Sr. Program Manager - Remote Team Owner

Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) has a 90+ year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customer’s most pressing business issues. We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses and data centers. VIAVI is also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings and engineered diffusers, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets.
We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

VIAVI has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Program Manager to join our R&D organization! In this role, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Create, manage and track TECHNICAL projects. Including:

  • Project schedules

  • Cost Estimates

  • Status reports

  • Risk management

  • Policing the development processes

• Manage day to day activities of projects and staff; and communicate with project teams as required to ensure project deliverables are on schedule and meet requirements

• Ensure that Business Unit, Software and Hardware groups are coordinated on deliveries

• Resource planning in conjunction with the Product and Program Managers

• Manage the full agile life cycle of software development

• Management of systems based on existing products and modules (In-depth knowledge of hardware module development not required)

• Support the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope

• Promote company quality practices using the guidance provided to assist the teams in constantly improving the quality of their deliverables and meeting the Definition of Done (DoD)

• Motivate and coordinate inter-team cooperation to ensure the team operates efficiently

• Establish and drive project goals with a key focus on delivery

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

• Degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a similar related discipline

• Optical / Electrical Telecommunications Engineering background, with technical project/ product management skills within a product development company

• Experience in managing Linux based GUI development projects.

• Good planning skills and experience with product development

• Telecoms knowledge is highly desirable and would be an advantage

• Strong collaboration and team working skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships cross-functionally and across all levels

• Able to influence senior stakeholders and business owners

• The ability to influence change and lead by example

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach and inspire at all levels

• Comprehensive communication skills, both verbal and written

• The ability to manage complex and multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment

• Proven proactivity and drive

• Ability to solve significant and unique issues using in depth evaluation of variable factors

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.