What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Program Manager position at Cisco Systems, Inc.?
Who We Are
Cisco's ONEx organization is one of Cisco's largest organizations and the ONEx Technical Program Management team is driving engineering teams to deliver value to our customers & partners via our product portfolio. The team is charged with creating a culture of learning and exemplifying/enabling leading practices in agility through our product development programs. In this time of unprecedented change, we are looking for top talent to lead critical engineering capabilities that will redefine success for Cisco We are at the epicenter of developing modern, cloud-native technologies that allow us to stay agile and adaptable in a constantly evolving market. and our customers.
Who You Are
You are a technical expert who leads and drives complex programs from start to finish. You have experience working in an agile environment, collaborating with engineering and product teams to plan requirements. You are someone who can develop timelines, identify and manage risks to the schedule, and clearly communicate with cross-functional partners across Cisco. You possess strong technical and analytical skills to analyze and discuss technical tradeoffs in product development at all levels of the organization, ranging from engineers to executive leadership.
Who You'll Work With
You will proactively engage with cross-functional and cross-organizational engineering teams and actively work with software engineers (developers and testers), product managers, privacy, security, UX, and other stakeholders, to understand technical dependencies, drive the costing exercise to identify level of effort (i.e. resource management), and develop data-driven schedules.
What You will do
You will use your technical expertise to support other Technical Program Managers in driving end-to-end engineering planning and development across multiple cloud-based product and engineering teams. You will work in an agile environment, collaborating with engineering and product teams to plan requirements, develop timelines, identify and mitigate risks to software delivery, and drive technical tradeoffs in collaboration with cross-functional leaders across Cisco. You will drive process improvements and contribute to the development and implementation of best practices and standards. Identify opportunities to optimize program planning and development.
Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, IT, or other related field.
* 8 Years proven experience as a Technical Program Manager, leading and delivering the most complex technical programs in an Agile software development environment with a focus on engineering cloud services.
* 6 years of providing expertise in the software development and implementation of engineering strategies in product development across multiple teams and products.
* End user customer/partner or developer community experience.
* Expert in Agile principles/methods (Scrum, CI/CD, etc.).
* Knowledge of Java, C, C , Python, and/or other various Software Fundamentals
* Experience proactively identifying and mitigating risks by utilizing Agile risk management techniques to ensure project success.
* Expert in sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives to ensure the timely delivery of products/features.
*Proficiency in using various project management and collaboration tools such as JIRA.
*Experience in Change Management.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Master's or PhD degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
* Experience in driving cross-functional teams and their alignment
* Coaches and mentors others on best agile practices.
* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
Why Cisco
#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!
Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We're helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise.
We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other's backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).
We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we're committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.
So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco