Technical Project Manager
Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.) · Boston, MA · 1 wk ago
HybridManagementFull-time
Responsibilities
- Leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects
- Define, shape and drive product and technology roadmap, create clarity to guide plans and drive success
- Meet business objectives by successfully designing, implementing, and guiding programs to completion
- Create fast and effective solutions when issues arise
- Document all aspects of work and present progress to leadership and stakeholders
- Promote and manage relationships at all organizational levels
- Create a program plan, including goals, scope, schedule, and resources
- Align program objectives with the company's strategic goals and ensure consistency with organizational priorities
- Establish project tasks and milestones
- Assign responsibilities to team members
- Maintain progress on projects and make updates when necessary
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and create progress reports
- Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and external partners to ensure they meet program objectives and deliverables
- Identify and mitigate risks and issues impacting program delivery and ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise during projects
- Identify areas for improvement in project management practices
- Engage with program/process owners, stakeholders, and business partners as necessary to communicate project objectives, strategy, tactics, and ongoing progress
- Drive alignment and build trust with stakeholders
- Facilitate and enhance the communication and process between IT and the business to establish software engineering priorities, work direction, and best practices; includes working with key stakeholders in the business, business analysts, and developers
- Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration, and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities while maintaining strong business relationships
- Effectively balance member, business, and technical goals with available resources (this is really about resource allocation)
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in related field required, or combination of equivalent work/education experience
- A minimum of 7+ years of experience leading complex development and integration projects, strategy, Business Analysis or System analysis, preferably in the finance/asset management industry
- Excellent communication - both verbal and written - with technology and business partners to include strong discussion, debate, and listening skills and the ability to look beyond obvious answers to understand impacts
- Advanced experience working with Scaled Agile software development processes
- Demonstrated success leading and directing others to achieve measurable results
- Ability to empathically understand and articulate user needs
- Demonstrated ability to articulate solution or product vision and/or customized solutions to meet business objectives
- Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Miro/Lucid, Excel, SQL and Visio
- Understanding of analysis and artifact goals throughout the solution lifecycle
- Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines
- Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines
- Strong experience with Agile, Miro/Lucid, SQL, Excel, Visio, Balsamiq, Jira, Tableau
- Experience with AWS Step Functions and Camunda workflows tools
Qualifications
- Must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 7+ years of experience leading complex development and integration projects, strategy, Business Analysis or System analysis, preferably in the finance/asset management industry
- Proven ability to manage relationships at all organizational levels
- Advanced experience working with Scaled Agile software development processes
- Demonstrated success leading and directing others to achieve measurable results
- Ability to empathically understand and articulate user needs
- Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Miro/Lucid, Excel, SQL and Visio
- Understanding of analysis and artifact goals throughout the solution lifecycle
- Strong experience with Agile, Miro/Lucid, SQL, Excel, Visio, Balsamiq, Jira, Tableau
- Experience with AWS Step Functions and Camunda workflows tools
Skills
- Project Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Business Analysis
- Technical Project Management
- Communication Skills
- Leadership
- Resource Allocation
- Risk Management
- Collaboration
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
- Change Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Technical Documentation
- Data Mapping
- Software Development Processes
- Vendor Management
- IT and Business Alignment
- Customer Service
- Employee Development
- Quality and Integrity
Benefits
- Women-Owned Business
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Committed to Diversity and Inclusion
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Flexible Work Environment
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
Pay
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Full-time position.