Sr. Technical Project Manager

Job Title: Sr. Technical Project Manager

Job type: C2C, 6+ months, may extend

Location: Remote. Regions: Latin America, Canada, and North America or in the near shore regions with the ability to fully align with central and eastern US time zones.

Program Related:

Senior Technical Project Manager

The Sr. Technical Project Manager will provide technical project management for a wide-ranging portfolio of projects. The preferred candidate thrives by creating quality + rigor in ambiguous environments and projects or programs while leveraging their expertise in a technical domain of: Cloud Infrastructure & knowledge of Database operations. They demonstrate skilled communication by breaking down technical nuances throughout their work by providing inputs to project and portfolio oversight, anticipating risk + issues, and actively resolving them, connecting the right resources to needs, and removing impediments to doing great work. They do all of this as part of day-to-day project management, and execution of projects across IT Operations disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in guiding cross-functional teams to develop, plan and execute assigned projects
• Develop transparent and succinct communications that gain agreement and surface conflict that drive project / program delivery
• Monitoring and maintaining project schedules; ensuring that project objectives are met, and project is on schedule
• Collaborate with team members to create and maintain detailed, integrated project plans; use plans to drive on-time delivery for multiple matrixed, complex programs
• Actively and consistently communicating with project stakeholders with status reports, project schedule updates, and project risks
• Identify resource / equipment / skill set bottlenecks in the plan and developing solutions to the bottlenecks Lead problem resolution and/or risk mitigation
• Conduct project closure activities to formalize and communicate project acceptance, documentation, and ongoing activities. This includes a post-implementation review to identify areas of future improvement
• Create and manage the project planning Clarizen Project Management tool & Jira tool

Qualifications

• Demonstrated and consistent success in managing complex technical projects
• Diverse and deep experience in Project Management
• Project Management Certifications, Certified Scrum Master, and Project Management Professional credentials
• Results-oriented with the initiative to ensure that schedules and milestones are met across teams and projects
• Superior organizational/follow-up skills with effective capacity to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks and projects without compromising on attention to detail
• Strong project management, communication, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
• Knowledge IT Cloud methodologies, terminology & database
• Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach with high sense of urgency and drive for result to produce innovation, agility, and velocity to support business-as-usual operations and new project implementation and administration.
• Self-starter works independently with limited direction

Summary:

• Technical Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure & Database Operations:
  • Deep knowledge of IT cloud methodologies and database operations is crucial for managing technical projects effectively.
• Project Management Skills:
  • Proven experience in managing complex technical projects, including certifications like PMP (Project Management Professional) and Scrum Master.
• Scrum Experience:
  • Hands-on experience with Scrum methodologies, including leading Scrum teams and facilitating Scrum ceremonies.
• Communication Skills:
  • An ability to break down technical nuances, develop transparent communications, and consistently update stakeholders with status reports and project risks.
• Problem-Solving and Risk Mitigation:
  • Skilled in identifying bottlenecks, anticipating risks, and actively resolving issues to ensure smooth project execution.

Thank you.