Senior Technical Program Manager, GoPro
Firmware
$127.9-180.5k
+ ESPP
2-3 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Extreme action cameras and video software
Open for applications
Extreme action cameras and video software
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$127.9-180.5k
+ ESPP
2-3 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help the world to capture and share itself in immersive and exciting ways.
Role
Who you are
- The successful candidate will have exceptional product development fundamentals, exceptional communication skills, and a desire to work with an amazing team to build game-changing products
- BS and 8+ years of technical work experience related to Firmware or Software developments, Embedded Systems development, including 4+ years of Engineering Program Management in consumer electronics industry
- Experience and/or understanding of product development lifecycles and processes
- Self-starter, self-motivated, detail-oriented and demonstrate critical thinking capabilities
- Track record of organizational and priority management skills in complex technical contexts
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with ability to synthesize complex and large amount of data into concise analysis that enable executive-level decision-making
- Team player and able to remain flexible, calm and focus in complex cross-functional environment
- Experience in working with and managing offshore suppliers and manufacturers
- Knowledgeable of one or more technologies is a plus: Electrical Engineering, UX/UI, Image Quality, Software development
What the job involves
- GoPro is looking for a top tier candidate for the role of Sr. Technical Program Manager, Firmware
- This position will be responsible for managing overall Product Firmware developments for our Cameras and Accessories, acting as the project lead through design, development, validation, release to production and sustaining state
- Provide leadership in driving product development efforts within Product Firmware projects, from early concepts to product launch and sustaining
- Lead and align efforts to define engineering scope, critical paths, technical risks to create project plans and schedule that will deliver high-quality products with high confidence
- Build and manage project schedules, dependencies, deliverables and responsibilities with functional managers and team members
- Prioritize team deliverables, tasks, and issues; manage change requests against scheduling and resource constraints
- Identify and highlight technical risks quickly and efficiently, resolve conflicting priorities and inter-dependencies, drive for consensus, risk mitigations and conclusions
- Partner with other Technical Program Manager and team leads to ensure that handoffs between teams are never dropped, and are transferred with clear responsibilities, ownership, and delivery expectations
- Lead regular stakeholder reviews; communicate and present status and issues effectively to all levels of the organization, both verbally and in writing
- Support Engineering, Legal and Operations team to close on SOW and legal agreements to meet project plans
- Maintain approach towards teamwork and collaboration
Our take
GoPro is a global leader in the field of action cameras. It has enjoyed remarkable success since its founding in 2002, and has expanded its offering to include additional apps and video editing software.
The market for cameras is fast-moving, with constant updates and innovations in technology and applications keeping it competitive. GoPro’s constant focus on new features and accessories, as well as its extensive name recognition, has helped the company retain a dominant market share. Similarly, GoPro has been smart to carve itself a niche that expressly excludes competition from swiftly improving smartphone cameras, as nobody wants to take their iPhone down a whitewater rapid.
This has, to date, kept GoPro’s sales growth ahead of competitors. GoPro is attentive to the constant possibility of game-changing new tech and competing products and should have the resources and talent to stay robustly abreast of the pack.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2012
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
May 2011
$88m
SERIES A
Total funding: $288.2m
Company benefits
- Get your very own GoPro camera + gear
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance – premiums are 100% paid for employees, 80% paid for dependents
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Generous time off policy
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for new parents
- Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) options
- Discounted employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- LiveHealthy monthly wellness reimbursement
- Innovative remote-friendly wellness classes and events
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional + personal development opportunities, i.e. LinkedIn Learning
- Opportunities to get involved in the causes that you care about (annual camera donation + volunteer events)
Company HQ
Western Hills, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Nicholas Woodman
(CEO & Owner)Received a degree in Visual Arts from the University of California, San Diego. Founder of Fun Bug. Sold Fun Bug and then traveled the world surfing, which inspired them to found GoPro in 2002.
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