Hybrid Technical Program Manager

at Mesh Systems

• Job title: Technical Program Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, Cloud, IoT
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Appleton, United States

About the role

• Technical Program Manager leading planning and implementation of IoT projects in a technology company. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative IoT solutions on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and implementation of IoT projects, ensuring they meet the specified requirements, timelines, and budgets
• Help facilitate agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and drive continuous process improvements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, and sales, to define project scopes, goals, and deliverables
• Translate high-level requirements into detailed project plans with milestones, risks, and dependencies clearly defined
• Track and manage project scope as defined in the Statement of Work (SoW); identify when customer requests fall outside of scope and coordinate with internal stakeholders to document and communicate the impact
• Direct interaction with customers and coordination of their requests with engineering teams
• Collaborate with individuals on project plans, including resource allocation, timelines and deliverables, and risk management strategies
• Coordinate and facilitate communication across all project phases, ensuring clear and timely information flow among team members and stakeholders (both internal and external)
• Monitor and report on project progress, including milestones, financial health, and potential challenges to senior management and relevant stakeholders
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the project team
• Actively review and verify deliverables to confirm they’re ready for customer evaluation
• For programs that have hardware components, occasional interaction with contract manufacturing partners for order placement, problem resolution, or working through scheduling challenges.
• Demonstrate the program’s given set of deliverables to business users and other key stakeholders in presentations, video calls, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field
• At least 5-7 years as a project manager in the technology sector, preference for candidates with a strong technical background with an understanding of IoT technologies, platforms, and protocols
• Excellent project management skills, including experience with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives
• Exceptional critical thinking skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Strong oral and written communication and people skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proactive approach to problem resolution and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s degree
• Electrical engineering background is preferred
• PMI-ACP Certified
• Must be willing to travel
• Agile / Scrum experience using Azure DevOps
• Experience working with device technologies such as BLE, wireless, and LTE Cellular
• Electronic contract manufacturing background
• Cloud development-related experience using Azure

Benefits

• Salary, company bonus, medical, dental, vision, cyber security, and pet insurance
• Wellness benefit
• 401k plan with match
• Flexible work from home
• 2 weeks annually ability to work anywhere in the world
• Parental leave
• Growth and development opportunities
• Flex-time off
• Volunteer time off
• Company paid life insurance
• Friday Lunch & Learns
• Unlimited snacks, fruit, coffee, and sodas!