Software Project Manager Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of software project manager. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for first class support to automotive OEMs and Tier1s in integrating ADI systems solutions and software products into their system.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Manage diverse development resources which are globally distributed between Pittsburgh, Eindhoven, Bangalore
• Practical experience seeing both large and small software projects to completion
• Sufficient level of technical background to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues, and communicate effectively with the Development Team
• Experience creating compelling presentations for customers and stakeholders
• Proficient with project tracking tools such as MS project, Jira and/or Confluence/WIKI
• Clear understanding of software development lifecycle, including waterfall and Agile
• Work with both hardware and software development teams to ensure smooth integration
• Coordination with factory and 3rd party suppliers for introduction of new software and hardware

I am excited to be applying for the position of software project manager. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for first class support to automotive OEMs and Tier1s in integrating ADI software products into their system.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• He/She will act as a role model and change agent from traditional project manager/program manager to Agile servant-leader
• He/She will act as a execution lead closely partnering with the Business Team(Product Owners) & Scrum Teams to guide one Agile release train
• Works with Business Team (Product Owners) to align business strategy, drives the definition and refinement of the program backlog and PI execution
• Drive the Product Owners, Scrum teams to facilitate release planning preparedness (definition, refinement, scoping) to ensure that each release train has an actionable, prioritized backlog
• Ensure that the Program has high visibility and understanding of the critical data for the release train – dependencies, opportunities, risks and issues, Inspect & Adapt plans, train-level metrics, and communicates appropriately
• Define and publish the team’s Potentially Shippable Increment objectives for the PI
• Facilitate team collaboration with the Technical Architect to ensure high quality technical delivery
• Encourage Scrum teams to apply SAFe’s - Agile Software Engineering Practices for Achieving High Quality Code – including Agile architecture, continuous integration & deployment, Test driven development (TDD) and collective ownership

I would like to submit my application for the software project manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for expertise in Software System Safety and/or System Safety engineering activities related automotive projects.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Working with embedded hardware systems
• Working across multiple time zones and cultures
• Experience in networking or cellular mission critical equipment
• Working in small fast paced teams
• Retail POS software development project management experience
• Current PMI Certification
• Experience managing SDLC projects using an iterative methodology preferred
• High-level of proficiency in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Project

I would like to submit my application for the software project manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for advanced support users, to include diagnosing and resolving issues related to systems and applications and customer processing.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Capable of applying fundamental Project, Service and Relationship Management Principles
• Bachelor’s preferred and applicable experience
• Knowledge of SW Quality processes
• Demonstrated Project Management skills including project scheduling, resource allocation and management, risk management, project finances
• Applied knowledge of FDA and international medical device regulations or experience with other highly regulated industry
• Bachelor’s preferred and applicable experience
• Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting knowledge
• PMI PMP (Project Management Professional) certification preferred

In response to your job posting for software project manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for first class support to automotive OEMs and Tier1s in integrating the ADI software product into their system.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Facilitate alignment dependencies between the Business Team, any third party software, devops personnel or between the Scrum teams
• Provide daily leadership, direction and coaching to Scrum Masters and team members to apply scaled agile practices to achieve business success
• Foster a team collaborative environment that tears down silos between teams – act in a single voice
• Analyze program performance measures to determine options and appropriate actions to increase project performance
• Provide real time feedback to teams based on experiences with deliverables
• Continuously seek to expand and improve personal knowledge in the area of Agile project management best practices and assist in the development and promote adoption of new processes or changes to existing processes within Digital Aviation that continue to mature the program/project management discipline
• Managing the team’s tasks and providing adequate support of their assigned project(s) maintenance and improvement of the overall test automation and test instrumentation systems
• Providing line management to engineers from different disciplines