Technical Project Manager

Title: Technical Project Manager with Banking and Loanmortgage experienceWork Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (Hybrid Role - 3 Days Onsite)Duration: 12 Months Contract to hireWe can work on W2 only and consider US Citizen and Green Card holderJob Description:Manages multiple medium to large projects, being primary contact for clients and other groups within the organization.Guides the team and organization on how to use AgileScrum practices and values to delight customers.Assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.Develops a deep understanding of the technical aspects of the projects being managed.Takes hands-on approach for the end-to-end project management activities such as project level reporting, planning, issuerisk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, client management, relationship management and other documentation.Ensure that technical projects are completed on time and within budget.Manages communication with the business at a detailed functional level and discussesresolves issues.Manages client expectations and ensures project delivery is in conformance with ProgramProject Best Practices methodologies and standards.Serves as a liaison between clients and internal technical groups to ensure delivery of medium to large scale projects on time, within budget, and is in conformance with company methodologies and standards.Manages communication with the business at a detailed functional level and discussesresolves issues.Conducts status meetings and facilitates risk mitigation and resolution of more complex issues.Contributes to and responsible for multiple teams' goals & objectives.Recommends enhancements to project management toolstechniques and company methodologies.Must Require Skills Experience:7+ years of related Technical Project Management experience.Experience working in a hybrid model of project execution including Waterfall, Agile, and combination of both.Project execution including Waterfall, Agile, and combination of bothExperience playing the Scrum Master role for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and dustry experience within operations, technology, or financial servicesRequired Software Technology: Jira, Confluence and ExcelRequired Education: Bachelor's degree in business management, engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent work experience)Certification: PMP, CSM, SAFe, or equivalentOther Required Skills & Experience:Experience with planning of multiple large projects in terms of scheduling, LOEestimation techniques, stakeholder coordination, managing budget, and end-to-end execution.Knowledge of numerous well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous burndown techniques, numerous retrospective formats, handling defects, etc.)Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.Knowledge andor experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games, etc.Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.Experience with deriving and managing project metrics, statistics and reporting the same at different levels.Experience with Agile practice, project management and working in hybrid methodologies.Experience with issues resolution and conflict management.Previous experience as a manager.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Experience managing relationships with clients, stakeholders, and partnes.Experience working in technologydevelopment role earlier in the career.Exposure to cloud environment and large distributed, client-facing apps is a big plus.

Created: 2025-02-10