Technical Program Manager

Stefanini Group is hiring! Stefanini is looking for a Technical Program Manager, Dearborn, MI For quick apply, please reach out to Navneet Pathak at 248-213-3677/ navneet.pathak@stefanini.com We are seeking an experienced Automotive Software Test Program Manager to lead cross-functional planning, test execution, hardware/software configuration, defect management, and Agile program delivery. Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain the project plan, including scope, schedule, budget, and risk management. Lead the holistic gathering of product requirements and project scope across multiple teams and business functions. Monitor progress against the plan and design recovery strategies when the project deviates from the baseline plan. Assemble and publish effective status reports for a variety of audiences, from project team members to executives. Design and deliver executive-level presentations to support the governance process for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Design and facilitate effective program-level meetings to communicate status and coordinate efforts. Collaborate with peers, managers, and team members across the organization to solve problems, develop plans, and coordinate work. Promote and encourage collaboration and transparency while building trusting relationships among business, delivery, and other organizational entities. Play an instrumental role in the organization's Agile transformation by acting as a change agent and demonstrating strong leadership with a positive, collaborative attitude. Develop test cycle plans, schedules, and timelines. Define project scope by prioritizing features and platform systems under test, considering the Product Direction Letter, program priorities, test strategy, and applicable policies. Build and manage the product backlog, maintaining transparency so that it is understood by the team. Lead the creation of Test Epics for features and platform systems as part of preparation for PI Planning and continue this work during Team Breakout Sessions. Participate in Scrum events and collaborate with the team. Conduct retrospectives on completed projects to support improvements to processes, policies, and toolsets. Define and specify the required vehicle variants to support the scope of the test project. Plan, procure, and maintain vehicle components, including surrogate, prototype, and instrumented parts. Analyze bills of materials for target and donor programs to identify surrogate parts, minimize unnecessary orders, and exclude simulated components. Define test cycles in alignment with software release schedules, the software change management process, and prototype software delivery. Obtain and maintain ARXML files and communicate updated files to the modeling and interface teams. Communicate software release information to the test team. Monitor and report progress of test project execution, software maturity, and vehicle hardware and software defects. Ensure all P0 and P1 defects are discussed in Program Scrum meetings. Regularly analyze Jira dashboards to understand progress and overall program health. Follow up on and manage the incident lifecycle to ensure timely incident disposition. Skills Required Software Testing, Technical Program and Project Management for Software Quality Assurance Experience Required 3 years of experience in Program Management 6 years of experience in automotive software development and/or quality Education Required Bachelor's degree **Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Also, some positions may include bonuses or other incentives*** Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We will also speak with you about the process, including interviews and job offers. About Stefanini Group The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company. #LI-NP1 #LI-ONSITE