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Job Description

A large telecommunications company is seeking for an experienced and proven Program Manager to join our R&D team focusing on ensuring successful end-to-end delivery of project lifecycle.

This role is required to work closely with multiple functional teams, internal and external global project teams alike to achieve common goals and milestones. The Program Manager will oversee multiple streams of work within a program, ensuring the goals and objectives are delivered according to the business’ requirements, on time and on budget by using their proven business and experienced project management skills. 

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with business team to understand the overall product features and requirements.
  • Develop and maintain a detailed program schedule, track and monitor to ensure progress is per planned
  • Manage the program budget to ensure no overrun 
  • Govern the program scope and manage program changes via change requests approval process
  • Manage the program resources to ensure resources are loaded per the plan and track the actual
  • Responsible for direct communication to relevant senior stakeholders 
  • Communicate program health status through weekly reporting and present program health status through program reviews
  • Lead program recovery when program is in trouble
  • Drive proactive risk management through risk mitigation 
  • Ensure the program complies to program development process 
  • Ensure all program artifacts are stored in the program repository
  • Point of contact for program escalation 
  • Manage interdependencies between different functional teams and resolve conflicts
  • Drive on issue resolutions and unblock challenges 
  • For outsourced programs, lead SOW signed-off and monitor supplier’s project execution to ensure all obligations are met.

Work closely with business team to understand the overall product features and requirements.

Develop and maintain a detailed program schedule, track and monitor to ensure progress is per planned

Manage the program budget to ensure no overrun 

Govern the program scope and manage program changes via change requests approval process

Manage the program resources to ensure resources are loaded per the plan and track the actual

Responsible for direct communication to relevant senior stakeholders 

Communicate program health status through weekly reporting and present program health status through program reviews

Lead program recovery when program is in trouble

Drive proactive risk management through risk mitigation 

Ensure the program complies to program development process 

Ensure all program artifacts are stored in the program repository

Point of contact for program escalation 

Manage interdependencies between different functional teams and resolve conflicts

Drive on issue resolutions and unblock challenges 

For outsourced programs, lead SOW signed-off and monitor supplier’s project execution to ensure all obligations are met.

Basic Requirements

  • Electrical, Mechanical or Software Engineering from a recognized university
  • >4 years experience in program management 
  • >7 years experience in Product/Solutions development
  • Good knowledge in product development processes
  • Familiar with regulatory & reliability requirement 
  • Proficient in Microsoft Project/Smartsheet 
  • Experienced in Agile Project Management, Jira & Scrum in managing project deliverables
  • Possess strong communication and influencing skills to work across the functional teams
  • Certified PMP is an advantage
  • Experience in dealing with ODM/JDM partner is an added advantage 
  • Highly energized with a strong passion in program management
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, fast moving environment and ability to perform under a challenging environment 
  • Willing to travel locally or overseas due to project needs

>4 years experience in program management 

>7 years experience in Product/Solutions development

Good knowledge in product development processes

Familiar with regulatory & reliability requirement 

Proficient in Microsoft Project/Smartsheet 

Experienced in Agile Project Management, Jira & Scrum in managing project deliverables

Possess strong communication and influencing skills to work across the functional teams

Certified PMP is an advantage

Experience in dealing with ODM/JDM partner is an added advantage 

Highly energized with a strong passion in program management

Ability to work in a dynamic, fast moving environment and ability to perform under a challenging environment 

Willing to travel locally or overseas due to project needs

Travel Requirements

Relocation Provided

Position Type

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