SR PROJECT MANAGER 10537 - Technical Program Manager - PMP
Extreme Networks · Posted Sep 28
AI-native cloud networking, wired and wireless infrastructure, and enterprise security solutions
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About the role
The role is a Senior Technical Program Manager position at Extreme Networks in Bangalore, responsible for program management across hardware and software delivery organizations. The work spans hardware NPI programs (design through manufacturing, QA, GA) and concurrent software releases across multiple platforms with independent release cadences, coordinating Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development, cloud/security/controller software teams, QA, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Compliance. The program manager drives milestones, dependencies, risks, and release readiness, and presents program status and recommendations to VP/SVP-level leadership.
What you will do
- Design, build, and maintain systems that power Extreme Networks's networking hardware platform
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship high-impact features
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Project Management, or Engineering Program Management in technology organizations
- Demonstrated experience managing complex hardware NPI programs (design through manufacturing, QA, GA)
- Demonstrated experience managing concurrent software releases across multiple platforms with independent release cadences
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (development, integration, QA, defect management, release readiness, GA)
- Strong understanding of hardware NPI lifecycle (design, manufacturing, BOM, image readiness, production ramp, GA)
- Experience coordinating programs involving Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development, Software teams (cloud, security, controller), QA, Product Management, Manufacturing, Compliance, and other cross-functional organizations
- Strong experience managing milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical-path activities across multiple concurrent programs
- Demonstrated ability to drive teams toward committed dates without direct management authority
- Experience leading release-readiness meetings, program reviews, defect reviews, and cross-functional working sessions
- Executive communication experience – ability to present program status, risks, and recommendations to VP/SVP-level leadership
- Program governance experience – ability to establish program decision-making structures and executive steering committees
- Strong Jira experience including epics, features, defects, dashboards, queries, and program tracking
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and senior leadership
- Demonstrated ability to recognize when a program is at risk, determine underlying cause, establish action plan, and escalate appropriately
- Risk management experience – ability to identify, assess, prioritize, and track mitigation of program risks
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving environment with multiple simultaneous releases and changing priorities
- Experience managing programs with resource support across multiple time zones
- Ability to use various AI tools to generate reports, analyze program data, monitor program metrics, and identify trends
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in networking, enterprise infrastructure, cloud-managed platforms, or telecommunications
- Experience managing programs that combine hardware, firmware/software, cloud services, and management/control applications
- Experience with hardware NPI including manufacturing readiness, BOM management, software-image readiness, and ODM/OEM partner coordination
- Familiarity with international product compliance processes (FCC, CE, country-specific certifications)
- Familiarity with government or regulated-industry customer procurement processes and approval workflows
- Experience managing cloud platform deployments, controller-based software releases, and private infrastructure configurations
- Experience managing programs with international customer bases and multi-time zone coordination
- Proficiency with AI-driven program management and analytics tools for reporting and monitoring
- PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scrum, or comparable project/program management certification.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures wired, wireless, and software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure equipment. The company delivers AI-native cloud networking solutions, analytics, and security services to tens of thousands of global customers. Its core offerings, such as ExtremeCloud IQ and Extreme Platform ONE, provide unified, scalable enterprise networking management.
- Industry
- Networking Hardware
- Company size
- 2500-5000 employees
- Founded
- 1996
- Location
- Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $230M raised
- 2018-05-08Conventional Debt$230M
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
President of AI Platforms and Chief Technology Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Commercial Officer
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