Software Program Manager, WMC Group, Praha hl.m., Prague

• Manage the Profit and Loss of NPD projects.
• Assure overall accountability project scope definition WBS, IMS schedule (critical path, milestone adherence), budget (NRC and RC), and project life cycle. Assure successful project execution aligned with budget, schedule, technical, and quality objectives for all deliverables.
• Execute Integrated Product Team leadership across the Project. Seeks team input to promote rapid resolution to issues. Coach and provide feedback and rewards on performance indicators
• Establish objectives, goals and provide direction to the program and project teams in areas of customer concerns, potential changes in scope and risk assessment.
• Manage effective project communications and improve organization responsiveness to customer requirements. Manage customer expectations and commitments internal to the business
• Ensure standard program management processes are utilized and adequate support to the program and project teams by coordinating PM reviews, preparing & publishing PM metrics
• Maintain metrics for program, cost, quality, technical performance, and delivery through all of the project phases.
• Manage risks, opportunities, and issues through a strong and proactive ROI management process throughout the entire lifetime of the project.
• Ensure effective change / scope management process is applied.
• Ensure that efficient project resource management is applied with clear roles & responsibility assignments for the team.
• Provide regular program/project updates of current situation relating to milestones, project costs and problem/high risk areas. Provide updates to the business units as well as divisional, and sector levels.
• Coordinate and monitor project technical personnel across multiple sites
• Assess and determines opportunities for agile project deliverables and alignment of milestones accordingly.
• Participate to the Elevated scrum meeting as a stakeholder
• Synchronize output of multiple SCRUM teams working across multiple products

• University degree in Engineering (with Electrical, Control Systems or Software Development focus) or Business
• Relevant working experience managing projects in a technical environment, full product lifecycle, preferred focus to Electrical New Product Development
• Strong track record in successful project governance, from planning, setting up and tracking KPIs, identifying preventive and corrective actions
• Project management certification is highly desired, with exposure to scrum and waterfall methodologies
• Strong leadership skills, able to coach, drive and align project teams (local and virtual) to project objectives in a matrix-type environment
• Track record in successful project governance, from planning, setting up and tracking KPIs, identifying preventive and corrective actions
• Proficient in MSProject, knowledge in Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence) desired, knowledge in any PPM software is a plus
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, both verbal and written, ease to effectively report to senior management level and customers

• We are offering RELOCATION PACKAGE to the Prague, CZ. It is necessary to be on-site 1 time per week.

• Fixed salary + yearly bonus 14-17%.

• Pension insurance 3%.

• Meal tickets 100,- CZK (fully covered).

• 12K per year (2x6K) for a entertainment, etc...

• Language courses.

• 25 days of vacation.

• 3 sick days.

• Interesting projects (energy-efficient solutions).

• Multicultural team up to 10 people.

• Flexible working solutions (home office, flexible working hours, etc.).

• We make your voice matter - we value safety and trust. This is a place where you can speak up and be heard. There’s room here for everyone because we believe that every person matters.

• Permanent contract with 3 months of trial period in a fast-growing global company.