Senior Program Manager

Company Description

Velotic™ is a leading independent industrial software company providing data‑driven solutions that improve manufacturing efficiency, productivity, and operational insight. Serving customers across manufacturing, oil & gas, utilities, and infrastructure, the company generates more than $300 million in revenue. Velotic's portfolio, anchored by Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx, supports the growing data and performance requirements of industrial operators globally, with an emphasis on AI‑enabled manufacturing and industrial software.

Job Description

ROLE SUMMARY

Under the leadership of the Director of Program Management, we are hiring a Principal Program Manager Contractor to facilitate release management and project management for at least one product. This role is critical to our 2026 releases and will be responsible for dependency management, risk management, and on-time delivery of projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure all required release activities are on time, on track, and accounted for through our documented release workflows
• Keep stakeholders up to date on multiple releases
• Organize and run cross-functional status meetings with efficiency
• Communicate with stakeholders to escalate and remove impediments and manage risk
• Own the processes for your products and be willing to assist others as necessary
• Coordinate planning activities and the documentation of process changes
• Backup or run at least one non-release project or program

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
• Ability to motivate others
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years working with Jira and Confluence or equivalent
• Experience with release and project management
• Experience working with software development teams and management
• PMP certification or equivalent
• Experience with Agile project management or Agile frameworks, especially Scrum and Kanban