About Fisker Inc.
California-based Fisker Inc. is revolutionizing the automotive industry by developing the most emotionally desirable and eco-friendly electric vehicles on Earth. Passionately driven by a vision of a clean future for all, the company is on a mission to become the No. 1 e-mobility service provider with the world’s most sustainable vehicles. To learn more, visit www.FiskerInc.com – and enjoy exclusive content across Fisker’s social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Download the revolutionary new Fisker mobile app from the App Store or Google Play store.
General Role Overview:
Fisker Inc is looking for an experienced technical program manager with an established track record of building new or elevating existing software teams. You know how to establish a team’s identity and how to define the way in which that team works within a larger organization. You have mastered the ability to delegate – at both the task and project level – to appropriate team members and are able to ensure that the right results are achieved. The Technical Program Manager will oversee a number of key functions within the product development environment that enable the delivery of a high-quality experience to end users, and to ensure when we release changes to the experience, it meets both business and quality needs. This position requires that you establish and manage expectations within the business and drive engineering teams to achieve those expectations to a high standard.
As a Technical Program Manager within the Digital Product & Engineering organization, you’ll be joining a group that is responsible for building world-class digital experiences across web and mobile platforms. The ideal candidate will also have a track record of having managed releases at a global scale, multi-platform systems, with teams distributed internationally. Your work and your approach to work are exemplary: you drive best practices and set standards for the organization. You are a key influencer in your team’s strategy and contribute significantly to team planning. You show good judgment making trade-offs between immediate and long-term business needs. You are a collaborative partner that makes other team members around you more productive by sharing your knowledge and driving delivery in an agile software environment.
Nature of Work
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Manage scope and complexity by driving projects across multiple teams, while managing dependencies and stakeholders from external teams
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Champion operational excellence within the Digital Product & Engineering program and be a proactive leader of how this team will operate as it scales
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Assist teams in execution and delivery with a company-wide view of how programs or projects impact the overall business and seek to improve the ability to deliver large projects, on time
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Balance day-to-day project tasks with longer term program-level duties; requires ability to shift altitudes and priorities as needed
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Help with operations and apply processes and standards thoughtfully with bias towards automation, identifying the right amount of process and structure to achieve the correct outcome with the least overhead
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Lead prioritization planning for the portfolio of active and upcoming projects and be the main point of contact for all incoming project requests
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Track progress throughout the duration of a project (from definition to launch and beyond) with a mindfulness toward dependencies and facilitate effective communication within and across teams
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Track and manage dependencies across multiple projects; proactively work to reduce risks and roadblocks; you de-escalate problems before they become blockers
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Maintain and update project planning/tracking tools in order to drive a clear understanding of priorities, tasks and deadlines; drive how leadership can quickly see resource capacity and project status at a glance
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Excellent communication skills, concise and to the point, making you the initial point of contact for business and technical stakeholders. You are the point of contact for data related to your product, services, and features
Job Specification:
Minimum Qualifications:
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3+ years experience in program or project management, preferably within the software development space
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Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Knowledges, Skills, Abilities, Competencies
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Operational and release management experience in an agile framework
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Experience driving change in sprint planning, retrospectives, different test activities and release tracking
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Experience driving improvements in release engineering for automated tracking and reporting on release artifacts: JIRA items, sprint scope, bug report, test report, release notes, etc
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Extensive knowledge in software and product development lifecycles in order to properly scope, plan and drive projects through execution & delivery; this encompasses hard skills like agile practices, technical acumen and schedule building with soft skills like negotiation, diplomacy, and coaching
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Experience working with frontend/client teams (Web, iOS, Android), and backend engineering and QA teams to coordinate dependencies and release planning
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Experience in change management processes
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Comfortable in fast changing environments, with fluctuating demands, building and managing relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and leadership
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Fluency in technical project management / tracking tools (JIRA, Asana, Airtable, Smartsheet, etc), including tool administration, customization of issues/workflows/forms and rollout/adoption efforts
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Experience working on projects with distributed teams, making use of technology and processes to overcome the challenges of working with a globally distributed staff
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Excellent communication skills; able to champion the process, tools, and changes
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Exceptional organizational skill, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
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Ability to work well in a matrix environment with internationally based teams
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A proven track record of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
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Ability to work independently and take initiative, a self-starter
Working Condition (if any):
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Additional Requirements (if any):
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Must be willing to travel both domestically, as well as internationally, as required
Disclaimer Statement:
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May perform other duties as assigned.