Technical Program Manager, Virtual Reality Operating Systems

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Our Customer’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through their family of apps and services, they are building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together.

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager, Virtual Reality Operating Systems on a contract basis to help support our Customer’s business needs. The main function is to play a key role in driving highly complex, cross-functional programs. The candidate in this role has a proven track record of developing and shipping high-quality products and experiences. This role will have the opportunity to work closely with world-class development teams and leaders across the organization to deliver trustworthy experiences to the company's products. The role is 100% remote to these locations: Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Menlo Park, CA.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage cross-functional programs, facilitating relationships across multiple teams to identify risks, manage dependencies, and optimize resources
• Drive visibility, accountability, and execution across the areas of software development for the organization
• Understand technology requirements, roadmap, dependencies, and evolution, and develop a plan for mitigating risks and delivering features that meet the requirements across multiple products
• Resolve conflicts, maintain clarity on priorities, and drive progress on execution
• Provide hands-on program management during analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation phases
• Work cross-functionally to develop best practices and development processes in a quickly changing and dynamic environment
• Drive impact through the deployment of key initiatives and garner adoption of those processes

Must-Haves:

• 2+ years of systems engineering, hardware engineering, software engineering, or technical product/program management experience
• Experience leading execution across highly ambiguous, complex products and programs
• Knowledge of user needs, gathering requirements, and defining scope
• Experience operating autonomously across multiple teams demonstrated critical thinking and thought leadership
• Experience in leading complex execution across multiple teams in different time zones, anticipating roadblocks, and creating a path forward
• Analytical and problem-solving experience with large-scale systems
• A communicator who can translate high-level goals into tangible action plans, and vice-versa, and expertise in communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with System Health, Battery Optimization, Silicon background, CPU and Memory Optimization
• Program Management skills preferred
• Android development or program experience preferred
• Consumer electronics development preferred

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

Hours & Location:

• M-F, 40 hours/week. This role will be 100% remote.

Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of the waiting period for eligible engagements)

• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, FSA, Commuter Benefits Program
• Accrued PTO: Up to 15 days per 12 months on assignment
• New Child Benefit: Up to $4,000 for the birth or adoption of a child while on assignment (conditions apply)

Remote Options: The position is 100% remote to the locations below:

• Baltimore, MD
• Boston, MA
• Houston, TX
• Los Angeles, CA ($78.46 - $93.46)
• San Diego, CA ($68.08 - $83.08)
• Menlo Park, CA ($84.28 - $99.28)