Program Manager @ Harman Connected

Strong handson experience on the agile and scrum concepts.
Has applied the real scrum concepts to make the project agile and has successfully handled multiple scrum teams.
Practical thinking and a good attitude to handle difficult situations
Good communications skills

1. Having decent years of experience in handling Scrum teams. Currently he is handling 4 teams.
2. Practical experience and knowledge is good. Able to answer most of the questions
3. Seems to be honest in his work - based on the answers and response provided during interview.
4. Have sound knowledge on Scrum practices

Ensuring that engineering department goals, metrics and objectives are met
Establish and audit standardized tools and templates to use when leading cross functional team meetings
Create and manage schedules based on approved project scope
Control project scope and delivery variance
End-to-end project management for both software and hardware based projects up to and including building products in a factory
Help drive the sharing of best practices across the project management team
Managing internal and external resources
Communication with senior management as well as with the team
Continuously evaluate the new product design, development, and release processes and suggest improvements to reduce product cycle times
Create project plans including schedule creation, gathering development cost estimates, and target cost information
Identify risks in the project schedules and assist in the creation of mitigation plans
Ensure that the VPD DPT corporate project tracking tool is kept up to date
Manage the gaps between functions to guide projects though the phase gated development process up to and including the launch to Sales
Some travel may be required

Minimum Bachelors in Engineering or related discipline
3+ yrs of Project Management experience in an engineering or new product development environment
3+ yrs of experience presenting to Senior Management
Experience with waterfall, iterative and agile design methodologies

Preferred Qualifications:
PMP or equivalent certification preferred
Experience working with diverse teams in multiple sites
Expertise in Project Management Methodologies
Understanding of CMM or CMMi best practices
Excellent leadership skills
Detail oriented with good time management and multitasking skills
Excellent people skills including coaching and mentoring
Excellent interpersonal skills required to negotiate priority with those that do not report to them
Excellent written and oral communication skills both up and down the organizational chain
Must be a self-starter, achieving great results with minimum supervision
Must have a history of taking on and meeting challenging objectives
Experienced with standard project management tools such as Microsoft Project
Prior Experience of successfully managing New Product Development projects in the role of project manager
Technical background with an understanding of what it takes to complete embedded system designs