Senior Project Manager

We are looking for a seasoned Project Manager to lead multiple active projects within Hitachi Vantara Engineering focused on the File portfolio. The projects include existing and newly funded NAS projects. In this role a successful candidate will oversee multiple engineering teams, ensuring organizational goals are reached on time and on budget



What you'll be doing .

• Coordinating engineering development efforts within and across the projects
• Developing and managing project spend and helping to track engineering budget across projects
• Taking an active part in resource management and balancing across the projects
• Overseeing software releases, building schedules; owning software and hardware quality metrics, including cross-functional communication in and out of engineering
• Being in tune with Agile team metrics and performance, including velocities, and contributing delivery estimates towards product roadmaps
• Identifying, evaluating, and overcoming risks across multiple projects and produce project reports for management and stakeholders
• Working cross-functionally with key stakeholders such as product management, product support, and the supply chain

What you bring to the team

• Good understanding of Agile principles and scrum is a must
• Understanding and appreciation of the need for waterfall methodology for electronic hardware development
• Ability to be flexible and balance between the legacy and newer projects
• Compliance knowledge (software, hardware, export, regulatory)
• Prior experience in project managing software deliverables is a must
• Prior experience in project managing hardware deliverables is highly desirable
• Prior people management experience and desire to function in a people manager role is a major plus
  
  

Our Company

Hitachi Vantara is part of the Global Hitachi family. We balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from what's now to what's next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

Our people are our biggest asset, they drive our innovation advantage and we strive to offer a flexible and collaborative workplace where they can thrive. Diversity of thought is welcomed and our employee base is represented by several active Employee Resource Group communities. We offer industry leading benefits packages (flexible working, generous pension and private healthcare) and promote a creative and inclusive culture. If driving real change gives you a sense of pride and you are passionate about powering social good, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Values

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all and are open to considering home working, compressed/flexible hours and flexible arrangements. Get in touch with us to explore how we might be able to accommodate your specific needs.

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. With Japanese roots going back over 100 years, our culture is founded on the values of our parent company expressed as the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa - Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto - Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin - Pioneering Spirit, Challenge