Sr. Technical Project Manager

AXS • Los Angeles, CA

7h • $130,000 - $147,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Technical Project Manager (Sr TPM) drives the execution and coordination of strategic, cross-functional initiatives within the organization. This role partners with business and technical teams to create clarity, align priorities, and ensure work progresses efficiently across multiple workstreams. The Sr TPM facilitates planning, delivery tracking, risk management, and stakeholder communication while helping teams navigate ambiguity and remove execution barriers. They support Agile and hybrid delivery practices by promoting accountability, operational discipline, and continuous improvement. The Sr TPM works closely with leadership and delivery teams to improve processes, strengthen collaboration, and increase visibility into program health and outcomes. This role also mentors teams on delivery best practices and contributes to PMO standards, tooling, and operational maturity. Success in this role requires strong organizational and communication skills, sound project management judgment, and the ability to influence and coordinate across teams without direct authority.

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree (4-year) Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.
• 4-6 years experience in project management, program management, scrum leadership, agile delivery, or related operational roles
• Working knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery methodologies
• Experience working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with evolving priorities
• Experience coaching teams on agile delivery practices or process improvement initiatives.
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent initiatives or workstreams.
• Working knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery methodologies
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
• Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Must be able to learn, understand and apply new technologies.
• Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve a common business objective.
• Exposure to PMO environments, delivery governance, or portfolio coordination.
• Proficient with agile practices and program management tooling (Jira, Confluence, Slack, project dashboards).

Nice To Haves

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI Agile or project management certifications such as CSM, PMI-ACP, PMP, or SAFe are helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead moderately complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution and delivery
• Coordinate timelines, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communications across multiple teams
• Drive structured execution through clear planning frameworks, action tracking, milestone management, prioritization, and follow-through
• Own PMO artifacts including Program Plans, RAID Registers, and Communication Plans, ensuring they reflect current risks, decisions, and timelines
• Facilitate alignment discussions and help resolve cross-functional ambiguity or execution gaps
• Facilitate and manage dependencies and risks, escalating and mitigating appropriately when risks impact milestones
• Support release readiness, delivery planning, and cross-team coordination activities
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, and Business teams to maintain delivery alignment
• Coach teams on practical agile delivery practices that improve predictability, transparency, and collaboration
• Reinforce best practices within agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and standups
• Facilitate retrospectives that allow the team to reflect and continuously improve on their collaboration and delivery practices Monthly (at minimum)
• Identify delivery inefficiencies and help teams improve workflows, decision-making, and execution rhythms
• Mentor other Project Managers, and contribute to org-wide delivery best practices As Needed
• Contribute to continuous improvement of PMO standards, templates, and delivery practices
• Build strong working relationships across technical and business functions
• Provide concise and transparent updates tailored to different audiences, including senior leadership

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• paid holidays
• vacation and sick time
• company paid basic life insurance
• voluntary life insurance
• parental leave
• 401k Plan (with a current employer match of 3%)
• flexible spending and health savings account options
• wellness offerings
• Opportunities for learning and leveling up through training and education reimbursement
• A range of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that foster connection, inclusion, and professional growth
• Access to meaningful volunteer opportunities and community engagement programs to make a positive impact beyond the workplace

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree