Program Manager SW

4 Months ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing software projects from start to finish within Enphase Energy. Your role involves driving projects with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Engineering (SW/FW, HW), and QA, ensuring on-time, within-budget, and high-quality project delivery. You will develop and manage project plans, handle dependencies, communicate milestones, track risks, and drive software readiness. Your responsibilities extend to coordinating validation plans, resolving engineering issues, and communicating complex technical topics. You'll also need to synthesize data, communicate to all levels of the organization, and foster teamwork.

Must have:

Define and manage product requirements.
Break down complex software/hardware issues.
Develop and oversee project plans.
Identify and handle cross-functional dependencies.
Communicate project schedules and status.
Coordinate to track project risks.
Drive software readiness for key milestones.
Coordinate multiple validation plans.

Good to have:

PMP, CSM, SaFE, ITSM or similar certifications.
MBA will be an added plus.
Experience with Cloud based projects
Experience with Digital transformation projects
Extensive knowledge of Cloud Software development
Experience leading global teams
Experience in managing integration of Third-Party SW.
Experience using project management software.
Experience using collaboration and team management applications

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Job Details

Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and leading provider of solar, battery, and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006, Enphase transformed the solar industry with our revolutionary microinverter technology, which turns sunlight into a safe, reliable, resilient, and scalable source of energy to power our lives. Today, the Enphase Energy System helps people make, use, save, and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the fastest growing and innovative clean energy companies in the world, with approximately 68 million products installed across more than 145 countries.

We are building teams that are designing, developing, and manufacturing next-generation energy technologies and our work environment is fast-paced, fun, and full of exciting new projects.

If you are passionate about advancing a more sustainable future, this is the perfect time to join Enphase!

Enphase is looking for a dynamic, experienced Program Manager to drive our next generation energy management projects. You will lead program management efforts between cross-functional teams – Product Management, SW/FW Engineering, HW Engineering, QA team and deliver the project on-time, within budget and quality.

In this position, you will develop, manage, and drive the end-to-end execution of SW projects throughout the product development lifecycle and delivery stages. We are looking for someone who is flexible and can respond quickly, energetically, and enthusiastically to changes.

Ensure product requirements are clearly defined
Break down complex software/hardware issues into simple tasks
Develop and oversee comprehensive project plans
Identify and handle program cross-functional dependencies between teams
Communicate development milestones, project schedules and status updates and drive alignment across the organization and between teams
Coordinate with teams to identify, prioritize and track risks to schedule and product quality
Drive software readiness in support of key project milestones (Alpha, Beta etc)
Coordinate multiple validation plans across teams
Understand engineering issues and drive them to closure by bringing together key partners for decision-making
Grasp complex technical topics and abstract key issues and risks into an actionable
Synthesize large amounts of data into a clear story and communicate to partners and organizations at all levels
Maintain an orientation toward teamwork and collaboration
Provide regular program status updates and communicate escalations as needed to executive team

Who You Are

You are a highly engaged and self-driven project professional with incredible sense of ownership with the ability to drive project with minimal supervision. You have proven experience of managing both large complex projects and programs, budgets and justifying resource needs to senior management team. Able to think strategically and execute methodically with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. You have excellent communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills that will enable you to earn trust at all levels and across geographies. Ability to facilitate meetings, workshops, and collaboration sessions to push execution and alignment on organizational initiatives. Recognize the importance and are proficient in executing key areas of change management.

What You Bring

BTech/MTech in Engineering (Computer Science/Electronics) with 10-12 years of total relevant experience
PMP, CSM, SaFE, ITSM or similar certifications preferred. MBA will be an added plus
4+ years of proven experience as a Program Manager in a technology product company managing and delivering high quality SW products (managing Cloud based projects, Digital transformation projects)
Extensive knowledge of Cloud Software development (Front end and Back end), API development and release process, Web services, Microservices, Web application, Mobile Application ( Android, iOS), Cloud based platforms (AWS preferred), SaaS platforms
Understanding of SW development processes and test validation including end to end testing with HW components.
Track record of releasing SW products and managing them through the entire product life cycle
Understands and deals well with both waterfall and Agile development models
Experience leading global teams that are building and managing complex platforms that are highly reliable and scalable is required
Experience in managing integration of Third-Party SW, Open source libraries etc
Experience using project management, task, and ticketing software; Planview, Atlassian, Jira, MS Project, or similar
Experience using collaboration and team management applications; Microsoft Teams, Slack, SharePoint or similar
Remain calm and flexible in the face of ambiguity
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with diverse teams and interact, influence, collaborate, and negotiate effectively at all levels of management.
Ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems, conflicts
Serve as the point of contact between multiple internal and external teams
Should possess excellent co-ordination skills solve problems, conflicts.