Technical Program Manager III

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. This position is to help transform Blue Origin's ET (Enterprise Technology) team into a world class, business value focused, optimized Agile / Lean organization. BO is seeking an exceptional and passionate Senior Program Manager who has deep knowledge of Agile, Change Management, and both enterprise and start up business experience. In depth knowledge of the SDLC, SaFE (Scaled Agile Framework), small and large custom software development experience is a plus. Some travel will be required for this position. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Responsibilities: Provide Agile coaching to Enterprise Technology (ET) teams on all aspects of the Scrum and/or Kanban frameworks Work with multiple business and technology teams across ET to deliver customer value through the implementation of Agile values, principles, and practices Provide actionable feedback to teams for improving and developing their skills in Agile practices and team dynamics Coaching and mentoring Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile teams and leadership to enhance release planning, Agile ceremonies, continuous integration and continuous delivery practices Facilitate various workshops and Agile team events including story writing, backlog management, user story and feature mapping Transferring knowledge and helping teams continuously reflect and improve, becoming more effective in their roles and increasing the outcome, collaboration, and quality practices Onboard new teams into the transformation process, provide overview presentation and evangelize Agile practices Introduce Agile ways of working and implement agility in the project delivery processes using Scrum and/or Kanban Demonstrates and shares experiences and observations with all team members to ensure best practices are being used and recommends process improvement Enjoy working in a fast paced, goals-oriented environment Have a deep love and passion for commercial space exploration Lead workshops and training sessions Strong facilitation, collaboration, coaching and mentoring skills Highly developed communication skills to collaborate, build relationships, influence, negotiate and persuade others at all levels both inside and outside of ET Proficient in using Jira for backlog management, progress tracking and reporting Must have a passion for helping others and making a difference Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related discipline 5 years of experience in an Agile Coach role using Scrum and Kanban 5 years of experience helping deliver IT programs and projects Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion. Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Desired: Advanced Agile Certifications (PMI-ACP, ICP-ACC, ICP-ATF) Scrum Certification (CSM, CSP) Agile Coach Certification (CTC or equivalent) Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Compensation range for on site CO applicants is $113,762-$166,851 Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $124,104-$182,020 Compensation range for on site CA applicants is $124,104-$182,020 Other site ranges may differ Export Control Regulations Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Equal Employment Opportunity Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Benefits Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match. Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays Discretionary bonus programs Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we’re working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space.

Salary : $113,762 - $166,851