Technical Project Manager
Position Summary
The Technical Project Manager is responsible for leading the planning, coordinating, and delivering complex technology initiatives across Helzberg Diamonds' IT portfolio. This role serves as the connective tissue between business stakeholders, technical teams, and external partners to ensure high-quality features are delivered on time and provide clear business value.
Principal Accountabilities
Lead end-to-end delivery of technology projects across corporate systems, data platforms, digital commerce, and integrations.
Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource forecasts.
Manage project scope, risks, dependencies, and facilitate change throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensure projects are delivered in alignment with Helzberg Diamonds' IT standards and business objectives.
Partner closely with engineering, data, corporate systems, infrastructure, and security teams to coordinate technical delivery.
Translate business requirements into actionable project plans and ensure shared understanding across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Empower technical teams by removing blockers, clarifying priorities, and facilitating decision-making.
Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, providing clear communication on status, risks, and milestones.
Coordinate work with third-party vendors and system integrators, including scope alignment and delivery tracking.
Facilitate steering committee updates and executive-level communications as needed.
Maintain project documentation including charters, schedules, RAID logs, status reports, and action items.
Support IT governance processes including intake, prioritization, and financial tracking.
Partner with Finance and IT leadership to track project-related expenses and vendor costs.
Support organizational change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new systems and processes.
Coordinate testing, cutover planning, training, and go-live activities.
Ensure lessons learned are captured and applied to future initiatives.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
5+ years of experience managing technology projects in an enterprise environment.
Demonstrated experience delivering projects involving software development, system integrations, or enterprise platforms.
Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, hybrid, or waterfall).
Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience managing projects involving ERP, data platforms, eCommerce, or retail systems.
Familiarity with vendor-led implementations and SOW-based delivery models.
Project management certification (PMP, CAPM, or equivalent).
Experience working in a hybrid work environment with geographically distributed teams.
Comfort working across multiple concurrent initiatives with competing priorities.