Who We Are
Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life's other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms, and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.
The Role
We seek a virtual Program Manager to drive companywide high-visibility and high-priority software development Programs. This critical hire must have exceptional communication and organization skills, be highly collaborative, and understand software development organizational structures, tools, and teams. With an emphasis on discovery and soft skills, this individual will work with leadership and groups across the globe to create meaningful and positive change. Pragmatic, innovative, data-driven, detail-oriented, and self-motivated are skills crucial to the success of this role, as well as the ability to leverage and implement program management tools, processes, and KPIs to increase visibility, create stability, and ensure success. The ideal candidate will be accountable for critical programs and coordinate logistics and resources, conduct planning and working sessions, and build lasting relationships to meet program objectives.
What You'll Do
As the Program Manager, you will work directly with Product, Development, and QA leadership to kick off, oversee, and manage critical programs. You will collaboratively define the scope of work, identify appropriate resources, set goals, develop schedules, and track and report progress while ensuring that the overall approach is refined and can be leveraged by junior Program and Project Managers. Along with managing critical programs, you will:
Drive implementation of multiple, complex program management initiatives, working closely with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve milestones within established timeframes
Communicate with project stakeholders and executive and senior management and provide reporting insights on issues through root cause analyses.
Set and continually manage program expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise program team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and take accountability for their assigned work.
What You'll Bring
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or equivalent work experience.
10+ years experience of program or project management
7+ years of experience creating and driving large-scale technology and data-driven program management transformation plans
Advanced knowledge of business applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Teams, etc.
Demonstrated ability to:
Proactively and effectively communicate and present ideas clearly and persuasively to all organization levels.
Persuade, encourage, enroll, and motivate others.
Work collaboratively at all levels within the organization.
Plan, prioritize, and quickly adapt to achieve objectives and overcome obstacles and resource constraints.
Develop strategies, action plans, and metrics to ensure visibility, proactively identify risks, and have the objective information to address issues.
Identify problems and create mitigation plans to minimize risks, issues, bottlenecks, and obstacles.
Be accountable, trustworthy, transparent, and dependable.
Have a high level of emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and self-control to adapt to ensure success even in stressful or difficult situations.