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Viasat is looking for a creative, bright, and innovative Project Manager to work at the forefront of what makes us successful. This is an outstanding opportunity to collaborate with our dedicated engineers in developing and supporting technology programs within Viasat's Aviation business.

We are seeking a Project Manager to lead programs for enterprise mobility new customer onboarding. In this role you will facilitate the software development and delivery phase of programs from inception through Entry into Service. The candidate will have experience working with a variety of engineering teams (system architects, software, special test equipment, integration, and test), managing schedule and performance risk, meeting commitments and anticipating and circumventing problems. In addition, you will be developing stakeholder relationships and working effectively with functional areas within the company. You will be leading, directing, and motivating cross-discipline teams across multiple organizations and geographic sites.

The Project Manager works with business, engineering development and product management teams to help facilitate the execution of projects / programs and to improve end to end operational efficiency of engineering domains. The PM helps accomplish the goals and objectives of the organization through building effective relationships with business leaders, project teams and project stakeholders.

The Project manager will be working closely with Aviation account management teams, product management, and software engineering. The PM will manage intake of new software delivery requests, perform work triage, define and document scope, plan delivery, and manage the execution of the software delivery. You will also be presenting project status, schedules, and metrics to account management teams, collaborators, and Program Management leadership. The PM will manage risks, drive resolution of bugs, coordinate software release, and manage scope changes.

• 5+ years of experience in Project Management in software development
• 4+ years experience leading technical teams on Software development projects
• An Engineering background
• Demonstrated ability to monitor, lead and report project level milestones, risks, issues, and decisions
• Extensive problem-solving skills, and ability to drive resolutions to closure
• Demonstrated ability understand complex systems at a system architectural level
• Ability to lead project communications internally to teams/partners/leadership and externally to customers
• Organization skills to handle multiple projects concurrently, for multiple customers
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and intrapersonal skills; ability to interact with all levels in the organization
• Understanding and experience with project management methodologies and standard processes
• Experience working within Agile Development Frameworks
• Experience handling project scope and deliverables, including change control methodologies

The PM should have a foundational knowledge of theories, practices and procedures related to Program/Project management. The PM should be able to apply knowledge and skills to complete their assigned work autonomously with minimal supervision.  The ideal candidate has a background in Program/Project management, Scrum/Agile, software development or testing, and a mindset centered around critical thinking.

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