Technical Program Manager

Details:

Stefanini Group is hiring!

Stefanini is looking for a Technical Program Manager, Dearborn, MI

For quick apply, please reach out to Navneet Pathak at 248-213-3677/ navneet.pathak@stefanini.com

We are seeking an experienced Automotive Software Test Program Manager to lead cross-functional planning, test execution, hardware/software configuration, defect management, and Agile program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the project plan, including scope, schedule, budget, and risk management.
• Lead the holistic gathering of product requirements and project scope across multiple teams and business functions.
• Monitor progress against the plan and design recovery strategies when the project deviates from the baseline plan.
• Assemble and publish effective status reports for a variety of audiences, from project team members to executives.
• Design and deliver executive-level presentations to support the governance process for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
• Design and facilitate effective program-level meetings to communicate status and coordinate efforts.
• Collaborate with peers, managers, and team members across the organization to solve problems, develop plans, and coordinate work.
• Promote and encourage collaboration and transparency while building trusting relationships among business, delivery, and other organizational entities.
• Play an instrumental role in the organization''s Agile transformation by acting as a change agent and demonstrating strong leadership with a positive, collaborative attitude.
• Develop test cycle plans, schedules, and timelines.
• Define project scope by prioritizing features and platform systems under test, considering the Product Direction Letter, program priorities, test strategy, and applicable policies.
• Build and manage the product backlog, maintaining transparency so that it is understood by the team.
• Lead the creation of Test Epics for features and platform systems as part of preparation for PI Planning and continue this work during Team Breakout Sessions.
• Participate in Scrum events and collaborate with the team.
• Conduct retrospectives on completed projects to support improvements to processes, policies, and toolsets.
• Define and specify the required vehicle variants to support the scope of the test project.
• Plan, procure, and maintain vehicle components, including surrogate, prototype, and instrumented parts.
• Analyze bills of materials for target and donor programs to identify surrogate parts, minimize unnecessary orders, and exclude simulated components.
• Define test cycles in alignment with software release schedules, the software change management process, and prototype software delivery.
• Obtain and maintain ARXML files and communicate updated files to the modeling and interface teams.
• Communicate software release information to the test team.
• Monitor and report progress of test project execution, software maturity, and vehicle hardware and software defects.
• Ensure all P0 and P1 defects are discussed in Program Scrum meetings.
• Regularly analyze Jira dashboards to understand progress and overall program health.
• Follow up on and manage the incident lifecycle to ensure timely incident disposition.