Senior Technical Project Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Lead and manage end to end execution of complex technical projects, ensuring adherence to project plans, scope, risk management/mitigation, and issue resolution.
• Serves as the delivery leader by overseeing development teams. Leads groups of technical resources for complex projects.
• Facilitates team building and communication. Acts as a liaison and facilitator between other departments within the Company for project related tasks and/or issues as required.
• Develops, plans, and schedules development sprints, tracks and manages defects and generates change control documentation.
• Proactively monitors technical resources and works with functional lead/management to ensure project requirements are met. Engages daily with the PM lead and other team members to establish aligned project delivery for areas of responsibility.
• Coordinate various managers and technical personnel during all project phases, from initial development through implementation.
• Responsible for leading and directing project sprints. Establish and implement training processes and strategies for all projects.
• Provides senior level oversight and review of work carried out by junior staff members along with mentoring and training as needed.
• Accountable for project objectives and key results by monitoring development progress continuously and provide detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Understand the goals of the project and means of achieving them while providing the leadership needed to accomplish them.
• Review proposed modifications on project plans, including meeting with interested parties to approve and implement beneficial changes.
• Oversee acquisition of resources and materials as needed before and during projects by talking with customers, team members, managers, and vendors.
• Analyze and plan based on requirements for scheduled projects work.
• Hold regular technical team meetings to determine progress and address any questions, provide guidance, and assist in resolving challenges regarding projects.
• Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities for staff members required for specific projects or initiatives.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience 8+ years of technical project management working on large scale matrix projects.
• Implementing and enforcing agile methodologies, Scrum or other project management procedures for efficient workflow.
• Experience with JIRA
• Software Development Lifecycle experience
• Ability to work in areas outside of their usual comfort zone and love to learn new technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong understanding of story sizing and resourcing to accommodate sprint timelines
• Ability to work in a high paced environment and demonstrate strong collaboration skills with Lead PM/Product Manager/Program Manager and other technical resources
• Extremely proficient with facilitating communication with internal teams
• Highly organized. Love to work with and refine existing processes as well as develop new ones.
• Ability to multitask and work in a cross-functional team environment.
• PMP or equivalent courses is preferred
• Experience with CRO, Pharma or Finance applications is preferred