software packages, people management, or a related field. Preferred Certifications NA Knowledge & Skills • Agile Methodology • Automation • Change Management • Computer Science • Continuous Improvement Process • JIRA • Kanban Principles • Lean Manufacturing • Milestones (Project Management) • New Product Development • Process Improvement • Product Management • Project Engineering • Project Management • Project Planning • Project Schedules • Risk Management • Scrum (Software Development) • Software Development • Sprint Planning Cross-Org Skills • Customer Centricity • Prioritization • Resilience • Team Management • Strategic Thinking Impact & Scope • Impacts function and leads projects requiring understanding of multiple disciplines or areas of HP. Complexity • Uses managerial concepts and company objectives to resolve issues in creative and effective ways. Disclaimer • This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.   Job - Engineering Schedule - Full time Shift - No shift premium (India) Travel - Relocation - Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -  HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s). Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence. For more information, review HP’s   EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “ Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal "