You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most.

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.

The engineering team at Bose is a thriving, passionate, deeply skilled team of professionals from a broad range of disciplines and experiences, who share a common goal—to create products that provide transformative sound experiences.

Job Description

About Bose

You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most.

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.

About the Team

Bose Corporation is seeking a Software Project Manager to join the Consumer Products Software Program Management Team. Our Project Managers lead globally distributed, cross functional software engineering teams. PMs also work seamlessly with internal and external non-software teams to deliver both exceptional products and exceptional experiences made possible by the union of SW and HW.

About the Role

As the Project Manager you must be customer-focused and possess a strong whole product and systems-centric mindset. You must be both well-versed in software development and significant knowledge with hardware integration. You will be accountable for the development and delivery of software integration with our product(s) within the Consumer Products portfolio to meet vision, performance, financial and schedule commitments.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage multiple priorities with the product development teams, discover, and eliminate complexity, bottlenecks, and ambiguity by working collaboratively. Help to make the right trade-offs, escalate issues if required, and always stay cognizant of continuous improvement opportunities.
• Build valued working relationships with technical subject matter experts on the teams as well as with stakeholders and leadership.
• Demonstrate exceptional organizational and leadership skill, outstanding written and verbal communication talent.
• Do the right things to drive work and release planning, to smartly handle interdependencies between teams and disciplines.
• Identify and manage technical and program risks throughout the project timeline.
• Lead Software cross functional teams such as firmware, cloud, mobile app and user experience while aligning with product management roadmap and priorities (2-5 years exp)
• Establish and clarify product and program objectives and ensure that the development team has the guidance and resources necessary to succeed.
• Work with team leaders to create robust system (hardware and software) delivery plans (Schedules, resource plans, tooling and capital expense estimates, identify external dependencies, etc.)
• Manage milestones or integration points for software deliverables to meet product development and validation requirements.

About You

• Experience working with external technology, design, and development partners.
• Strong background in consumer electronics engineering and design, including software and hardware integration.
• Proven ability to lead a highly technical team of multi-disciplinary engineers.
• Personal resilience and flexibility
• Drive team building and leadership activities.
• Confidence to communicate effectively with cross functional technical teams, business organizations, vendors and leadership.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science or quantitative field
• 5+ years of relevant experience within engineering domain, preferably product development role. General program management in a financial or IT systems organization doesn’t qualify.
• 5+ years’ experience in a Project/Program Manager role
• Scrum Master or SAFe certification a plus.

“Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please send a note to wellbeing@bose.com ”

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Bose is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. For additional information, please review: (1) the EEO is the Law Poster (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf); and (2) its Supplements (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm). Please note, the company's pay transparency is available at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf. Bose is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application or employment process, please send an e-mail to Wellbeing@bose.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.

If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please send a note to wellbeing@bose.com