Program Manager
- Full-time
- Job Family Group: Product Development
Company Description
Merchant & Acquirer Processing (MAPPD) is a globally-distributed division of 1000 team members within Visa’s Technology & Operations organization. We are the innovation engine behind the merchant solutions platforms, CyberSource and Authorize.Net.
Job Description
The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring that MAPPD’s programs and projects are planned, managed, and governed in a consistent, transparent, and disciplined manner. The position requires an experienced program management professional with the right mix of relevant experience and skills, an ability to flex between the strategic and the tactical, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, and a high level of energy and flexibility to get things done and thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented product development environment. S(he) will be a program management leader who embodies Visa’s leadership principles of leading by example, communicating openly, enabling and inspiring others, exceling with partners, acting decisively, and collaborating effectively.
The ideal candidate will:
Be accountable for the end-to-end planning and execution of one or more projects and/or Agile teams
Ask thoughtful questions to help our customers, product owners, and product managers to maximize ROI and meet company objectives.
Understand product strategy and benefits of key deliverables in his/her area of responsibility
Work with product owner to promote and contribute to the improvement of the product backlog
Facilitate sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-up meetings, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and other scrum ceremonies
Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
Coach the team in estimation techniques
Track and remove impediments for the team
Set goals and develop metrics and reports using Rally to help the team understand its health and progress
Coach team members to understand Scrum and the Agile Principles
Ensure clear communication and collaboration among the Product Owner and members
of the Development organizationIdentify business analysis deliverables for projects and manage their execution
Manage the communication of new services, tracking effectiveness, and leveraging
multiple channels for an effective message.Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously
Drive and challenge technology owners on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans
Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
Liaise between the business units, technology teams and support teams to ensure clear communications among stakeholders
Participate in solution reviews to assess user experience to identify usability impacts and recommend solutions or processes to mitigate impacts
Become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in two or more technical areas to be able to develop and manage communications and interactions with end users
Be a change agent, ensuring users embrace new and innovative technology
Qualifications
7-10 years of work experience and a Bachelor’s Degree or 6 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 years of experience with a PhD.
Deep knowledge of Agile framework (User Stories, Continuous Integration,
TDD, Continuous Delivery, Pairing, Automated Testing)Good prioritization, negotiation and communication skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Ability to work independently with light supervision
Proficient in at least one agile project management tool: Rally, Jira,
Version One, etc.Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or
Professional Scrum Master (PSM
Additional Information
All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.