Principal Technical Project / Program Manager

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business. \n\nOur people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow \u2013 all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible. \n\nYour Role\n\nIn this multi-faceted role, you will be a key contributor to PTC\u2019s Product Development teams, responsible for driving both release execution, as well as strategic programs and initiatives toward achieving the organization\u2019s best-in-class goals. You will be relied on to lead highly complex projects. You will work closely with executive leaders and subject matter experts across departments and business units, and the Program Management Office team to achieve successful project results. \nTo excel in this role, you must have excellent communications skills, an overall understanding of business processes, SDLC \u0026 SDLC tools administration and Data driven decisions. You will be expected to drive best practices, methodologies, tools, data, and improvements. You will be expected to work in a dynamic, collaborative, cross-functional team environment with a global team. You should be detail-oriented and enjoy working with teams to implement projects and initiatives. You should be passionate about process improvement.\n\nYour Impact\n\nPMO shapes the processes and augments R\u0026D in their deliveries across segments and drives high impact programs. You will directly participate in the planning, development and launch of market-leading strategic products across the digital thread portfolio. You will also support the definition and successful execution of strategic R\u0026D programs, on time and to the satisfaction of the stakeholders.\n\nYour Team\n\nYou will be part of Central R\u0026D Program Management Office, which works with all product development functions in locations across the world to deliver products. Our culture is one of collaboration, both within our team and across all the product development functions. Since the team works across different products, the experience sharing helps continual learning and improvement, aligning with common practices and reaching forward to advance and improve with every product cycle.\n\nYour Day-to-Day \n\n\n * SDLC tools like Jira, Codebeamer, Integrity administration.\n * Data Analytics using Oracle Analytics Cloud.\n * Optimize and manage the tools used across R\u0026D.\n * Proactively identify, communicate, and manage risks \n * Drive process adoption, analyze current processes, identify gaps, and improve processes.\n * Define and use tools and business systems required to support existing process and best practices\n * Support R\u0026D decision making through analytical reports and appropriate metrics; design and own R\u0026D dashboards; establish status reporting for the cross-functional teams \n * Collaborate with other Program and Release managers to define and improve organizational standards for programs, releases, processes and best practices\n\n\n\nMust-Have Skills\n\n * Bachelor\u2019s degree; Masters and/or Agile Certification preferred\n * 7-12 years of experience in product development organizations, with minimum of 5 years in a Jira , Confluence \u0026 Atlassian products administration \u0026 project management role. \n * Good understanding and working knowledge of SDLC \u0026 Agile software product development methodology \u0026 SDLC; SAFe knowledge a plus.\n * Data savvy: Able to interpret data and use the knowledge for introducing optimization at different levels. \n * Working knowledge of Data Analytics tools like Power BI or OAC is added advantage.\n * Self-starter who can earn trust and can influence and motivate without authority\n * Ability to work independently, as well as mentor and support more junior colleagues as needed \n * Proactive in identifying and solving problems, looks beyond the obvious and can find the root of the problem\n * Excellent facilitator, able to drive collaboration across the teams\n * Experience driving positive change via process improvement\n * Keen interest in learning new methodologies \u0026 tools.\n\n\n\nLife at PTC is about more than working with today\u2019s most cutting-edge technologies to transform the physical world. It\u2019s about showing up as you are and working alongside some of today\u2019s most talented industry leaders to transform the world around you. \n\nIf you share our passion for problem-solving through innovation, you\u2019ll likely become just as passionate about the PTC experience as we are. Are you ready to explore your next career move with us?\n\nWe respect the privacy rights of individuals and are committed to handling Personal Information responsibly and in accordance with all applicable privacy and data protection laws. Review our Privacy Policy here.\"\n