Technical Project Manager

About the role

The Technical Project Manager leads complex software initiatives from planning through delivery while maintaining a strong grasp of both project management fundamentals and technical execution.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and milestone tracking for enterprise software initiatives.
• Monitor timelines, budgets, and scope, adjusting plans proactively to maintain delivery commitments.
• Lead the full software development lifecycle from requirements through post-implementation support.
• Translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and ensure clear communication across teams.
• Produce executive dashboards, reports, and status updates that reflect current progress and risk.
• Establish and track metrics related to delivery velocity, code quality, testing coverage, and system uptime.
• Cook up and coordinate closely with development, QA, DevSecOps, and product teams to support successful releases.
• Identify resource constraints or imbalances and recommend adjustments to protect timelines and quality.
• Prepare and present current-state and future-state analyses to technical teams and senior leadership.

Requirements

• At least six years of experience managing enterprise software projects from planning through implementation.
• Current PMP certification.
• Strong understanding of project management principles including critical path methodology, risk management, scope control, and constraint analysis.
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Project for complex, multi-year and high-value initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps or Jira for task creation, tracking, and reporting at a detailed level.
• Proven ability to define and manage project metrics that support milestone tracking and effort forecasting.
• Experience identifying resource overages, shortages, and schedule risks within large project plans.
• Deep familiarity with SDLC methodologies including Agile, iterative, and Waterfall approaches.
• Ability to support all phases of delivery including analysis, design, build, deployment, testing, and UAT.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and executive audiences.

Skills

• Project Management Fundamentals
• Technical Execution
• Enterprise Software Projects
• Microsoft Project
• Azure DevOps or Jira
• Project Metrics
• Resource Constraints
• SDLC Methodologies
• Communication Skills

Pay

$65-85/hr