VP Program & Release Management

Description

Location: Ra'anana Israel - Hybrid

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DriveNets is a leader in networking software for Hyperscalers and service providers who are building the largest infrastructures in the world for network services. Founded in December 2015, DriveNets disrupted some of the most challenging high-scale markets, transforming the way Networks are built, scaled, and consumed. We also built the largest network in the world, with more than half of AT&T’s backbone running on DriveNets’ Network Cloud. DriveNets has raised $587 million in three funding rounds which enable us to dream big and bring on the most talented people.  

 The Role

As our VP Program & Release Management in the R&D team, you will lead and manage a team dedicated to software releases and project management. The focus of this role will be managing version releases and R&D processes to ensure efficient, high quality and timely delivery. You will be the go-to person for every aspect of each project’s coordination, timeline, and execution.

Our ideal candidate is a strong individual who is comfortable with both technical and organizational challenges, a leader by example, with good communication skills . You will be part of the management rnd leadership team, defining working processes and making cross RN&D impact.

Responsibilities 

• Manage release orchestration from release scoping, planning and scheduling to execution, monitoring and prioritization.
• Define and manage working methodoldies (i.e discovery , PI plan, etc)
• Define and present dashboards to present R&D investments (development and testing )
• Manage release status meetings, Identify risks and manage mitigations
• Lead improvement and leasson learnt processes
• Interface with groups outside R&D : Product, Customer Support, Delivery, Sales. As R&D focal point you will gather the needs and translate it into a R&D plan. 

Requirements

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, experience in software and/or a technologically relevant field
• 5+ years of experience as a release / program / R&D project manager
• 8-10 years of experience leading a development team that develop complex products
• Experience in the Telecommunications industry is a must, network expertise preferred
• Practical experience with Agile methodologies is advantage ,
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
• Demonstrated effective leadership in large rnd organizations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in hebrew and english are must
• Deep hands on experience with project management tools, Jira is advantage