PARTNER CONSULTANT - Product Management

Technical Program Manager : Job Description

Product Delivery & Success team, as part of the Digital Products and Services (DPS) organization, drives end-to-end delivery across Strategy and Transformation?s core priorities by collaborating across functions to accelerate digital transformation. One the key remits of the Delivery Team is to provide delivery governance and execution oversight through Technical Program Managers (TPMs) and Scrum Masters for the key digital transformation programs in. The TPM role is a hands-on delivery role along with people management responsibility for all Scrum Masters on the program.

Accountabilities

• Drive end-to-end technical program management across a multiple, cross-functional programs from initial conception, through design and development, to delivery of tested, useable prototypes • Work across cross-functional partners (engineering, business, and design) to identify scope, constraints, dependencies, risks, and timelines across programs • Lead team of Scrum Masters supporting complex transformation programs by coaching them on PepsiCo-specific tools, frameworks, and processes related to DevSecOps Delivery • Proactively identify technical, procedural, legal, logistical, and communications challenges and partner with leads to drive creative solutions to resolve issues and mitigate risks • Coordinate communications across internal and external teams, including upwards communication to team leadership • Frequent communication with program leadership to shape and deliver on the product roadmap, and requires to nimbly switch between strategic and tactical initiatives to achieve technical, and business goals • Experience with Agile, object-oriented modelling, web services, middleware, database, and data mining systems

Qualifications

• 10+ years of work experience, or 5+ years of experience as a Delivery Lead / Technical Program Manager, either in CPG delivery teams or with a Top-Tier consulting firm • The ideal technical program manager (TPM) will be highly quantitative, have great judgment, able to connect dots across workstreams, identify critical program dependencies, and have a strong track record of delivery. • The TPM lead will have a pragmatic approach and iterative approach to building software including ability to simplify and get things done with a demonstrated track record of building and delivering software and working effectively with external and internal teams. • The TPM lead will dive deep to understand including the infrastructure, dataset dependencies for local requirements for feature/application deployments, integration testing requirements.

Job Description

• Develop, deliver, and manage end-to-end technology products to promote the growth of digital commerce and mobilization of payments in emerging and developed markets. • Work across multiple business and technical units to drive overall project success. • Support business partners during the ideation phase. • Drive requirements elaboration with business and technology partners. • Write detailed and executive friendly status reports. • Manage technical project scope definition and understand project priority. • Drive cross-functional planning and project execution with the technology teams. • Develop and manage detailed baseline project plans. • Drive, manage, and track projects through each phase of the project life cycle through to successful completion. • Deliver and accountable for E2E project Delivery. • Manage and deliver multiple scrum teams in parallel, working with different teams. • Manage and communicate status, issues, and risks with program stakeholders. • Manage project change requests, project priorities, and program trade-offs. • Provide leadership to cross-functional, global teams and maintain current documentation. • Adhere to Program compliance and governance audit requirements. • Drive team compliance with quality, security, operational resilience, and other non-functional requirements. • Work closely with members of Product Management, UI/UX, Product Development, QA, Release Management, Implementation Management, Security, and Operations teams, as well as with all levels of management within the organization. • Develop, operate and tailor Agile and Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies. • Drive sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-up meetings, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and other scrum ceremonies. • Develop metrics and reports using Rally to help the team understand its health and progress and to set goals. • Produce weekly status reports, manage risks and pro-actively partner with fellow PM's.

Worksite: Plano, TX

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Product Management