Senior Pca Program Manager

This Senior PCA Program Manager is responsible for leading multiple project teams and managing activities of supporting teams and internal development partners, and overseeing logistics of parts for builds and prototypes. The role applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues, and leverages it to drive innovation and technology integration. The role manages project activities, develops schedules, budgets and resource plans, tracks progress against the establishes plans and drives best practices, while leading less-experienced staff members. What a Senior PCA Program Manager does at HP: Manages and leads a program involving multiple functions and project teams to drive the engineering development and implementation process for a product or service offering. Oversees logistics of parts for builds and prototypes and works on multiple projects, simultaneously. Develops and directs development of schedules, critical deliverables, budget, resource allocation plan, and other support requirements for assigned program. Manages activities of supporting project teams and internal development partners; ensures progress against established plan and makes determinations based on analysis of business information to alter or update schedule and resource allocation to meet product requirements and development schedule. Manages program to ensure procedural compliance, maintenance, and safety practices are followed for new and existing equipment. Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborates with management and internal manufacturing and development partners to recommend and implement changes to product, processes, or business practices to resolve escalated issues, produce solutions, and ensure adherence to budgets and established product roadmaps and schedules. Follows up on open points/actions that were observed during trials; ensures conveyed as actionable items. Drives innovation and integration of new technologies and quality initiatives into projects and activities in the manufacturing and/or engineering organization. Drives best practices through documentation control policies and procedures. Leads and provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members. Individuals who do well in this role at HP, usually possess: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence. Minimum 7 years of work experience, preferably in engineering development and implementation, project planning tools and software packages, people management, or a related field.