Technical Program Manager II- #26-23686

About the Role

The Technical Program Manager is responsible for the successful definition, implementation, and delivery of complex, cross-functional programs involving multiple interdependent projects. This role requires strategic planning, strong communication, and collaboration across engineering, vendor partners, and internal business teams to ensure delivery within scope, quality, time, and budget constraints. The role is focused on a wearables electrical engineering hardware device project and is a 9-month duration assignment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver programs within defined scope, quality, schedule, and budget constraints, navigating moderate-probability and moderate-impact risk factors.
• Lead cross-functional, multi-project initiatives requiring broad alignment and coordination across engineering, operations, and vendor teams.
• Oversee all phases from design through “OK to Fab,” including work with flexes, rigid boards, and hardware design processes.
• Ensure effective implementation planning and project tracking in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Provide program-level strategic planning and partner with executive-level leadership for direction-setting and status communication.
• Manage and influence internal exempt employees, matrixed teams, and contractors to deliver high-quality systems and enhancements.
• Foster strong team collaboration, uphold accountability, and drive issue resolution.
• Engage with vendors, ensuring expectations, schedules, and deliverables are clearly aligned and managed.
• Lead scope definition, requirements gathering, documentation, and timeline estimation.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, status reports, and communication plans across multiple organizational levels.
• Oversee budget management, resource allocation, contingency planning, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Drive the use of program-level issue/bug tracking and risk management tools.
• Manage creation and maintenance of build matrixes across multiple configurations.

Requirements

• Experience managing overseas contract manufacturing vendors, interfacing with their engineering teams, and overseeing program management.
• Some level of electrical engineering experience, primarily interfacing with and managing electrical engineering teams, scheduling milestones, and up-leveling key issues and risks.
• Proven track record managing cross-functional programs, complex schedules, risk management frameworks, and bug/issue tracking in large organizations.
• Demonstrated success in project and program management, particularly in environments involving vendor coordination.
• Strong background in program issue/bug tracking and risk management frameworks.
• Proficiency with project estimating, scheduling, and tracking in large organizations.
• Strong people management and team-building skills.
• Ability to adapt and exercise sound judgment in rapidly changing environments with competing priorities.
• Aptitude for understanding business processes quickly and collaborating effectively across organizational levels.
• Strong capability in assessing risks and applying technology-related management principles.
• Experience delivering technology and business application solutions within large-scale, multi-platform systems.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field required.
• MBA or a related advanced degree preferred.
• PMP or PMI certification preferred.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Mandarin language proficiency.
• Additional experience developing field matrices with a wide range of configuration options.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.