Technical Project Manager

Title: Sr. Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master(TPM)
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 months (Potential to convert)
Pay range: $75-$80

Position Summary:
The Scrum Master/Technical Project Manager (TPM) role is a hybrid position based in New York, NY, focused on driving the successful delivery of multiple technology initiatives within the Wealth Management domain. It involves managing concurrent projects across teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives while applying strong Agile and Scrum practices for efficient execution.

The role requires close collaboration with stakeholders, development teams, and support functions to guide projects toward successful outcomes. A solid understanding of business needs is essential to prioritize work effectively, support informed decision-making, and bridge the gap between technical execution and business expectations.

In addition to planning and execution, the role emphasizes hands-on involvement, proactive coordination, and continuous improvement. Strong communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills are critical to ensure seamless collaboration across distributed teams and to consistently deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• The ideal candidate for this position will have at least 7 years of program and project management experience with an ability to think tactically as well as strategically while coordinating cross functional teams in a matrixed environment. Demonstrated capabilities in successfully leading enterprise wide programs and projects. High degree of business acumen and technical competency; ability to balance and bridge technology and business needs; project and program management Management of core functions including business requirements elaboration, systems and process flow analysis, meeting critical milestones and deliverables that are time and scope bound. Collaboration across technology organization, providing sound business analysis, process and change leadership within a maturing, Agile PDLC framework.
• Develop and continually revise (in partnership with other teams where necessary) suitable processes and guidelines to ensure appropriate application development standards are available to guide all the participant teams.
• Provide thought leadership and recommendations to management based on best practices and experience working in a global and diverse environment.
• Build program and project status reporting aligned with enterprise project portfolios. Provide transparency to Senior Management with respect to Portfolio issues, risks and recommend/implement strategies for effective and efficient operations.
• Conduct project or program audits to ensure standards and scopes are being met and achieved. Responsible for maintaining and growing a body of knowledge that is accessible to all team members.
• Ensure information regarding any program and project related activities or issues are available and easily accessible.
• Communicate effectively and proactively with management ideas and recommendations for optimizing business operations, resources and fixed capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to resolve scheduling and other conflicts in order to meet all deadlines.
• Experience in working with agile lifecycle and/or tracking and process management tools, e.g. JIRA Identify and analyze opportunities and make tactical/strategic recommendations
• Deep skills in program management tools, including Microsoft Project, Access, Word, Excel, Visio, and SharePoint.
• Hands on project management approach that includes a proven track record of project/program execution
• Plan and conduct relevant meetings with key stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with exceptional oral and written communication skills, ability to communicate clearly and concisely

Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts are able to provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates:

Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

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