Job description

A leading organization is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to lead complex technology initiatives across multiple teams. The position will initially assume oversight of an active project and is intended to support additional large-scale technology projects as business priorities evolve. The Senior Technical Project Manager will focus on end-to-end delivery, cross-functional coordination, Agile project management, and maintaining the project artifacts needed to keep technical initiatives organized and on track.

Responsibilities

• Lead large technology projects involving multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Take ownership of active projects and establish continuity across ongoing delivery activities.
• Manage technology initiatives from planning through execution and completion.
• Coordinate dependencies, priorities, deliverables, and activities across multiple technical teams.
• Apply Agile project management practices throughout technology delivery.
• Create and maintain project plans, Agile artifacts, status reporting, and supporting project documentation.
• Track project progress and identify delivery risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Facilitate communication and coordination across project teams and stakeholders.
• Maintain visibility into project priorities, decisions, and delivery status.
• Adapt to changing project assignments and support new technology initiatives as organizational priorities evolve.

Required experience and skills

• Senior-level project management experience leading large technology initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects across multiple technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile project management practices.
• Experience creating and maintaining Agile project artifacts and project documentation.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technology delivery.
• Strong project planning, tracking, and organizational skills.
• Ability to take ownership of an existing project and drive delivery forward.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and transition across technology projects.

FAQs

1. What does a Senior Technical Project Manager do?

A Senior Technical Project Manager leads complex technology initiatives from planning through delivery, coordinating technical teams, business stakeholders, timelines, dependencies, and risks. The role combines project management discipline with enough technical understanding to navigate architecture, integrations, engineering constraints, and delivery decisions.

2. How does a Senior Technical Project Manager plan a complex technology project?

The project manager establishes objectives, scope, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, resources, and success criteria before execution begins. They work with technical leads and stakeholders to create an achievable delivery plan and continuously adjust it as requirements or technical conditions change.

3. How does the role manage technical dependencies?

Technical dependencies are identified early and tracked alongside project milestones and deliverables. The Senior Technical Project Manager coordinates teams, monitors dependency dates, escalates blockers, and adjusts sequencing when one technical workstream could affect another.

4. How does a Senior Technical Project Manager manage project risks?

Risks are identified, assessed based on likelihood and impact, and assigned clear mitigation or contingency actions. The project manager maintains a risk and issue register and escalates material concerns early so stakeholders can make informed decisions.

5. How does a Senior Technical Project Manager work with engineering teams?

The role partners closely with engineering managers, architects, developers, QA teams, DevOps, security, and other technical specialists. They coordinate delivery priorities, remove organizational blockers, track technical milestones, and ensure engineering work remains aligned with project objectives.

6. How much technical knowledge does a Senior Technical Project Manager need?

A Senior Technical Project Manager should understand software development lifecycles, system architecture, APIs, integrations, cloud environments, testing, deployment, and technical dependencies. They do not necessarily need to write production code, but technical fluency helps them evaluate delivery risks and communicate effectively with engineering teams.

7. How does a Senior Technical Project Manager manage scope and changing requirements?

The project manager evaluates proposed changes based on their impact on scope, timeline, resources, dependencies, cost, and technical risk. Approved changes are incorporated into the delivery plan with clear communication to affected teams and stakeholders.

8. How does the role communicate project status to executives?

Executive reporting typically focuses on progress against objectives, major milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions needed, budget or resource concerns, and expected delivery dates. Senior Technical Project Managers translate detailed technical information into concise business-level updates that support timely decision-making.