technologies, and cutting-edge technologies become solutions for animal care
and management.
We support farmers by providing real-time actionable information to help them
manage their herds. It provides pet owners with smart devices and data that
give them a better understanding of their pet's activity and health needs,
enriching relationships. It helps conservationists safeguard natural
environments and wildlife.
Leveraging decades of Technological Research & Development experience across
many markets, technologies and species, along with development environments
and Quality Assurance procedures, we're always inventing new ways to look
after the health and well-being of animals. Our decades of experience keep us
ahead of the curve by leveraging advanced Technological Solutions from
enhancing the precious bond between people and their pets, to advancing animal
healthcare and wildlife preservation.
As a Program Manager, you will manage few projects from the initiation stage,
working with Marketing and Product managers through development to a
successful release. You will manage the day-to-day working of several SW
projects and activities, managing projects/products lifecycle and ensuring
that R&D is working on the most important tasks and that releases happen on
time and with high quality. In addition, you will cooperate with other
programs including hardware projects and with entities external to the R&D
department ensuring products are rolled out properly
The ideal candidate is a strong and independent individual, with a strong
background in SW development who knows how to lead a team in the right
direction even without formal authority.
Responsibilities:
· Collaborate with DEV Teams, QA, Product managers and other stakeholders.
Work closely with the R&D Team leads and Product Managers to make sure that
the right things are being worked on and programs/releases are delivered on
time.
· Help prioritizing product development efforts by balancing feature requests,
reported issues, customer requirements and business constraints.
· Collaborating with other departments at the company, such as Marketing,
Engineering and Support group assisting them with R&D tier support issues.
· Cooperating with other Program managers both Software and Hardware.
· Defining and implementing development processes and tools.
Requirements:
· B.Sc. in Computer Science or similar
· 4+ years of experience as a Program/Project Manager or experienced R&D team
leader
· SW development experience and strong technical background
· SW architecture understanding
· Solid understanding of SW development lifecycle
· Working experience in a company that creates and markets its own products
(both HW and SW)
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, maintaining proactive and
can-do attitude
· Experience in Agile environments
· English – Fluent
Advantage:
· Technical background in
· Server/WEB and Mobile environment
· Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
· Linux OS
· ALM tools such as TFS and Jira
