Collaborate with various teams, such as engineering, product management, operations, and marketing, to align project goals and ensure cohesive execution.
Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and deliverables.
Serve as a central point of contact for project updates and communications, ensuring stakeholders are informed of progress, challenges, and changes.
Oversee project budgets, ensuring financial resources are used effectively and efficiently to meet project goals.
Ensure that engineering outputs meet Cisco's quality standards and customer expectations.
Track project performance using appropriate Jira, Confluence and SharePoint
Report on progress, successes, and areas for improvement.
Provide guidance and support to engineering teams, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
Identify opportunities for process optimization and implement improvements to enhance project efficiency and outcomes.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degreewith computer science or STEM degree with 6+ years of experience within a program or product manager role or Master’s degree plus 3 years of related experience
A minimum of 1 year experience working with software programming technologies such as python, java, or GO in an academic or industry setting
Experience managing technical programs using agile project methodologies with the use of technologies such as Jira, Confluence or SharePoint
Preferred Qualifications:
PMP Certification -Lean Six Sigma certification or Business Process Management or continuous improvement experience
Experience in identifying, analyzing, and resolving program issues
End user customer/partner or developer community experience
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment