Lead and own multiple cross-functional and complex projects, ensuring that scope is collected, tasks are defined, understood, delegated, and delivered, and resources are allocated. Partner with engineering leadership to develop a Platform Engineering program strategy, drive semi-annual planning to identify objectives and key results that support that strategy, and collaborate with engineering, product, data science, IT, and others to prioritize resource-dependent initiatives Collaborate with engineering, product, and relevant business teams to develop comprehensive and actionable plans, manage complex cross-team dependencies, and implement scalable tools, infrastructure, automation, and processes Utilise agile project management framework and techniques to plan, document, and manage both strategic and tactical initiatives from conception through delivery and closure Keep cross-functional stakeholders, contributors, executives, and interested parties engaged, aligned on strategy and involvement, and up-to-date on relevant details; escalate issues when necessary Ensure proper project closure by troubleshooting and resolving outstanding issues after launch, confirming solutions are in an acceptable state, and evaluating outcomes against objectives
Requirements
Proven experience (5+years ) in the planning and delivery of a cross-functional engineering program; Expert in agile project management, prioritization methodologies, and the SDLS, with the ability to manage and prioritize many competing requests and cross-functional dependencies; Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; able to make thoughtful proposals, provide root cause analysis, and demonstrate results through testing and metrics; General understanding of modern best practices in more than one of infrastructure/operations; frontend, backend, and/or native client application development; Experience and expertise in managing technical projects and programs related to the following: Running software applications on public cloud infrastructure Application development and architecture in large-scale environments Data infrastructure investments and tooling (build/buy, multi-cloud, etc.) Outstanding communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively set and manage stakeholder expectations