Product Manager

Key Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the ongoing operation of a subset of electrical engineering, software development and testing applications.
• Lead recurring compliance and governance activities, including annual application assessments, AI component reviews, third-party supplier risk assessments, and related documentation updates.
• Coordinate budget planning, annual renewals, usage validation, growth requests, cost controls, and financial monitoring across a subset of E&E applications.
• Monitor and manage software licensing, license denials, server outages, build server requests, approval workflows, and license usage tracking across multiple enterprise tools.
• Partner with internal support teams to resolve operational issues impacting application availability, infrastructure stability, and user productivity.
• Lead and participate in governance councils, architecture reviews, operational meetings, compliance training, and staff forums to align product and tool strategy with business needs.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships across engineering, software delivery, test, architecture, digital, platform, and business leadership teams.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for software suppliers and partners, including contract discussions, usage alignment, issue escalation, roadmap conversations, and renewal planning.
• Coordinate with affiliates, acquisitions, and external partner organizations on software usage, integrations, supplier agreements, and transition planning.
• Drive strategic initiatives such as platform migrations, reporting modernization, tool consolidation, cloud transitions, systems integration, governance improvements, and process standardization.
• Translate business needs into actionable plans for engineering tools.
• Identify process gaps, cost reduction opportunities, and automation improvements that improve service quality, governance, and operational efficiency.
• Support change management, user adoption, and cross-functional alignment for new tools, new processes, and enterprise transformation efforts.

Skills Required

• Strong product management or technical program management experience in enterprise software, engineering tools, or IT-enabled business capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously across operations, compliance, budget, vendor management, and strategic projects.
• Experience with application governance, risk assessments, compliance processes, and audit-ready documentation.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management, forecasting, renewal planning, and cost optimization.
• Experience managing software licensing, vendor relationships, contract coordination, and enterprise tool usage.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, including engineering, architecture, software delivery, finance, procurement, legal, and leadership teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present recommendations, facilitate alignment, and document decisions clearly.
• Experience leading tool migrations, platform implementations, systems integrations, or process improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and incomplete information.
• Working knowledge of Agile delivery practices and software development lifecycle concepts.

Skills Desired

• Experience supporting electrical engineering tool ecosystems and software application lifecycle management solutions.
• Experience with cloud platforms and cost monitoring, including Azure and AWS environments.
• Background in supplier risk management, third-party assessments, and software contract negotiations.
• Knowledge of embedded software and controller technology.
• Experience identifying automation opportunities to reduce manual operational workload.
• Exposure to mergers, acquisitions, affiliate support models, or multi-organization software governance.
• Experience working in large, matrixed enterprise environments with diverse stakeholder groups and distributed teams.

Past Work Experience Needed

• 5+ years of experience in product management, technical program management, IT business management, software asset management, or a closely related role.
• Proven experience managing enterprise applications or software products through both operational support and strategic transformation efforts.
• Experience owning or influencing budgets, renewals, vendor engagements, and license management processes.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving technology, process, governance, and stakeholder alignment.
• Experience working with enterprise software suppliers, internal business customers, and technical support teams to resolve issues and improve service delivery.
• Experience with compliance-driven processes such as assessments, controls, audits, legal requests, or risk reviews.
• Experience delivering outcomes in environments with multiple concurrent projects, competing priorities, and significant coordination requirements.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance are available to qualified candidates who meet eligibility requirements.