Program Manager II
24 days ago Adelaide, Australia
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Cadence is a pivotal leader in computational software.
- Size: 10,000+ employees
- Industry: Technology: Manufacturing
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At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Required Qualifications:
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:
We're doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can't.
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in program coordination, project management, engineering operations, software delivery, or a related technical environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical teams and stakeholders
- Experience coordinating software or engineering projects using agile practices, sprint planning, milestone tracking, and delivery follow-up
- Working knowledge of project and engineering collaboration tools such as GitHub Issues, GitHub Projects, GitHub Actions, Jira, or equivalent
- Basic scripting or automation capability, preferably using Python, Bash, or AI-assisted workflow automation
- Structured, proactive, and detail-oriented, with the ability to follow up across multiple parallel workstreams
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate day-to-day project activity with project leads, including task tracking and follow-up on actions
- Maintain project plans, schedules, and status updates in agreed tools
- Maintain resource allocation and staffing plans, including availability, assignments, and forecast demand
- Surface resource conflicts, gaps, and capacity risks early
- Track sprint progress, milestones, and key deliverables
- Prepare regular status reports covering progress, risks, dependencies, and blockers
- Escalate risks and blockers with clear context and proposed actions
- Monitor sales pipeline activity and translate opportunities into early resourcing inputs
- Maintain visibility between pipeline demand and team capacity
- Coordinate effort estimation inputs with technical leads
- Track scope, staffing needs, and delivery commitments
- Identify and improve coordination workflows and processes
- Use AI tools to improve reporting, planning, action tracking, and workflow automation
We're doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can't.
Additional Information
- Posted: 24 days ago