Position: Program Manager
Location: Bay Area, CA

Program Manager:
Grid Dynamics is a global leader in grid consulting and engineering
services. We are a young, fast growing and profitable company headquartered
in Silicon Valley. We are expanding in the Bay Area and are looking for
exceptional Program Managers with a passion for building and scaling
applications and mission-critical systems of “extreme” performance, scale
and reliability to join our ranks. Our staff consists of elite scientists
and engineers, experts in performance computing. Our clients, leading
financial, technology, Internet, communication and entertainment companies
such as eBay or Bank of America, rely on Grid Dynamics to architect, design,
prototype, build, or tune their business-critical grid systems. We work with
the latest technologies, platforms and tools, right on or beyond the
bleeding edge of mainstream computing. Our engineers are true experts and
thought leaders, dedicated to contributing technology and insights to the
Open Source community.

Responsibilities:
Program Excution: Drives cross-functional execution of a program, from
requirements to delivery and ensures that a program delivers on time with
high quality, in accordance with stated business and technical objectives.

Planning & Traking: Creates, optimizes, and drives structured schedules and
project plans across projects and cross-functional teams. Sets and meets
deadlines with quality deliverables, effectively adapting and modifying
plans based on changing data or conditions. Tracks open issues and
effectively negotiate to impact decisions and trade-offs and to guide issues
within internal and external groups to resolution. Holds program team
members accountable for their commitments, milestones, resources, and
deliverables.

Risk Mgmt & Problem Solving: Anticipates, identifies, documents, and manages
key program risks, proposing appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.
Identifies cross-functional dependencies and tracks and reports on their
progress. Proposes workable solutions to problems by analyzing business and
technical trade-offs among alternatives, and uses objective judgment and
influence to formulate and drive consensus on recommendations.

Prioritizaion: Balances process compliance with critical few and
achievement of business objectives to consistently make the right strategic
trade-offs for the program. Assigns priorities to multiple competing and
important program team activities quickly and effectively and communicates
them appropriately.

Communication Coordination: Frames communication and discussions for the
intended audience, with appropriate context and line of sight. Documents and
communicates status, issues, and risks in a timely manner to stakeholders
and senior management. Conducts program and cross-functional team meetings
to update status, and identify and resolve issues.  Achieves quality results
through team interaction and effective cross-group collaboration.

Requirements:
- BS/MS, including 8 or more years of relevant work experience
- Strong Program Management team leadership experience, including 5 or more
years leading complex software application delivery projects
- Understanding of agile development practices
- Demonstrated program management experience - effectively managed multiple
projects or programs that involve several cross functional teams.
- Progressive accountability reflecting full project lifecycle, system
development lifecycle, multiple geographic locations, and complex user
organizational structures.
- Ability to communicate objectives, plans, status and results clearly,
focusing on critical few key points
- Track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions
- Deep knowledge of the software development lifecycle
- Excellent leadership skills. Ability to influence at all levels of the
client organization. Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships
across organizations in delivering the best outcome of complex programs
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Contact:
Please send your cover letter and resume to
jobs AT griddynamics DOT com
Mention Job reference = SMAAPGMGR