Technical Project Manager

Info Resume Edge • New York, NY

12h

About The Position

Responsibilities: Manage day-to-day Portfolio activities such as resourcing, financial spend tracking, capacity planning, program health check, and data trending risk identification. Take ownership in managing and ensuring successful financial, delivery and operational outcomes across the portfolio - gathering status updates and escalating delivery risks when needed. Drive design discussions and facilitate consensus on solution architecture decisions across all upstream engineering SMEs, Enterprise Architects and Raven SMEs. Manages the planning, coordination, and execution of technology-focused projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and project goals Leads Agile release trains, coordinating with product owners, agile champions, and development teams to ensure timely and quality delivery of project milestones Leads Program Increment (PI) planning meetings with senior leadership, product management, and delivery teams to ensure strategic alignment and readiness Mentors Agile Release Train (ART) meetings to ensure the preparation, readiness, and prioritization of features for future PI planning sessions Develops risk management plans, conducts regular risk assessments, and implements mitigation strategies to ensure smooth Agile Release Train (ART) execution Analyzes and interprets relevant portfolio, Release Train, and team-level metrics to provide strategic insights into delivery and execution Facilitates Inspect & Adapt sessions and other retrospective meetings to promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the teams Oversees the process of maintaining project documentations including requirements, specifications, and progress reports ensuring they are updated in Project Management tools Develops risk management plans, conducts regular risk assessments, and implements mitigation strategies Tracks relevant Objectives and Key Results/Key Performance Indicator (OKR/KPIs) to measure and report on project performance Facilitates communication among stakeholders, including project sponsors, team of colleagues, and external partners, to ensure effective information flow May or may not manage resource allocation, ensuring optimal utilization of resources across multiple projects and balancing workload among a team of colleagues May or may not manage and lead a team of technology delivery colleagues, providing leadership, guidance, and coaching to support continuous learning, growth opportunities, inclusivity, and the development of best practices May or may not recruit colleagues with relevant experience, and develops, rewards, and energizes an effective team Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering), and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred Knowledge of Agile/SAFe/Lean methodologies Knowledge of technical challenges and systems design, with the ability to facilitate technical discussions and drive solutions Knowledge of the full life cycle of product development, from concept to delivery, including Test Driven Development Experience in program delivery or project management, preferably within a technology-focused environment Experience in leading project teams, with a track record of successful project delivery Experience in managing multiple projects and coordinating cross-functional teams Experience in project management software tools and techniques, such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar platforms Experience in writing technical documentation

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering), and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred
• Knowledge of Agile/SAFe/Lean methodologies
• Knowledge of technical challenges and systems design, with the ability to facilitate technical discussions and drive solutions
• Knowledge of the full life cycle of product development, from concept to delivery, including Test Driven Development
• Experience in program delivery or project management, preferably within a technology-focused environment
• Experience in leading project teams, with a track record of successful project delivery
• Experience in managing multiple projects and coordinating cross-functional teams
• Experience in project management software tools and techniques, such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar platforms
• Experience in writing technical documentation

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Portfolio activities such as resourcing, financial spend tracking, capacity planning, program health check, and data trending risk identification.
• Take ownership in managing and ensuring successful financial, delivery and operational outcomes across the portfolio - gathering status updates and escalating delivery risks when needed.
• Drive design discussions and facilitate consensus on solution architecture decisions across all upstream engineering SMEs, Enterprise Architects and Raven SMEs.
• Manages the planning, coordination, and execution of technology-focused projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and project goals
• Leads Agile release trains, coordinating with product owners, agile champions, and development teams to ensure timely and quality delivery of project milestones
• Leads Program Increment (PI) planning meetings with senior leadership, product management, and delivery teams to ensure strategic alignment and readiness
• Mentors Agile Release Train (ART) meetings to ensure the preparation, readiness, and prioritization of features for future PI planning sessions
• Develops risk management plans, conducts regular risk assessments, and implements mitigation strategies to ensure smooth Agile Release Train (ART) execution
• Analyzes and interprets relevant portfolio, Release Train, and team-level metrics to provide strategic insights into delivery and execution
• Facilitates Inspect & Adapt sessions and other retrospective meetings to promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the teams
• Oversees the process of maintaining project documentations including requirements, specifications, and progress reports ensuring they are updated in Project Management tools
• Develops risk management plans, conducts regular risk assessments, and implements mitigation strategies
• Tracks relevant Objectives and Key Results/Key Performance Indicator (OKR/KPIs) to measure and report on project performance
• Facilitates communication among stakeholders, including project sponsors, team of colleagues, and external partners, to ensure effective information flow
• May or may not manage resource allocation, ensuring optimal utilization of resources across multiple projects and balancing workload among a team of colleagues
• May or may not manage and lead a team of technology delivery colleagues, providing leadership, guidance, and coaching to support continuous learning, growth opportunities, inclusivity, and the development of best practices
• May or may not recruit colleagues with relevant experience, and develops, rewards, and energizes an effective team
• Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level