Project Manager - Storage Software Engineering

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Project / Team / Area of Responsibility

Provide program management, portfolio planning, coordination, governance, and execution leadership across the Storage Software Engineering organization.

Drive visibility, accountability, and successful delivery of multiple concurrent engineering initiatives spanning software development, QA, DevOps, cloud architecture, platform engineering, infrastructure modernization, storage technologies, SaaS services, and strategic product programs.

Act as the operational and strategic hub between Engineering, Product Management, Program Management, Product Leadership and Support to ensure projects and programs are effectively tracked, risks are managed, resources are aligned, and commitments are delivered on schedule.

Lead cross-functional initiatives that span multiple engineering teams and business organizations while ensuring alignment with company objectives, product roadmaps, customer commitments, and strategic business priorities.

This role combines traditional project management responsibilities with strategic program leadership responsibilities.

The successful candidate will not only manage execution and delivery activities, but also drive portfolio planning, organizational alignment, program governance, executive reporting, resource management, dependency resolution, and long-term strategic initiatives across Storage Software Engineering.

This individual will serve as a key partner to engineering leadership and product management, helping translate strategic objectives into executable delivery plans while ensuring predictable and measurable outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project & Delivery Management

Assist the VP of Storage Software Engineering in managing and tracking all active projects across multiple engineering teams.

Maintain visibility into project status, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and resource constraints.

Coordinate daily Scrum activities across development teams, ensuring blockers, risks, and action items are identified and resolved promptly.

Partner closely with Product Management to ensure engineering priorities align with business objectives, roadmap commitments, and customer requirements.

Drive sprint planning, backlog grooming, release planning, and retrospective activities across multiple Agile teams.

Monitor project execution and ensure milestones are achieved according to approved schedules.

Facilitate project reviews, stakeholder meetings, roadmap discussions, and engineering planning sessions.

Maintain project documentation, schedules, action logs, and decision tracking.

Develop and maintain Jira dashboards, reports, and workflow governance processes.

Ensure engineering teams have clear visibility into priorities, commitments, and deliverables.

Proactively identify schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Program & Portfolio Leadership

Lead multiple strategic programs concurrently across the Storage Software Engineering organization.

Establish governance frameworks for planning, execution, reporting, and operational excellence.

Develop multi-quarter and multi-year program roadmaps supporting organizational objectives.

Manage program-level dependencies spanning multiple projects, products, teams, and partner organizations.

Drive organizational planning activities including capacity planning, prioritization, investment alignment, and resource forecasting.

Coordinate engineering activities involving Product Management, Architecture, Security, Support, Professional Services, Finance, and Executive Leadership.

Ensure successful execution of strategic transformation initiatives and platform modernization efforts.

Manage organizational risks, resource conflicts, and priority changes while maintaining program commitments.

Facilitate executive steering committees, leadership reviews, and program governance meetings.

Develop executive dashboards and status reporting frameworks that provide visibility into program health and organizational performance.

Support annual planning, roadmap development, budget planning, and investment prioritization activities.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on engineering productivity, operational efficiency, quality, and delivery predictability.

Strategic Initiatives

Lead and coordinate major Storage Software Engineering initiatives including:

Modern Authentication (OIDC, SSO, MFA)

Secure Control Plane Programs

Storage Platform Modernization

Cloud and SaaS Transformation Initiatives

NEXIS VFS on Dell Programs

Qumulo Integration Programs

Keystone Storage and Hybrid Cloud Services

API Platform Strategy and Service Modernization

Infrastructure and DevOps Automation Initiatives

Security, Compliance, and Platform Governance Programs

Stakeholder Management

Act as primary liaison between Engineering Leadership, Product, and business stakeholders.

Drive alignment across departments regarding priorities, schedules, risks, and strategic objectives.

Communicate program status, business impact, and execution risks to executive leadership.

Build strong working relationships with external technology partners, vendors, and strategic suppliers when required.

Influence organizational decision-making through data-driven analysis and program insights.

MUST HAVE

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Management, or related discipline.

8+ years of experience in Program Management, Technical Program Management, Project Management, Engineering Operations, or Engineering Leadership roles.

Proven experience managing both projects and large-scale cross-functional programs.

Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, Agile methodologies, release management, and engineering delivery models.

Extensive experience with Jira administration, portfolio reporting, dashboards, workflows, and project governance.

Experience coordinating multiple concurrent initiatives across geographically distributed engineering teams.

Strong project planning, risk management, dependency management, and stakeholder communication skills.

Experience developing executive reports, business reviews, and strategic planning materials.

Ability to operate effectively across technical, operational, and business domains.

Strong leadership and organizational influence skills.

Experience working directly with senior engineering and executive leadership.

Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.

DESIRABLE

Experience within enterprise storage, cloud infrastructure, SaaS platforms, media technology, or distributed systems.

Prior software engineering, DevOps, cloud architecture, or infrastructure operations background.