Technical Project Manager (Remote)

Rula•Los Angeles, CA

23h•Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a highly organized, technically savvy, and collaborative Technical Project Manager (TPM) to drive high-impact initiatives across our Data Platform. In this role, you’ll lead complex, cross-functional projects that build, enhance, and scale our data infrastructure — including our data lake, data vault, data marts, reverse ETL pipelines, and operational reporting systems. As a TPM at Rula, you’ll work closely with stakeholders across Product, Marketing, Finance, Clinical Ops, Customer Service, and Engineering, helping translate business needs into robust, scalable data solutions. You’ll quickly build a strong understanding of Rula’s key data sources, flows, and consumption patterns, while partnering with Data Engineering and Analytics Engineering teams to prioritize work, scope projects, and deliver value through agile execution. Day-to-day, you’ll support the teams by facilitating roadmap planning and prioritization, managing the backlog (including tech debt identification and grooming), leading requirements gathering for incoming requests, tracking cross-team dependencies (especially with Analytics Engineering), and coordinating external communications during incidents or ongoing issues. With a strong foundation in data platform project management — ideally involving modern data warehouses, ETL/ELT pipelines, and analytics tooling — you’ll play a key role in clarifying and evolving the data roadmap, removing blockers, and ensuring reliable, predictable delivery. This is a highly cross-functional role with room to grow and evolve as Rula scales — flexibility, curiosity, and a partnership mindset are key.

Requirements

6 years of technical project management experience. Industry experience in SaaS, healthcare, or high-growth startup environments makes for a great match
Industry experience in SaaS, healthcare, or high-growth startup environments is highly preferred, especially where data drives decision-making across functions like Product, Marketing, Finance, and Clinical Ops.
Strong familiarity with AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, Lake Formation, Spectrum, EMR, Kinesis, or related ecosystem tools) and modern data stack components (e.g., dbt, Airflow, Snowflake alternatives, reverse ETL tools like Census/Hightouch).
Proven experience leading cross-functional data projects involving Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Product, Marketing, Finance, Clinical Ops, Customer Service, or broader Engineering teams.
Demonstrated ability to manage projects using Agile methodologies (e.g., sprints, backlogs, stand-ups, retrospectives, velocity tracking, and dependency management).
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to translate complex technical data concepts and trade-offs for non-technical audiences while driving alignment and accountability.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or equivalent experience).
4 years focused on data platform, data warehousing, or analytics engineering initiatives (e.g., data lakes, data vaults, data marts, ETL/ELT pipelines, reverse ETL, or operational reporting systems).
Certifications in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) or data tools (e.g., dbt Analytics Engineering, Snowflake SnowPro, or equivalent).
Experience delivering projects in healthcare tech, mental health services, or regulated data environments (e.g., HIPAA)
Experience working with remote technical teams and distributed stakeholders across time zones
2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS data services (e.g., Redshift, Glue, S3, Athena, Lake Formation) and modern data stack tools (e.g., dbt, Airflow, reverse ETL platforms like Census or Hightouch), either in a project management, analytics engineering, or data engineering capacity.

Responsibilities

Facilitating roadmap planning and prioritization
Managing the backlog (including tech debt identification and grooming)
Leading requirements gathering for incoming requests
Tracking cross-team dependencies (especially with Analytics Engineering)
Coordinating external communications during incidents or ongoing issues
Clarifying and evolving the data roadmap
Removing blockers
Ensuring reliable, predictable delivery

Benefits

100% remote work environment: Working hours to support a healthy work-life balance, ensuring you can meet both professional and personal commitments (must be based in United States, currently not hiring in Hawaii)
Attractive pay and benefits: Full transparency of pay ranges regardless of where you live in the United States
Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA
401(k) plan access: Start saving for your future
Generous time-off policies: Including 2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year for self-care (for most employees)
Paid parental leave: Available for all parents, including birthing, non-birthing, adopting, and fostering
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Support for your mental and physical health
New hire home office stipend: Set up your workspace for success
Quarterly department stipend: Fund team-building activities or in-person gatherings
Wellness events and lunch & learns: Explore a variety of engaging topics
Community and employee resource groups: Participate in groups that celebrate employee identity and lived experiences, fostering a sense of community and belonging for all