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Harmonic · 7 hours ago

Program Manager

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$70K/yr - $100K/yr

2+ years exp

Harmonic is a leading company in virtualized broadband and video delivery solutions. They are seeking a Program Manager to ensure successful execution of technical programs across multiple teams, overseeing project coordination, tracking, stakeholder communication, and maintaining program governance.

InternetMobileTelecommunications

Responsibilities

Project Coordination & Scheduling – Oversee the overall coordination of complex integration/deployment projects, define activities and required resources, estimate efforts, and track progress while ensuring adherence to detailed schedules

Project Tracking & Reporting – Monitor project status, track technical issues, and provide clear and effective reporting on milestones, deliverables, expectations, dependencies, risks, mitigation plans, escalations, and overall progress

Stakeholder Communication & Issue Management – Facilitate communication with internal and external stakeholders, addressing project-related concerns and ensuring alignment on integration and deployment efforts

Program Governance & Best Practices – Drive program integrity and coherence by maintaining an effective environment within PMO, establishing program-related practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to improve organizational capabilities

End-to-End Project Lifecycle Management – Take full ownership of the project lifecycle, from demo and field trials to integration planning and deployment, ensuring smooth execution across all phases

Independent Project Execution & Collaboration – Work autonomously to manage daily project activities, maintain collaboration forums, and track overall program success criteria through performance metrics and reports

Process Standardization & Continuous Improvement – Develop and maintain standardized processes for project execution, leveraging best practices from PMO to enhance efficiency and scalability

Project Documentation & Compliance – Create and maintain project documentation, ensuring adherence to both standard and customer-specific requirements to support seamless execution and compliance

Qualification

Stakeholder ManagementRisk ManagementProject ManagementBudget TrackingTelecom ExperiencePMP CertificationNetworking KnowledgeAgile MethodologyEnglish LanguageLeadership SkillsTime ManagementNegotiation SkillsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

Strong leadership, stakeholder and customer expectation management skills

Experience in project execution, monitoring, and control

Experience with budget tracking and risk management, ability to identify and manage risks and mitigation strategies

Education: Bachelor in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or equivalent

Deep knowledge in Project Management and PMI standards

Ability to organize own time, meet deadlines and targets, time management

Strong negotiations skills in both technical and commercial areas

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Ability to collaborate with clients and geographically disbursed project teams to deliver solutions that support the business requirements and align with Harmonic objectives and processes

Language – English at advanced level / Another European language is a plus

Understanding of networking systems hardware and software design is a plus

Confirmed PM experience in telecom customer's projects 2-3 years or Service delivery manager experience >3 years

Engineer background in telecom area (DataCom, Core, Radio, Transport network, IT, Quality Assurance and so on), this can be a starting point of candidate career

Very welcome PMP, PMI, ITIL, Agile or other certification as well as professional ones CCNA, CCNP, CCIE or similar from other vendors