Senior Technical Project Manager

Location:

West Greenwich, RI, US, 02817

Requisition ID: 19067

Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, fulfill player needs and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.

Overview

Understands customer dynamics and needs. Plans and coordinates all aspects of engineering projects from inception to implementation, including firmware, hardware, software, and cloud connected systems. Has the capability to deliver actionable activities to the business on time and within budget while effectively managing cross functional and distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Assigned to multiple concurrent projects of varying size and complexity
• Documents detailed descriptions of assigned engineering projects, including firmware components and cloud integrations
• Maintains technical specifications across hardware, firmware, software, and cloud services
• Coordinates the activities of multi disciplinary teams (hardware, firmware, software, cloud, QA, operations) in the achievement of project objectives and outcomes
• Facilitates the flow of information among team members on assigned projects, including internal and external stakeholders
• Participates in identifying and removing project barriers and roadblocks, including technical, resource, and dependency risks
• Develops, tracks, and reports on project progress, schedules, risks, and project metrics
• Executes the full scope of large, complex assignments / projects that involve multiple technology systems, embedded platforms, and cloud based services by close of the year
  
  

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years managing engineering projects, including firmware centric or embedded system programs
• 2 to 4 years of project or team lead experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced knowledge of project management applications and tools
• Experience coordinating firmware development lifecycles, including requirements, development, integration, validation, and release
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional project manager with experience running hardware, firmware, software, and cloud connected projects from conception through production readiness
• Experience managing engineering projects with increasing technical and organizational complexity
• Demonstrated project leadership on multifaceted, cross functional initiatives
• Advanced knowledge of / skills in engineering disciplines such as firmware, embedded systems, software, hardware, and modern project management techniques and methods
• Experience managing firmware development for embedded or device based products, including interaction with hardware bring up, manufacturing, and field deployment
• Working knowledge of cloud services and architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP), including device connectivity, data ingestion, monitoring, and backend integrations
• PMP Certification
• Scrum Master Certification (PSM or CSM)
• Previous experience in a similar gaming, regulated, or high availability device environment
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 Quality Processes
  
  

Success Profile

• Leading Complexity
• Leading People
• Leading the Business
• Leading Self
  
  

At Brightstar, we consider a wide range of factors in determining compensation, including background, skills, experience, and work location. These factors can cause your compensation to vary. The estimated starting compensation range is $74,961 - $164,800. The actual pay offered may end up being higher or lower. The Company will comply with all local pay requirements and collective bargaining agreements, where applicable.

Base pay is only one part of our Total Rewards program. Sales roles may be eligible for commission payments, while other roles are eligible for discretionary bonuses. In addition, we offer employees a 401(k) Savings Plan with Company contributions, health, dental, and vision insurance, life, accident, and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, wellness programs, and identity theft insurance. Note: programs are subject to eligibility requirements.

All Brightstar employees have a role in information security. Annual training will be assigned and required as appropriate.

Nearest Major Market: Providence

Nearest Secondary Market: Rhode Island