Contract to Hire - Senior Technical Project Manager / Delivery Lead

Overview

An innovative, solutions-oriented Senior Technical Project Manager / Delivery Lead is needed with strong analytical, technical, and program management capabilities. This role requires a blend of rigorous delivery leadership, technical fluency, and expertise in Jira to drive visibility, coordination, and execution across complex initiatives. A key responsibility will be leading an enterprise-wide program to stabilize and mature UAT and DEV environments to improve quality and development efficiency, including support for AI-assisted development, testing capabilities, and expanded use-case coverage. Success will depend on strong coordination, integration, and execution across multiple ongoing efforts. The position is responsible for driving planning, execution, and day-to-day program oversight across the full lifecycle, partnering closely with engineering, architecture, and business teams to deliver scalable, high-quality outcomes. The successful candidate will improve delivery outcomes through proactive leadership and strategic contributions beyond traditional project management activities.

Areas of Responsibility

Program & Delivery Leadership

• Lead large-scale, multi-year programs across complex enterprise environments from initiation through production rollout.
• Drive execution of environment and test data strategies, aligning 10+ teams on priorities, sequencing, and shared outcomes while ensuring data privacy and compliance requirements are met.
• Coordinate and integrate partially completed work into a unified, executable roadmap with clear milestones and ownership.
• Establish and enforce accountability structures across workstreams, including teams with shared resources and competing priorities.
• Manage interdependencies, risks, and blockers across multiple teams while maintaining engagement from senior leadership.

Project Oversight & Execution

• Own the end-to-end integrated program plan, ensuring alignment across all supporting workstreams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between technical and business stakeholders, translating complex system, environment, and testing challenges into actionable plans.
• Navigate highly matrixed organizations while maintaining accountability for timelines, deliverables, and outcomes.
• Provide transparent communication through executive reporting, program reviews, and stakeholder updates.
• Drive environment readiness and operational stability, ensuring testing environments meet reliability standards before additional enhancement initiatives begin.
• Maintain key program artifacts, including:
  • Integrated Program Plan
  • Weekly Status Reports
  • Milestone Tracking and Dependency Mapping
  • Risk and Issue Register

Financial & Resource Management

• Forecast and manage resource allocations across multiple teams, ensuring alignment with program priorities.
• Track and manage program budgets with strong financial discipline.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Project or Program Management experience delivering cross-functional initiatives.
• 5+ years leading large-scale, multi-team infrastructure or platform programs.
• 3+ years leading projects focused on environments, test data management, and data privacy considerations.
• Experience supporting AI-driven development efficiencies is a strong plus.
• Proven experience driving environment stabilization, platform maturity, or large-scale integration efforts.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, SDLC frameworks, and enterprise delivery governance.
• Expertise with Jira for planning, tracking, and reporting at scale.
• Healthcare or other highly regulated industry experience preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Experience with Smartsheet is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, IT Management, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.