Senior Software Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Lead the development and maintenance of integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, and risk-management activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across software engineering, hardware engineering, operations, compliance, quality, and business teams.
• Facilitate project meetings, establish clear agendas, drive decisions, and ensure completion of action items.
• Lead milestone readiness reviews and align stakeholders on requirements, deliverables, and project objectives.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, costs, and resources, identifying variances and driving corrective actions when necessary.

• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, constraints, and potential delivery challenges.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies and escalation plans.
• Analyze project workstreams to uncover bottlenecks and coordinate resolution activities.
• Lead recovery planning for unexpected events while maintaining focus on customer and business priorities.
• Conduct root-cause analyses and ensure effective implementation of corrective actions.

• Deliver clear, concise project communications, status updates, and executive reports.
• Build alignment across functions, organizational levels, and global teams.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment that promotes transparency, accountability, and constructive problem-solving.
• Support effective decision-making by ensuring stakeholders have timely and relevant project information.

• Facilitate project retrospectives and apply lessons learned to future initiatives.
• Champion New Product Development (NPD) processes, tools, templates, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution, organizational effectiveness, and product-development outcomes.
• Promote consistency and continuous improvement across project management practices.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of Experience leading technical projects within the test and measurement industry, electronics industry, or a related technology environment.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams through structured project execution.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Jira, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong communication, planning, organizational, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience working within matrixed organizations and collaborating across global teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining focus on quality, schedule, and customer needs.

• PMP certification or an equivalent project management credential.
• Experience leading integrated hardware, software, and firmware product-development programs.
• Knowledge of Agile, Hybrid Agile, Lean Product Development, or related methodologies.
• Experience driving process improvements within new product development environments.
• Familiarity with procurement and project-funding processes, including purchase orders (POs) and appropriation/acquisition requests (ARs).
• Experience supporting technical product development from concept through commercialization.
• Experience with NI products and Semiconductor software domain.

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives-because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.