Project/Program Manager III (Operations Program Manager)
Project/Program Manager III (Operations Program Manager)
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Job Description
Overview
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers sellers and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third party sellers.
Position: Project/Program Manager III (Operations Program Manager)
Location: Santa Cruz CA 95060
Duration: 3 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Job Description
Position Overview:
- Lead the planning coordination and execution of field testing activities for hardware and software systems.
- This role serves as the central point of communication between engineering teams test sites and stakeholders while maintaining strict security protocols and ensuring alignment with product development timelines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement comprehensive field testing strategies across multiple product lines
- Orchestrate cross-functional teams during complex in-field testing operations
- Manage relationships with testing facilities and partner organizations
- Create and execute risk mitigation strategies for field testing activities
- Oversee data collection analysis and reporting of test results
- Coordinate logistics for in-field device deployment and testing operations
- Drive continuous improvement in planning and execution and processes
Required Qualifications:
- 5 years of program management experience in technical environments
- Proven track record managing field testing programs
- Experience with prototype testing and validation
- Excellence in stakeholder communication and management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent efforts
- Experience with data management and security protocols
Preferred Qualifications:
- Background in operations management
- Strong technical background in engineering or related field
- Experience with automated testing tools and platforms
- Degree in technical field
Success Factors:
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
- Proven track record of delivering complex programs on schedule and within budget
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple deadlines
- Excellence in both written and verbal communication
- This position may require up to 25% travel to testing sites and partner facilities.
- The ideal candidate will bring a combination of program management experience technical expertise and strong organizational skills to drive successful testing operations while maintaining strict confidentiality standards
Typical Day in the Role:
Typical Day:
- HM owns the planning preparation and execution of large-scale field testing for a highly confidential prototype the product.
- This person would take much of the planning and execution of these field tests from me so I can focus on other areas of the program. A typical day might include
- creating working backwards schedules and field test plans
- taking ownership of ensuring those plan milestones are completed on time
- working closely with our immediate product team as well as other teams to ensure field testing deadlines are met (e.g. software engineers hardware engineers other TPMs Operations POCs etc.).
- Tracking and reporting status of their areas of responsibility in multiple forums
- Weekly meetings
Hours:
- In person most of the time on site directly supporting field testing activities for 1-2 weeks at a time about once per quarter. Location preference would be working in MRY11 (santa cruz) with working from SJC11 (Sunnyvale) 2-3 times per month but we could also support working from SJC11 most of the time with 2-3 days per month in MRY11 if it gets us a better candidate.
- Yes for a chance of extension/conversion
Candidate Requirements:
Must haves:
- 5 years of program management experience in technical environments
- Proven track record managing field testing programs
- Experience with prototype testing and validation
- Excellence in stakeholder communication and management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent efforts
- Experience with data management and security protocols
Nice to haves:
- Background in operations management
- Strong technical background in engineering or related field
- Experience with automated testing tools and platforms
- Degree in technical field
- Previous experience planning and/or executing software or hardware field testing
- Disqualifiers: N/A
- Degree/certification: Degree in technical field preferred
- Leadership Principles: Customer Obsession Success and Scale Bring Broad Responsibility
- Performance indicators: Quality of work feedback
Top 3 must-have hard skills:
- Program management experience
- logistical planning experience
- strong organizational skills
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
Employment Type
Full-time
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