Technical Program & Project Management Senior Associate

Location: Dearborn, MI • W2 Contract • 40 hours per week • 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST • $60 per hour

About the role

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead software delivery initiatives and manage requirements throughout the development lifecycle. This role will partner with cross-functional teams to drive project execution, maintain requirements traceability, and support integrations across enterprise platforms in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, and govern business, system, and technical requirements using tools such as Codebeamer, Jama, or IBM DOORS.
• Gather, document, prioritize, and track requirements from planning through production support.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability across business needs, development, testing, deployment, and support activities.
• Coordinate project plans, risks, dependencies, milestones, and stakeholder communications.
• Support integrations between requirements management tools, GitHub, Jira, and other enterprise systems.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on REST API integrations, CI/CD processes, and deployment activities.
• Support SSO and identity integration initiatives.
• Assist with GCP cloud deployments and application implementation efforts.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI-driven solutions to improve productivity, automation, and delivery quality.

Requirements

• 7+ years of project management, software delivery, or related IT experience.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Hands-on experience with at least one requirements management tool: Codebeamer, Jama, or IBM DOORS.
• Strong understanding of Jira, GitHub, APIs, CI/CD, and cloud technologies.
• Experience managing technical projects from requirements gathering through deployment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing product backlogs in Jira.
• Exposure to Tekton, GCP, SSO, and AI-related initiatives.
• Automotive industry experience or experience supporting complex digital ecosystems.