Technical Project Manager II

EdgeConneX•Herndon, VA

About The Position

Led by an experienced management team and supported by a strong investor group, including large and experienced institutions and strategic partners, EdgeConneX offers a dynamic, fast-paced work environment where we are bringing flexibility, proximity, power, and connectivity to some of the world’s key businesses. With major offices in Herndon, Denver, and Amsterdam, we have a global footprint and a unified team of employees committed to providing a premier customer experience and delivering the full spectrum of data center solutions, from core to edge, like no other data center provider can do. Focused on driving innovation and helping our customers define and deliver their own unique vision for the Edge, at any scale, in any market worldwide, for any requirement, we are building tomorrow’s data center infrastructure, today for some of the world’s most demanding Network, Content, and Cloud customers. Technical Project Manager II Position Summary The Technical Project Manager II (TPM II) is responsible for driving delivery of technical initiatives across the CIO organization, with a focus on cross-team coordination involving leveraged/matrixed teams (Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering) and product-oriented delivery teams. This role serves as the PPMO's technical liaison for initiative sequencing, dependency management, and leveraged team queue coordination — translating priority rankings into realistic delivery plans grounded in technical understanding. This is a hands-on delivery role that requires both project management rigor and enough technical depth to credibly engage with engineering leads on feasibility, sequencing, and risk.

Requirements

5–8 years of experience in technical project management, program management, or delivery management in a technology organization
Demonstrated experience managing cross-team technical initiatives involving infrastructure, platform, or product engineering work
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise systems architecture — enough to credibly engage with engineering leads, not necessarily to write code
Experience managing shared/matrixed resources across multiple concurrent initiatives
Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 (SharePoint, Teams, PowerPoint, Power BI)
Strong communication skills — can translate technical complexity into clear status, risk, and trade-off narratives for non-technical leadership

Nice To Haves

Experience in organizations with matrixed or leveraged team structures (shared services, platform teams, enabling teams)
Familiarity with agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) at the team and portfolio level
Experience with Coda, Lucid Spark, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar project/portfolio management tools
Exposure to cybersecurity, cloud migration, or data engineering initiative delivery
PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe SPC, or equivalent certification (not required but valued)
Experience with AI/ML or emerging technology initiatives (relevant as AI/ML and Labs teams come online)

Responsibilities

Own delivery coordination for 3–6 concurrent Strategic Initiatives or Operational Projects, primarily those involving platform, infrastructure, or product engineering work
Drive initiatives from intake through delivery: facilitate kickoffs, define milestones, manage risks, remove blockers, and ensure status is reflected accurately on initiative cards
Work directly with engineering leads to translate business requirements into delivery plans with realistic timelines
Manage technical dependencies across delivery teams and leveraged teams — proactively surface conflicts before they become blockers
Serve as the PPMO's primary technical point of contact for leveraged team sequencing decisions
Propose allocation queue ordering based on technical dependencies, initiative priority, and leveraged team capacity — for Program Manager/CIO approval
When two initiatives of equal priority compete for the same leveraged team, assess technical sequencing options and present trade-offs to leadership
Maintain working relationships with leveraged team leads (Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering) to ensure capacity commitments are realistic and blockers are escalated early
Own the "Depends On" dependency map across the initiative portfolio — ensure it stays current and flag multi-layer dependency chains
When dependency conflicts surface (Initiative A blocked by lower-priority Initiative B), prepare resolution options for the Monthly Leadership Review
If active initiative dependency coverage exceeds 30%, produce a visual dependency map in Lucid Spark for leadership review
During intake triage, provide technical feasibility input for new requests — validate t-shirt sizing for technical initiatives
Assess technical risk for in-flight initiatives and reflect in status narratives and escalation recommendations
Identify architectural or infrastructure dependencies that may not be visible at the initiative level but could impact delivery timelines
Update initiative cards for owned initiatives by the last sprint/cycle boundary before the 25th
Contribute to the Monthly Portfolio Status Report — specifically the dependency conflict, leveraged team queue, and technical risk sections
Participate in Monthly Leadership Reviews to provide technical context for prioritization and sequencing decisions
Support Quarterly Strategic Alignment with technical capacity and roadmap input