SEU Sensormatic Electronics, LLC

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This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description Johnson Controls is seeking an Associate Director of Program Management to join our Engineering organization. You will have the opportunity to be embedded within the product development group and will own and drive cross-functional program execution, with a primary focus on the migration of existing products to our new cloud-native security platform, Highspan. • Lead end-to-end program management for the Highspan migration initiative, ensuring on-time delivery of product migrations, architectural transitions, and feature parity goals. • Partner closely with engineering teams, product owners, and architects to define milestones, track dependencies, manage scope, and proactively surface risks and blockers. • Coordinate delivery across multiple brands, geographies, and engineering teams to ensure alignment with the unified platform vision. • Establish and maintain detailed program plans, dashboards, and regular reviews, providing visibility to engineering leadership and stakeholders. • Drive agile execution maturity within engineering by facilitating planning cadences, release coordination, retrospectives, and improvement loops. • Serve as the Engineering program point-of-contact, complementing the broader PMO by owning deeply technical or architecture-driven programs inside the R&D org. • Champion transparency, accountability, and engineering discipline across active programs. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering related field. • 10+ years of experience in program or technical project management, with at least 5 years in a software product engineering environment. • Proven track record leading large-scale platform migrations, cloud transformation efforts, or multi-product initiatives. • Strong understanding of software development processes (Agile/Scrum/SAFe), and ability to partner directly with technical leads and developers. • Experience managing global teams and cross-functional stakeholders across time zones. • Excellent communication, organizational, and influence skills — able to operate independently and make decisions in a fast-paced environment. • Able to travel 5-10%. Requirements • Experience with physical security products, Access Control, VMS, or SaaS platforms is a strong advantage. • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Aha!, or similar tools for program management and planning. • Background in cloud-native software delivery or platform engineering. • Experience working within or alongside an Engineering organization; technical background. Company Description