What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Program Manager position at Materialise?
What you will do
- Lead and manage multi-stream programs and projects within our software services portfolio
- Design and deliver high-impact solutions in collaboration with customers, account managers, and technical experts
- Translate strategic objectives into comprehensive, cross-functional program and project plans aligned with organizational goals
- Monitor and optimize program and project execution, including scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and budgets
- Ensure effective and efficient communication with internal and external stakeholders (customers, partners, and onshore/offshore teams)
- Report on program and project status to stakeholders at both executive and technical levels
- Set clear objectives, influence stakeholders, and drive alignment on complex or divergent topics
- Coordinate across teams and ensure seamless collaboration in an international environment
- Drive change management efforts to support the successful adoption of solutions
- Maintain a goal-oriented approach while ensuring strong attention to detail across multiple initiatives
- 5 years of project management experience, including software development projects (or a background in software development)
- 1 – 2 years of experience managing programs or multiple concurrent projects
- Proven ability to translate strategy into structured program and project plans aligned with business objectives
- Strong experience managing scope, dependencies, budgets, and timelines
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask while maintaining attention to detail
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and align stakeholders at both executive and technical levels
- Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
- Strong interpersonal skills; team-oriented and able to build trust quickly
- Structured thinker with a strategic perspective
- Customer-centric, pragmatic, and a strong problem solver
- Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus
- Familiarity with Agile development processes
- Knowledge of project management frameworks (e.g., PRINCE2, PMI) is a plus
- Affinity with innovative technologies, 3D printing, and 3D design is an asset
- Interest in and ability to understand complex processes
- Lafayette, US
- Full-time
- Remote
- Mid-senior level