The primary goal of a Technical Project Manager is to plan, coordinate, and oversee the successful delivery of projects from initiation to completion. This involves helping define project scope, timelines, and deliverables; managing resources and budgets; mitigating risks; and ensuring effective communication across stakeholders.
The role is focused on bridging the gap between technical teams and business objectives, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards, while fostering collaboration, removing obstacles, and driving continuous improvement in project execution.
Responsibilities
Support the Lead Technical Project Manager: Work closely with the Lead Technical Project Manager to provide support as needed, escalate predefined scenarios, implement new processes on request, and communicate down to individual contributor level when required to keep delivery moving forward as planned.
Oversee Project Execution: Monitor progress, manage dependencies, and adjust plans proactively to address changing requirements or constraints in a team of 50+ engineers.
Manage Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates on project status, risks, and changes to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
Help to Establish Project Scope: Collaborate with stakeholders to establish project objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria.
Mitigate Risks and Resolve Issues: Identify potential risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve project blockers to maintain momentum.
Coordinate Cross-Functional Teams: Facilitate collaboration between development, QA, product, and business people to align on goals and priorities.
Drive Continuous Improvement: Gather feedback after project completion and implement lessons learned to refine future project execution.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Experience:
2+ years of proven experience managing software development projects, either as a Project Manager or Lead Developer.
5+ years of overall experience in software development, including hands-on commercial coding within the last 3 years.
Experience working in small to medium-sized businesses, specifically organizations with approximately 20 to 100 employees.
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