Description
HP Business Personal Systems Group develops computing solutions and experiences aimed at small/medium business and enterprise customers. The Firmware Engineering Group is seeking a highly motivated and passionate candidate to join the Firmware PMO Team as a Firmware Engineering Program Manager. The successful candidate will work in an exciting, high-profile, team-oriented, and fast-paced environment, working closely alongside engineers and system teams. Ideally, you have a background in firmware and software with hands-on experience in Agile Program Management.
As a Program Manager, you will support a cross-functional team that creates, designs, and develops Embedded Controller firmware for HP Business Desktops and Notebooks. You will act as an Agile coach for the firmware development team and serve as a bridge between internal and external stakeholders, including Engineering R&D and System teams. You will also ensure on-time delivery or escalations as necessary and support organisational strategy.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Act as Agile Scrum Master for 3-4 scrum teams developing firmware
- Ensure that the scrum process is followed, and the backlog is executed per priorities set by the Product Owner
- Track and report metrics, program risks, issues, and status to senior management
- Coordinating development and documentation activities across software teams, firmware teams, and other functional teams
The Program Manager is responsible for leading a matrix team through the engineering development process for business notebook and desktop PCs. As a Program Manager, you will:
- Use Agile Principles to deliver firmware for business notebooks and desktop PCs
- Develop and manage schedules, critical deliverables, resource allocation plans, and other support requirements for firmware projects
- Act as an Agile/Scrum Master to a firmware development team: monitor and enforce the scrum process, clear impediments, lead scrum ceremonies, and assist in resolving team conflicts
- Extensive experience delivering firmware or device driver programs using Agile methodology
- Extensive experience with using MS Azure DevOps, program planning tools, and software packages to create, manage, and track project results, proficiency in using presentation tools and computing expertise using spreadsheets
- Demonstrated business acumen and successful experience managing all aspects of programs, including briefing of executive management, working with scrum teams, negotiating with business groups, communicating with stakeholders, and directing matrix teams and resources
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate program plans, proposals, and results and negotiate options at senior management levels
- Collaborate with teams for customer documentation associated with firmware development
- Manage activities of supporting project teams and internal development partners; ensures progress against established plans and provides proposals based on analysis of business information to alter or update schedule and resource allocation to meet product requirements and development schedule
- Communicate program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborates with management and manufacturing and development partners to recommend and implement changes to product, processes, or business practices
- Drive innovation and integration of new technologies and quality initiatives into projects and activities in the manufacturing and/or engineering organisation
The pay range for this role is $130,700 to $205,200 USD annually, with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity. HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, long-term/short-term disability insurance, employee assistance program, flexible spending account, life insurance, generous time off policies, including 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure, 11 paid holidays, and additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave.