10791 - Sr. Project Manager

10791 – Sr. Technical Project Manager (HMA Channel)

Purpose:

We are seeking a Sr. Technical Project Manager to lead and coordinate product change management activities within the Connected Car Services and Mobility Platform ecosystem. This role is highly technical, requiring a deep understanding of modern automotive software systems, middleware integration, mobile applications, and cloud-based API architecture.

The ideal candidate will act as the key liaison between business stakeholders, software engineers, architects, and third-party vendors, ensuring technically sound, timely, and efficient delivery of complex change requests and product enhancements.

Essential Functions:

Activities and responsibilities related to Connectivity Service Development and Operations include, but are not limited to:

Product Change Request (PCR) & Technical Execution Oversight

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of change requests, including technical assessment, scope definition, impact analysis, and solution feasibility.
• Coordinate innovative initiatives with development teams to evaluate new technologies or solution architectures.
• Collaborate with solution architects and developers to understand and validate technical feasibility of feature enhancements and system changes.
• Maintain a robust change prioritization framework that balances technical complexity, platform impact, and business value across multiple stakeholders.

Technical Program Management

• Lead development of detailed, technically sound project execution plans, with emphasis on system integrations, interface compatibility, and deployment dependencies.
• Support backend API review sessions, API testing coordination, and validation of interface agreements between mobile apps, middleware, and vehicle head units.
• Actively participate in design and architecture discussions to ensure alignment with platform principles.
• Coordinate development testing, UAT preparation, and cross-platform regression testing for each change deployment.

Systems & Middleware Integration

• Work with system analysts to validate business and technical requirements for connected vehicle features, mobile app behavior, and cloud service integrations.
• Support documentation of technical workflows, data exchanges, and API specs for integration with third-party vendors and internal systems.
• Assist QA and development teams with technical use cases, backend debugging, and resolution of middleware/mobile communication issues.

Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Facilitate requirements gathering and technical alignment workshops with internal and external stakeholders (including OEMs and Tier-1 vendors).
• Translate complex technical updates into actionable communication for executive and non-technical stakeholders.
• Manage vendor deliverables and ensure integration testing compliance before final acceptance.

Operational Excellence

• Monitor, report, and track PCR status using tools like JIRA, Confluence, and MS Project.
• Support production deployment (planned and emergency) and post-release incident analysis with a strong focus on root cause and resolution.
• Perform post-deployment data analysis and trend reporting on system performance and user impact.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of combined experience in software project management and technical systems implementation.
• Strong familiarity with connected vehicle platforms, mobile applications, and cloud-based backend services.
• Technical knowledge in:

• API architecture and tools: Understanding of REST/GraphQL APIs, with hands-on experience using Postman, Swagger, and basic API management and testing tools.
   
• Mobile app development (Android/iOS): Familiar with the full development lifecycle, compliance for app store releases, and common frameworks like Kotlin, Swift, or React Native.
   
• Middleware and integrations: Experience with API interfaces using ESB and basic integration patterns for connecting systems and services.
   
• Databases: Knowledge of both SQL (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB) databases, including how to write queries and manage data.
   
• Cloud platforms: Basic experience working with cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for hosting, storage, and serverless functions.
• Hands-on experience with development testing, system analysis, and platform monitoring.
• Advanced proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent PM and documentation tools.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional engineering teams (internal and vendor-based).
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps frameworks.

Nice to Have:

• 3–5 years of experience in software development or architecture.
• Prior experience in a consulting or Tier-1 automotive supplier company.
• Experience authoring and validating API test scripts using Postman or similar tools.

Salary range: $103,170 to $158,873