From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.
About The Role
The mission for the Engineering Program Management Office (PMO) is to implement project and program management methodologies that enable Fivetran to deliver complex products and initiatives on time and within expectations.
In addition, the Engineering PMO will act as the subject matter expert for project and program management standards, directing a department-wide approach to project delivery and communication. You will help accelerate, track, and execute on the company's most critical and cross-cutting product and engineering objectives. You will demonstrate leadership skills and work with stakeholders in implementing new technologies or methodologies to improve program outcomes. You will communicate and work in close collaboration with partners across the engineering team as well as other business partners to achieve this vision.
Technologies You'll Use
- Cloud service providers(AWS, GCP, Azure), ETL or ELT, software engineering
What You’ll Do
Program Management
- Manage key engineering programs and initiatives from initiation to closing.
- Provide regular program status updates on a variety of internal channels to all levels of the organization.
- Define project plans and schedules. Drive project execution.
- Lead internal cross-functional teams in engineering and validation activities.
- Ensure tight inter-team coordination and communication.
- Digest, understand, and communicate complex, technical/engineering issues.
- Identify and resolve conflicts or issues quickly, efficiently and effectively.
- Surface and mitigate risks or defects and lead technical task forces to ensure proper planning and issue resolution.
- Manage interdependencies across multiple engineering disciplines, programs, and stakeholders including platform, SRE, & QA.
- Develop creative solutions, remove obstacles, and redefine approaches to balance cost, quality and delivery priorities.
- Work closely with product management,data analytics, support,marketing and sales
Process Management
- Establish, maintain and oversee program and project management processes and practices.
- Find opportunities to enhance and simplify processes where possible.
Planning, Tracking & Reviewing
- Track and report progress against the product roadmap.
- Define and own specific program metrics and objectives.
- Track and report on PMO KPIs.
Skills We’re Looking For:
- 7+ years of experience in either technical program/project management
- Agile and waterfall project/program management experience
- Familiarity with program/project management tools
- Can lead key high level initiatives with minimal oversight; experience managing programs focused on enterprise expansion a plus
- Evaluates different problem solving approaches and proactively leads improvement & changes
- Ensures accepted project management best practices are followed by teammates and leaders
- Proactive leadership and mentorship; Is a role model for teammates
- Align Technical initiatives with overall business objectives
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and leadership skills
Bonus Skills
- Start-up experience a plus
- PMP certification a strong plus
- Software engineering experience a strong plus
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Perks and Benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
- Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
- RSU stock grants*
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.
*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information
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What We Do
Fivetran is the global leader in modern data integration. Our mission is to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. Built for the cloud, Fivetran enables data teams to effortlessly centralize and transform data from hundreds of SaaS and on-prem data sources into high-performance cloud destinations. Fast-moving startups and the world’s largest companies use Fivetran to accelerate modern analytics and operational efficiency, fueling data-driven business growth. Fivetran is headquartered in Oakland, California, with offices around the world.
Why Work With Us
At Fivetran, we live by our values daily. In every interaction, it is easy to identify that we work with integrity, we take initiative, and we employ a team-first approach. Our Glassdoor rating is no accident: just as customer experience is a guiding light for us, so is employee satisfaction. Experience ownership, impact, and recognition here.
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