Senior Project Manager #1365

Senior Project Manager What We Offer Project Management of a flagship product line at a global company whose equipment runs in mission-critical networks worldwide. A senior, high-visibility role with direct exposure to company management. A strong professional environment of experienced engineers, architects and system experts. Long-term stability alongside genuine technological depth, and room to shape how the organization delivers. Key Responsibilities Multi-Disciplinary Coordination (SW / HW / QA / FPGA). Align embedded software, hardware, FPGA and QA plans into one integrated schedule. coordinate hardware bring-up, board-software integration, FPGA image drops and system-level test cycles so that integration is planned. Lead the routine — run program forums: planning sessions, status and sync meetings, and release go/no-go decisions. Technical as well as administrative role - read the specifications, understand the architecture and its trade-offs, challenge estimates on their technical merit, and on the other hand also see that the project has all the required resources to realize the target – Time, People, Equipment. Interface with stakeholders — serve as the R&D delivery interface to Product Management, Sales (including gap/requirement response processes), Operations and Technical Support. Program Schedule and Time-to-Market ownership. Build and maintain the program schedule and GANTT, translate feature requests into realistic delivery and impact assessment, identify bottlenecks, and long-lead dependencies. Requirements Must Have Solid background and experience in telecom and Carrier Ethernet, including service demarcation, OAM/SLA assurance, QoS and synchronization in service-provider access networks. Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field. 7+ years of project or program management experience in a product development organization, including full ownership of complex, multi-team schedules end to end. Proven experience managing programs that combine embedded software and hardware development. Hands-on experience with project management and planning tools (e.g. Monday.com, MS Project, Jira or equivalent). Working knowledge of development methodologies (Agile / Scrum / Waterfall / hybrid). Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Able to work effectively with engineers, architects, product managers, sales and senior management. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct managerial authority. Fluent English (written and spoken) and Hebrew. Advantage Experience in programs involving FPGA and ASIC development alongside software and hardware. Previous experience as a software or hardware engineer, team leader or system engineer before moving into project management. Familiarity with embedded Linux based platforms.