Position: Senior Project Manager - PMP
State of Tx experience a must
Location: Austin, TX – Onsite, Locals only
Duration: 12+ Months
Client: State of Texas
Openings: 2
Job Description
We are seeking two Senior Project Managers to drive the delivery of technical initiatives from planning through execution. This role serves as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, requiring strong project management, product ownership, and technical understanding.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as Sr PMP Certified project manager for assigned products/projects, managing scope, priorities, and product backlog.
- Lead cross-functional teams through the complete project lifecycle, from requirements gathering through delivery.
- Translate business requirements into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Read and trace application logic and data flows to understand system behavior and troubleshoot issues.
- Communicate effectively with development and engineering teams without requiring hands-on coding.
- Manage project timelines, risks, dependencies, issues, and stakeholder communications.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Partner closely with development, QA, business, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities and deliverables.
- Support Agile/Scrum practices in a product ownership capacity.
- Track project progress and ensure deliverables remain aligned with business and technical objectives.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Project Manager, Product Owner, Technical Project Manager, or similar role managing technical projects.
- Ability to read and trace through application code/logic, particularly Java and HTML, to understand application functionality; coding is not required.
- Familiarity with Oracle databases and environments, including an understanding of data structures and data flows.
- Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work directly with technical teams and translate between technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment with product ownership responsibilities.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
- Scrum certification such as CSPO, CSM, PSM, or equivalent.
- Application development background or hands-on experience within a software development environment.
- Experience managing technical products/projects from requirements through implementation.
- Experience working with cross-functional development, QA, and business teams.
Key Skills
Project Management, Product Owner, Technical Project Management, Agile, Scrum, Product Backlog, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Java, HTML, Oracle Database, Data Flows, Application Logic, SDLC, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Dependency Management, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, PMP, CSPO, CSM, PSM, Software Development
Note: Candidates with strong technical project management and product ownership experience who can understand application logic and Oracle data flows are encouraged to apply.
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