Director -Software Project Management

Director of Software PMO

Summary

Directs and leads a global Software Project Management Office (SW PMO) responsible for portfolio planning, program execution governance, and on-time delivery of highly complex IoT software-enabled product solutions. This role sets strategy, establishes execution discipline, and drives continuous improvement across software and product development while influencing outcomes across R&D, Product Management, and Business teams.

Essential Functions

• Lead and develop a global team of technical program and project managers; establish vision, mission, and objectives aligned with PMO and corporate strategy.
• Build strong leadership capability within the team through mentoring, coaching, and performance management.
• Partner with R&D, Product Management, and Business leadership to drive portfolio and roadmap alignment.
• Own and continuously improve planning frameworks spanning concept, development, release, and product delivery.
• Define and mature prioritization, planning, and execution models that balance scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Lead portfolio-level planning and execution governance across the organization.
• Enforce continuous planning practices constrained by realistic resource capacity and critical-path awareness.
• Ensure disciplined scope, change, dependency, and risk management across programs.
• Drive proactive identification of risks and deviations, and lead mitigation and recovery actions to protect delivery commitments.
• Establish metrics, KPIs, and decision data to enable fact-based execution and portfolio decisions.
• Evangelize modern software and product development practices and provide executive-level communication on status, risks, and outcomes.

Director-Level Scope & Accountability

• Accountable for driving the release of multiple software SDKs and capabilities through globally distributed teams.
• Broad operational and strategic impact beyond the PMO.
• Participates with senior leadership in defining long-term strategy, operating models, and execution frameworks.
• Makes final decisions on operational and administrative matters within scope.
• Decisions have long-term impact on company performance, delivery credibility, and customer outcomes.

Complexity & Leadership

• Drives innovation in PMO practices and product development ways of working.
• Leads effectively through ambiguity, complexity, and change.
• Builds high-trust, high-performance teams and leadership bench strength.
• Ensures budgets, schedules, and commitments meet corporate requirements.
• Leads primarily through influence across organizational boundaries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EE, CE, CS, or related technical field. Advanced degree or MBA and Project Management certifications desired.
• 8+ years of project or program management leadership experience. Experience in direct Embedded Software development desired.
• Experience with complex semiconductor software development.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills.
• Deep expertise in project and program management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Critical Path/Chain, EVM).
• Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, and Excel.
• Ability to operate effectively across globally distributed, cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to anticipate risk, align stakeholders, and deliver results.