Senior Engineering Program Manager Career Path

[khiraak]

Hello Brothers,

I am currently in the hiring process for the position of Senior Engineering Program Manager and have a few questions. konchem answer chesi punyam kattukondi :

• ee position career path ela untundi ? evaraina ee role take up chesara ?
• work ela untundi ee role lo ?(ofcourse JD refer chesa but still making sure)
• growth ela untundi ee position lo ?

 

 

[akkum_bakkum]

17 minutes ago, khiraak said:

Hello Brothers,

I am currently in the hiring process for the position of Senior Engineering Program Manager and have a few questions. konchem answer chesi punyam kattukondi :

• ee position career path ela untundi ? evaraina ee role take up chesara ?
• work ela untundi ee role lo ?(ofcourse JD refer chesa but still making sure)
• growth ela untundi ee position lo ?

 

 

Mostly coordinating role....beginners level lo Project Engineer antaru vallane..

[Jatka Bandi]

All of it is very dependent on team and company. Senior taravata Staff, Principal, group whatever vuntadi. Levels.fyi lo choodu. It is evry dependent on team, company, and industry because.. suppose your team is incharge of hardware maintenance/development in a software company. Software company lo software ke pedda peeta vuntadi. Hardware will grow slowly or is seen as a support role. Alane development, architecture teams ki pedda peeta, over maintenance teams. It also depends on your dept's head.. if he is in cahoot with the management, you can grow. In a general sense progression path looks like Senior->Principal/Staff/Group -> Some places lo Senior Principal -> Director (multiple levels) -> VP and so on.

If I were you I will do some research in levels.fyi about your company. Secondly, recruiter ni aduguta.. guide me how the hierarchy is ani.. It is his responsibility.. you can ask him directly what is a fair answer for 5years target.. finally, ilanti questions latter part of the interviews adugutaru.. when director or hiring manager comes.. ask the same question in a different manner to early interviewers.. like how is the culture in the team.. how do people progress.. can you give some opinions on what the team is struggling with.. etc etc. Avi base chesukuni.. nee job responsbilities ni clear ga chadivi.. daantho paatu early questions of interview lo clues em istunnaro choosi.. daniki taggattu response ivvali.. don't go super fancy.. express your dreams.. be grounded and realistic.. say something what they are expecting in a more conservative style.. don't make it come across that you can ask for far too much too early.

[Jatka Bandi]

2 minutes ago, akkum_bakkum said:

Mostly coordinating role....beginners level lo Project Engineer antaru vallane..

Not really. Project Engineer and Engineering Program Managers are different. Project engineers take care of the entire project and they are pure scheduling oriented. Engineering program managers are more technical schedule managers and also need to jump in to remove bottlenecks that individual teams are blinded by or self centered.. in some ways, these people can whip individual technical teams.

[khiraak]

24 minutes ago, Jatka Bandi said:

All of it is very dependent on team and company. Senior taravata Staff, Principal, group whatever vuntadi. Levels.fyi lo choodu. It is evry dependent on team, company, and industry because.. suppose your team is incharge of hardware maintenance/development in a software company. Software company lo software ke pedda peeta vuntadi. Hardware will grow slowly or is seen as a support role. Alane development, architecture teams ki pedda peeta, over maintenance teams. It also depends on your dept's head.. if he is in cahoot with the management, you can grow. In a general sense progression path looks like Senior->Principal/Staff/Group -> Some places lo Senior Principal -> Director (multiple levels) -> VP and so on.

If I were you I will do some research in levels.fyi about your company. Secondly, recruiter ni aduguta.. guide me how the hierarchy is ani.. It is his responsibility.. you can ask him directly what is a fair answer for 5years target.. finally, ilanti questions latter part of the interviews adugutaru.. when director or hiring manager comes.. ask the same question in a different manner to early interviewers.. like how is the culture in the team.. how do people progress.. can you give some opinions on what the team is struggling with.. etc etc. Avi base chesukuni.. nee job responsbilities ni clear ga chadivi.. daantho paatu early questions of interview lo clues em istunnaro choosi.. daniki taggattu response ivvali.. don't go super fancy.. express your dreams.. be grounded and realistic.. say something what they are expecting in a more conservative style.. don't make it come across that you can ask for far too much too early.

 bhayya for your detailed information.

In this role, I will be reporting to the Director, with my primary focus being on Security & Compliance area.

I have another interview with VP scheduled for Friday, where I plan to discuss the career path related to this role.

 

 

[khiraak]

1 hour ago, akkum_bakkum said:

Mostly coordinating role....beginners level lo Project Engineer antaru vallane..

bhayya ee role project engineer related aythey kadu.

from what ever dialogue I had with the Director & Sr. Program Managers its mostly a Sr. Project Manager kind of role but may be a level above Sr. Project Manager role.

 

[Jatka Bandi]

7 minutes ago, khiraak said:

 bhayya for your detailed information.

In this role, I will be reporting to the Director, with my primary focus being on Security & Compliance area.

I have another interview with VP scheduled for Friday, where I plan to discuss the career path related to this role.

 

 

Obvious.

You discuss about your career path with you Director, not with your VP. With VP, be more polished and set realistic goals that comes out of your conversation with Director. Leda VP nuvvu package anukuni endorse cheyadu. There can also be a situation where Director and VP are not aligned. A very rare occurrence. Even though they are not aligned, they will not show it off in front of you. So, pick the clues with VP's interaction as well. A good question to ask VP is.. from your standpoint, what is keeping you awake at night? Do you have a plan to change it? How do you think I can help you? After he answers, endorse yourself with more strong points.. ivanni nuvvu munde rasukuni vunchukovali.. director tho interactions and job profile nunchi pick chesukuni..a analogy will excite anyone but not mandatory. 

[khiraak]

3 hours ago, Jatka Bandi said:

Obvious.

You discuss about your career path with you Director, not with your VP. With VP, be more polished and set realistic goals that comes out of your conversation with Director. Leda VP nuvvu package anukuni endorse cheyadu. There can also be a situation where Director and VP are not aligned. A very rare occurrence. Even though they are not aligned, they will not show it off in front of you. So, pick the clues with VP's interaction as well. A good question to ask VP is.. from your standpoint, what is keeping you awake at night? Do you have a plan to change it? How do you think I can help you? After he answers, endorse yourself with more strong points.. ivanni nuvvu munde rasukuni vunchukovali.. director tho interactions and job profile nunchi pick chesukuni..a analogy will excite anyone but not mandatory. 

Thank you for your insightful advice regarding conversations with the director and VP. I truly appreciate the clarity and perspective you've provided.

Your point about reading between the lines during interactions with the VP is genuine, and I’ll be sure to observe and adapt accordingly.

Thankyou bhayya for your guidance.

 

[Jatka Bandi]

37 minutes ago, khiraak said:

Thank you for your insightful advice regarding conversations with the director and VP. I truly appreciate the clarity and perspective you've provided.

Your point about reading between the lines during interactions with the VP is genuine, and I’ll be sure to observe and adapt accordingly.

Thankyou bhayya for your guidance.

 

No. I did not ask you to read between the lines. I asked you to synthesize every word they speak and seek clarifications. When you understand the words and his intent is when you can align correctly. Listen, listen, and listen. Don't be in a hurry to speak. 

[Konebhar6]

10 hours ago, khiraak said:

Hello Brothers,

I am currently in the hiring process for the position of Senior Engineering Program Manager and have a few questions. konchem answer chesi punyam kattukondi :

• ee position career path ela untundi ? evaraina ee role take up chesara ?
• work ela untundi ee role lo ?(ofcourse JD refer chesa but still making sure)
• growth ela untundi ee position lo ?

 

 

A lot of good advice from others. My advice is be a straight shooter, and ask your director and VP in your interactions very clearly about your role, expectations, Org structure with in team, any issues currently, your immediate priorities and focus areas, etc

[Pahelwan4]

10 hours ago, khiraak said:

Hello Brothers,

I am currently in the hiring process for the position of Senior Engineering Program Manager and have a few questions. konchem answer chesi punyam kattukondi :

• ee position career path ela untundi ? evaraina ee role take up chesara ?
• work ela untundi ee role lo ?(ofcourse JD refer chesa but still making sure)
• growth ela untundi ee position lo ?

 

 

What is your current role? Do you have any prior manager experience? How did you land in this new requirement? I’m also looking to grow in career from being a lead developer for long time. Looking to join as a full time manager roles in a small company to gain experience. 

[ForEverJava]

3 hours ago, Pahelwan4 said:

What is your current role? Do you have any prior manager experience? How did you land in this new requirement? I’m also looking to grow in career from being a lead developer for long time. Looking to join as a full time manager roles in a small company to gain experience. 

Same here 

[khiraak]

On 11/20/2024 at 3:53 AM, Pahelwan4 said:

What is your current role? Do you have any prior manager experience? How did you land in this new requirement? I’m also looking to grow in career from being a lead developer for long time. Looking to join as a full time manager roles in a small company to gain experience. 

I am currently working as a Global Technical Manager, with reasonable experience in both platform and people management. I came across this position on LinkedIn and felt it aligned well with my skills and background, so I decided to apply. Within 48 hours of submitting my application, I received a call from HR.

[khiraak]

On 11/19/2024 at 11:13 PM, Jatka Bandi said:

No. I did not ask you to read between the lines. I asked you to synthesize every word they speak and seek clarifications. When you understand the words and his intent is when you can align correctly. Listen, listen, and listen. Don't be in a hurry to speak. 

Ofcourse, I didnt take it literally bro. I understood your intention.

many thanks for your valuable inputs.🙏

[Galactus]

role name ye wrong

you can either be senior engineer manager or senior program manager, two different roles with distinct criteria

senior engineer manager is a tech manager role

senior program is a program/project role about cross functional collaboration

If someone is asking you to do these two together then it means they are asking you to do two different jobs with 1 salary, they will benefit in the longer run and you will eventually burnout from overwork