Program Manager - Platform Delivery

The Position
At Boehringer Ingelheim, we are committed to maximizing the value of our data and fostering a truly data-driven culture. Our Data and Integration Platforms are at the heart of this transformation, enabling innovation and excellence across the organization. As a key member of our Platform leadership team, you will empower high-performing teams to deliver exceptional solutions that make a real difference for patients and customers worldwide. As part of Boehringer Ingelheim, you’ll actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of life-changing products. 
We are looking for an experienced and data-driven Program Manager to lead the software delivery operations of our Data, Analytics, AI & Integration Platforms teams. In this pivotal role, you will orchestrate cross-team release planning, capacity management, budgeting, and operational excellence. You will champion continuous process improvement, agile best practices, and KPI-driven delivery to ensure our platforms scale efficiently and deliver maximum business value.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Capacity Planning: Strategically forecast and manage team capacity, ensuring optimal resource allocation across multiple projects and initiatives.
• Budget Management: Develop, track, and manage budgets for software development operations, aligning with organizational goals and driving cost efficiency.
• Release Planning & Operations: Oversee end-to-end release planning, scheduling, and execution for Data and Integration Platform teams, ensuring timely, high-quality, and reliable software releases. 
• Continuous Process Improvement: Identify, implement, and champion process enhancements to boost team productivity, quality, and delivery speed. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Agile Best Practices: Promote and embed agile methodologies across teams. Facilitate agile ceremonies, remove impediments, and drive adoption of agile tools and practices.
• KPI Management: Define, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure team performance, delivery, and operational health. Leverage data-driven insights to inform decisions and drive improvements.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary liaison between engineering teams, business stakeholders, and leadership. Ensure clear, timely, and transparent communication on program status, risks, and outcomes.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify risks and develop effective mitigation strategies to ensure successful program delivery.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or a related field or Bachelor’s degree with several years of relevant work experience
• Several years of experience in program or project management in a software development environment, ideally with a focus on data or integration platforms
• Sound knowledge of capacity planning, budget responsibility and release management in agile, dynamic environments
• Proven experience in the introduction and application of agile methods (e.g. Scrum, Kanban) Strong skills in leading interdisciplinary teams as well as priority management 
• Strong communication and organizational skills as well as confident stakeholder management Experience in the definition and reporting of KPIs. e.g. Scrum, Kanban)
• Strong interdisciplinary team leadership and priority management skills
• Experience in defining, tracking and reporting KPIs; knowledge of cloud technologies, data integration and DevOps is an advantage
• Strong communication and organizational skills as well as confident stakeholder management

Ready to contact us?  
If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com
 
Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until "September 30th, 2025".
We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to "September 23rd, 2025" are guaranteed to be considered.
Step 2: Virtual meeting till mid of October 2025
Step 3: On-site interviews till end of October 2025