Program Manager

Società: Western Digital
Tipo di lavoro: Tempo-pieno

Job Description
The Program Manager (PM) is responsible for leading storage platform development projects from initial project scope planning through hardware/firmware development/validation and into production. The right person for this position exhibits leadership qualities that enable them to manage multi-discipline small & large multi-functional and possibly geographically distributed teams. The position manages the engineering and program deliverables for the project through the PLC (Product Life Cycle).  They organize program budgets, create and maintain schedules, and prepare detailed reports to present in business meetings and in regularly scheduled program reviews with executive management.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for managing technical work, budgets, and schedules to ensure timely and quality deliverables
Regularly communicate and lead meetings with engineering staff, partner organizations, and management
Direct the resources of the technical team, and report on progress, issues, and problem areas
Look for ways to improve efficiency and accuracy to more effectively develop products with improved processes, tools and templates. You are in a high visibility position that can really make a difference
Develop and manage Project Plans for development projects based on Product Requirement Documents/ Statements of Work and other documentation. These plans will contain tasks, milestones, resources, and schedules
Control project risk through ongoing risk identification, assessment, review, and mitigation
Deliver quality products on time, schedule, and budget
Ensure all PRD/SOW items are fulfilled
Conduct regular technical project meetings with the development team and program core team meetings with the extended core team
Monitor prototype and production BOM cost in partnership with engineering and supply chain
Prepare project status reviews and other formal reviews
Monitor and evaluate 3rd party partner performance
Monitor engineering team workload and time charging
Ensure product life cycle processes, checklists and reviews are completed
Collaborate with technical leads and company management to prioritize tasking across projects

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