Technical Project Manager

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager, with a track record of delivering complex technical projects, to guide and support our engineering teams. This role will not only ensure adherence to our project management processes and constantly review best practices, but will also oversee multiple projects, ensuring that they align with organizational objectives and deliver on time and within scope.

The Opportunity

• Run project and team meetings, including team stand ups, sprint and project retrospectives. Facilitate meetings to monitor project progress and resolve any issues the team may be experiencing.
• Identify silos, find requirement gaps, and groom teams' behavior through excellent communication via project management methodologies.
• Enable engineering teams to deliver within project outlines and timelines. Enable team leads to distribute responsibilities to team members.
• Remove project obstacles and develop solutions with the team.
• Ensure milestones are reached and deadlines are met throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build strong relationships with inside and outside stakeholders.
• Document progress and communicate to management and stakeholders, via regular reports and burn down charts to track progress and measure productivity.
• Maximize use of AI tools to expedite the project delivery process.
• Work with Product Owners to maintain product backlogs across departments.
• Prioritize tech debt, infrastructure, and cyber security initiatives with all other business priorities.

The Person

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, or related field
• Prior experience in a Technical Project Manager role, or in an Agile Project Management role for 5-7 years managing multiple teams and priorities/projects, with cross-team dependencies and collaboration
• Experience in facilitating project ceremonies (stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, etc.)
• Familiarity with agile methodologies beyond Scrum, like Kanban or XP, can be a plus
• Flexible and adaptable approach to the most appropriate project delivery process for each team
• Servant leadership and continuous improvement mindset
• Proactiveness in identifying and removing impediments
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders, from team members to executives, and effectively communicate the project management process and its benefits
• Expertise with project management tools including JIRA

Desirable

• Knowledge of modern software development practices and procedures
• Fixed income or Fintech experience is a plus
• Project Management, or Agile Project Management, or equivalent certifications

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Competitive Parental Leave
• Daily breakfast, coffee and snacks in the office
• 90% company-paid healthcare
• Onsite gym & discounted membership