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Join our team!\n\nGenova Technologies has an immediate opening for a Senior Technical Program Manager – Software Engineering in Cedar Rapids, IA.\n\nWhat will you do?\nThis position involves leading an established software engineering program, overseeing a team of 7 to 15 people delivering software solutions for one or more client accounts. The role blends hands-on technical program management, ownership of scope, schedule, and P&L, with a consultative, customer-facing posture as the primary relationship owner for assigned accounts. The manager will provide leadership, coaching, and professional development for their team while ensuring program delivery, budget health, and client satisfaction. This position requires Daily work to be completed at our Cedar Rapids, IA office, with some potential for Hybrid work.\n\nThis role will:\nLead and manage one or more software engineering teams with a total of 7 to 15 direct or matrixed reports, embedded across one or more client accounts\nServe as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for client relationship management, consulting on priorities, roadmaps, and tactical and strategic decisions\nOwn full program P&L: develop and manage budget, track spend against forecast, and report on margin and profitability\nManage project scope, schedule, and risk across concurrent workstreams; proactively escalate and mitigate as needed\nAct as part-time Product Owner within Scrum teams as needed, translating client needs into actionable work for the team\nWrite and maintain user stories and backlog to guide development activities\nEnsure all project documentation is complete, accurate, and meets contractual requirements\nSupport planning, scheduling, and execution of software development activities across all assigned accounts\nMaintain and grow existing client relationships, with a focus on continuity and expanding the scope of engagement where appropriate\nMonitor spend against budget and remaining scope against available budget; deliver regular budget and status reports to clients\nPrepare and deliver a monthly executive summary to internal leadership assessing overall program and portfolio health\nProvide career guidance and support the personal and professional growth of direct reports.\n\nWhat do you need?\nThe ideal candidate for this position will have:\n7+ years of post-baccalaureate experience in a technical or technology-adjacent field, with demonstrated technical curiosity and the ability to understand, engage with, and constructively challenge software engineering teams\nProven experience leading software engineering teams of 7 to 15 people, including distributed or client-embedded staff\nDemonstrated ability to act as a consultative, customer-facing partner, building trust and credibility with client stakeholders at multiple levels\nExperience owning full program P&L, including budget development, cost tracking, and margin/profitability reporting\nProven ability to manage project scope, schedule, and delivery risk across concurrent workstreams\nProven ability to write and manage a product backlog, including user stories\nExperience producing executive-level status reports and program health summaries for internal and client leadership\nFamiliarity with Agile software development methodologies\nStrong written and verbal communication skills for internal team leadership, executive reporting, and consultative client interaction\nDemonstrated ability to manage, coach, and develop employees in a distributed, client-embedded model\nManage technical and program risks and escalate issues as appropriate to internal leadership\nParticipate in and support interviews and onboarding of additional team members\nRepresent Genova Technologies professionally in all client and internal interactions, adhering to company policies, standards, and values.\n\nSkills we consider a plus include:\nPrior experience managing a diverse portfolio of clients or programs across multiple industries simultaneously\nDemonstrated ability to maintain and expand existing client relationships, including identifying opportunities to grow scope of engagement\nExperience transitioning into a role with an active handoff period, including building trust with clients and teams during a leadership change\nFamiliarity with embedded, web, and mobile application development\nExperience working in a Scrum environment as a Product Owner or Scrum Master\nPrior experience in a consulting firm; 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Join our team!\n\nGenova Technologies has an immediate opening for a Senior Technical Program Manager – Software Engineering in Cedar Rapids, IA.\n\nWhat will you do?\nThis position involves leading an established software engineering program, overseeing a team of 7 to 15 people delivering software solutions for one or more client accounts. The role blends hands-on technical program management, ownership of scope, schedule, and P&L, with a consultative, customer-facing posture as the primary relationship owner for assigned accounts. The manager will provide leadership, coaching, and professional development for their team while ensuring program delivery, budget health, and client satisfaction. 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