Program Manager
Location: US, CA, San Mateo
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Function: Management
Company profile: Tile is one of the most successful crowd-funded campaigns in history and is building the world’s largest lost and found. Tile uses a "sharing economy" model to help people simplify their lives and save time by being able to know the location of their most valuable things at any time. Currently available in 32 countries, Tile continues to bring best-in-class performance in lost and found technology to its growing community of users. Tile is based in San Mateo, California, and we’re looking for more superstars to join our fast growing and venture backed team. You can learn more at #URL_6cfb2b10493b708c723bdd5df9fea83934769d593ea2e2916cc7dc1cd8c6db88#.
Description: The RoleYou are the hub of all the cross-functional activity that happens in bringing this amazing product to users.  Reporting directly to the COO and co-founder, you span across all the key activities involved in shipping great product that users love, on time and on plan.  We are looking for that special person who really wants to roll up their sleeves and be involved in all the parts of shipping Tile products: including supply chain, international manufacturing, hardware, embedded system, software development including iOS/Android and triage of customer issues and bugs.You are the ultimate schedule master and keeper, you work diligently to track all tasks, activities and dependencies, and can see risks coming and know how to rally the team early to manage change.   Not a single detail that could affect the quality or schedule of the product goes unnoticed by you.  And of course, you are well seasoned in working with the full spectrum of roles including product management, marketing, product development and the leadership team.This is a role that requires experience in working with technology and engineering - ideally you have worked in a “do whatever it takes” position with a close-knit team to release software and hardware, bringing organization to the product delivery process in all phases of the lifecycle.  Focus, superior organization and communication skills and attention to detail are areas you have already excelled at.ResponsibilitiesOwn and drive timelines – either product releases and/or other key initiatives – by creating and maintaining schedules (including key deliverables, milestones, and dependencies), understanding the deliverables and the progress toward each milestone, and identifying and driving resolution of all project issues.Effectively manage change and risk, partnering with the team to ensure the right decisions are made at the right time, appropriate communication occurs, and plans are intelligently adjusted to reflect necessary fluctuations in goals and requirements, as business needs change.Write weekly/daily status reports to communicate progress to the entire team and the rest of the organization.  Serve as a single point of contact for all project status items.Familiarity with standard project management practices and proceduresDesire to be on a highly productive, fast-paced team and work independentlyExceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail, strong follow-through, and ability to use analysis to drive decisionsOutstanding verbal and written communication skills and ability to build relationships and collaborate with a variety of personalities and stylesHighly flexible and able to change course quickly, getting the whole team behind a new directionProven experience managing complex projects to successful completion including the ability to navigate fast-paced environments and work with interdisciplinary teams and effectively communicate priorities, delivery expectations, risks and concerns to allPassion for building and releasing products and making great experiences for customersA proactive, positive, can-do attitudeHigh tolerance for ambiguity (bringing clarity and order where there might be fuzziness and chaos) 
Requirements: B.S. in a technical discipline or equivalent experience3-5 years of software development project or program management experience, including at least two complete product release cyclesAgile/CSM certification or experienceConnected consumer device and start-up environment experience a big plusSupply chain and hardware dev management experience a plusStrong communication and coordination skillsPMP Certification (PMI) a plusMust be in the Bay Area
Benefits: Own equity in the company. Every employee is a stakeholder in our future.Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.Participate in company wide events such as team lunches and outingsOn-site gym accessUnlimited vacation daysReceive the benefits of comprehensive health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance, 401K, and pre-tax commuter deduction.
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