Staff Project Manager

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Job Description:

Microchip Technology Inc. has Staff Project Manager opening based in our Houston, Texas office. As a Staff Project Manager, you will drive delivery of Customer Solutions for Microchip. Customer Solutions span multiple functions (silicon, firmware, software, marketing, applications and infrastructure) utilizing a worldwide development team comprised of 100+ engineering staff and will manage the product from conception through the release to production and will involve the coordination of multiple internal functional groups and interfacing with customers.

Beyond solid program delivery and technical skills, you should be a professional with experience in hardware, firmware or software product development. You should have demonstrated the ability synthesize strategic solutions that are interdependent and with a broad spectrum of problems. You must thrive in a very fast-paced and demanding environment and iterate quickly, providing leadership and partner across a wide variety of functions. You possess a strong internal drive, a tenacious spirit, a collaborative method of working and experience in solving hard problems as simply as possible.

Technical Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities:

Develop a detailed understanding of the entire program and the linkage of the elements.

• Help create and manage program level Critical Success Factors (CSF).
• Execute the program with an understanding of how changes in sub-programs can best be managed to minimize impact to the overall program.
• Project Management
• Work with marketing to product requirements.
• Create and manage program schedules.
• Identification of required resources.
• Manage and document all phase gates and adhere to the design control process.
• Coordination of functional groups in the planning process that span multiple functions.

A firm understanding of embedded software development and delivery.

• Interface to lead customers.
• Participate in requirements gather with marketing and architects.
• Provide timely updates to key customers as required.
• Drive tracking and closing product requirements at the product level.

Provide timely Program updates.

• Identify increasing work scope and other issues with sufficient time to address.
• Regular update of project dashboard.
• Manage program buffer.

Manage change management process.

• Define the process for the project involving appropriate stakeholders (marketing, design, apps, software, etc.).
• Must have excellent cross functional communications.
• Chair regular change management meetings and distribute approvals/disapprovals.

Manage risk management process.

• Help with initial capture, ranking and mitigation of risks.
• Regularly review risks to assess previously identified and new risks (monthly to quarterly).

Working knowledge of Agile development process utilizing Atlassian toolset a plus.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, Engineering preferred.
• 12.5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in delivering complex, technically challenging projects, with solid data analysis skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent oral/written communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
• Outstanding organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
• Exceptional skills influencing, teaming, and delivering solutions in a highly complex, always changing, and sometimes nebulous environment.
• Certified in program management is a plus but not required.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

Standing 10%, Walking 10%, Sitting 80%, Inside 100%, M-F 8-5pm

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