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This isa REMOTE opportunity\nTheTechnical Program Manager plans, executes, and brings projects to closure on behalf of Digital Safety. The Technical Program Manager oversees the entire technical project lifecycle, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to the specified scope and quality requirements. The Technical Program Manager manages resources, coordinates teams, and mitigates risks to deliver successful project outcomes.\nULResearch Institutes:\nAtUL Research Institutes(ULRI),weexpand the boundaries of safety science tocreate a more secure and sustainable world. Formore thana century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigateriskand shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries.Weidentifycritical safety and sustainability issues, askingtoughquestions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge.\nBuild a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us.Join us and work with our Fire Safetyteamswho conduct the researchrequiredto produce that knowledgeandput itintopractice.\nDigital Safety Research Institute:\nThe Digital Safety Research Institute (DSRI) addresses unresolved safety risks and emerging dangers in the world’s digital ecosystem. We aim to help protect people from unwanted access to personal devices and privacy,algorithms, and disinformation threats by working to create a new digital safety ecosystem.\nDSRI is committed to sharing digital safety insights, collaborating with key stakeholders, and offering extensive outreach and education to help support safer digital environments for people everywhere.\nWhatyou’lllearnandachieve:\nAs the Technical Program Manager, youwill play a key role in the rapid growth ofULas you:\nDefine projectobjectives, scope, deliverables, and success criteria and develop comprehensive project plans, including schedules, budgets, and resource allocation,Identifyingproject dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies.\n\nCollaborate with engineering team leads, research leadership, and external partners (sponsors, researchers, engineers, and adopters) to gather requirements andestablishclear communication channels.\n\nCoordinate and lead cross-functional project teams, assign tasks and responsibilities, and monitor project progress, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards. Foster effective teamwork and collaboration among team members.\n\nConduct regular project status meetings, providing updates to stakeholders and addressing any issues or concerns.\n\nManage changes to project scope, schedule, and resources, followingappropriate changecontrol processes and proactivelyidentifyand resolve project issues and conflicts.\n\nEscalate critical risks and issues toappropriate stakeholdersand senior management.\n\nEnsure compliance with organizational policies, sponsor requirements, research data-handling expectations, andour open-source release processes.\n\nEstablishandmaintainstrong relationships with project stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration. and provide regular project status reports and updates to stakeholders, including progress, milestones, and key decisions.\n\nManage resources to balance internal Digital Safety tasks with UL-wide organizational assignments.\n\nManage stakeholder expectations and address concerns or feedback.\n\nFacilitateeffective communication among project team members, ensuring alignment and clarity.\n\nConduct project reviews andlessonslearned sessions toidentifyareas for improvement.\n\nDocument project outcomes, successes, and challenges for future reference.\n\nPerform other duties as assigned.\n\nWhat makes you a great fit:\nWhile no one candidate will embody every quality, the successful candidate will bring many of the following professional competencies and personal attributes:\nStrong leadership skills to guide and motivate team members towards project goals.\n\nDemonstratedability to manage multiple concurrent projects across competing priorities.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\n\nRelevant technical knowledge.\n\nHighly organized and skilled in managing multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines.\n\nStrong problem-solving skills to analyze complex situations.\n\nSkillednegotiatorto managestakeholderexpectations,resolve conflicts.\n\nSolid understanding of budgeting principles, cost estimation, andfinancial management.\n\nAdaptable and flexible, capable of adjusting plans, reallocating resources, and managing uncertainties whilemaintainingprojectobjectives.\n\nProfessional education and experience requirements for the role include:\nBachelor's degree in computer science and 3 years or more of hands-on experience as a software engineer.\n\nPMP Certification (or equivalent) and fouryearor more in product and program management.\n\nPMP Certification or equivalent\n\nAgile certifications (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster), and Six Sigma certifications.\n\nAboutUL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement\nUL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagementarenonprofit organizationsdedicated to advancing safety science research through the discovery and application of scientific knowledge. We conduct rigorous independent research and analyze safety data,conveneexperts worldwide to address risks, share knowledge through safety education and public outreach initiatives, and develop standards to guide safe commercialization of evolving technologies. We foster communities of safety, from grassroots initiatives for neighborhoods to summits of world leaders. 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