Technical Program Manager - IoT

At Cisco Meraki, we know that technology can connect us, empower us, and drive us. By simplifying powerful technology, we can free hard-working people to focus on their mission. As the fastest growing cloud-managed networking team in the world, our products and technology architecture are changing the face of enterprise networking and making cloud-managed IT a reality.

Meraki is seeking an expert Technical Program Manager for driving IoT engineering programs. Come be part of the team that delivers innovative products for businesses and organizations of all sizes. As a Technical Program Manager, you will work closely with our Engineering, Product Management, and other multi-functional teams to shepherd through all phases of development. Our goal is to deliver high quality products on time and within budget.

You will be responsible for the following:

• Partnering with the Engineering Director to help the organization build and implement a complex and highly collaborative roadmap
• Lead IoT programs spanning across the entire IoT software engineering teams, including but not limited to cameras, sensors, and AI deployed at the edge
• Build and drive program plan with well-managed dependencies and partner alignment
• Implement and track program work, achievements, action items, technical dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans
• Cultivate collaboration by breaking down silos between teams
• Maintain accountability on project commitments and work you're doing
• Understand product use cases and communicate technically with engineering and product teams
• Develop strong working relationships with multi-functional teams to best understand and deliver on business goals and priorities
• Prepare program status reports and executive briefings for various collaborator groups
• Partner with ICD to drive IC Lifecyle and process improvements
• Driving Roadmap planning, Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), and Quality Reviews for the IoT team

You are ideal for this role if you have:

• Bachelors or higher degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience in software engineering
• 8+ proven experience as Engineering Program Manager/Technical Program Manager in software, hardware, embedded, networking, IoT technologies or products
• 3+ years of experience as EPM/TPM specifically in software products and IoT backend technologies
• Consistent track record of delivering high quality products
• Experience working across global teams to drive programs optimally through multiple time zones
• Experience working in medium to large size companies, which have gone through significant personnel growth in the SW engineering organization
• Strong understanding of software development processes and Agile methodologies
• Excel at inventing, adapting, and maintaining new operational processes
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Experience working with project planning tools (Jira, Gantt charts, Smartsheets, MS Project, Confluence, Google Docs)
• Appetite for rapid changes and comfort with navigating through uncertain/ambiguous situations

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