Technical Project Manager

Job Description: Technical Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Technical Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of technology and software development projects. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in SDLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies, project planning, stakeholder management, risk and dependency management, and technical team coordination.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own and manage projects from initiation through planning, execution, release, and post-production support.

- Define project scope, objectives, milestones, timelines, deliverables, and success criteria.

- Prepare and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, resource plans, and delivery roadmaps.

- Coordinate with Engineering, Product, QA, DevOps, Design, and Business teams for successful project execution.

- Drive Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.

- Track project progress, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and action items.

- Maintain RAID logs and proactively identify risks and mitigation plans.

- Manage cross-functional and cross-team dependencies to ensure timely delivery.

- Work with Product Managers/Business Analysts to clarify requirements and translate them into actionable delivery plans.

- Partner with technical teams to understand architecture, APIs, integrations, databases, cloud infrastructure, and deployment dependencies.

- Coordinate testing, UAT, release management, production deployment, and post-release activities.

- Monitor project KPIs and engineering delivery metrics such as velocity, cycle time, throughput, sprint predictability, and release timelines.

- Prepare regular project status reports and communicate progress, risks, blockers, and decisions to stakeholders and leadership.

- Proactively identify bottlenecks and drive teams toward timely resolution.

- Manage scope changes, prioritization, timelines, and resource constraints.

- Ensure project documentation is maintained in tools such as Jira and Confluence.

- Drive continuous improvement in project management and software delivery processes.

- Coordinate with external vendors/partners where required.

- Ensure adherence to organizational quality, security, compliance, and engineering processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

- 5+ years of experience in Technical Project Management, IT Project Management, Program Management, Software Delivery, or a similar role.

- Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

- Hands-on experience with Agile, Scrum, and/or Kanban methodologies.

- Strong experience working with Jira and Confluence or similar project management/documentation tools.

- Proven experience managing multiple technical projects or workstreams simultaneously.

- Strong understanding of software development and technical delivery processes.

- Experience working with Engineering, Product, QA, DevOps, and Business teams.

- Strong knowledge of project planning, estimation, scheduling, risk management, issue management, and dependency tracking.

- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.

- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Good to Have:

- PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM, SAFe, or equivalent certification.

- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, APIs, microservices, databases, and system architecture.

- Experience with product-based/SaaS or technology organizations.

- Experience managing customer-facing or enterprise technology projects.

- Knowledge of project reporting and dashboard tools.

- Experience managing budgets, vendors, and third-party technology partners.

Success Measures / KPIs:

- On-time and within-scope project delivery.

- Effective management of risks, issues, and dependencies.

- Improved sprint and release predictability.

- Reduction in delivery blockers and escalations.

- Stakeholder satisfaction.

- Quality and stability of project releases.

- Effective utilization of project resources.

- Continuous improvement in engineering and delivery processes.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Technical Project Manager who can effectively bridge the gap between business requirements and engineering execution. They should be comfortable discussing technical concepts with developers and architects while also presenting clear project status, risks, timelines, and business impact to senior stakeholders.

Skills

IT Project Management, IT Program Management