Technical Project Manager (Contract)
The Role:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive the successful delivery of complex technology projects through rigorous governance and structured execution. The ideal candidate brings 5-6 years of hands-on project management experience, focused on formal project management methodologies, cross-functional leadership, and establishing clear accountability. You will establish and maintain the delivery framework for projects, ensuring alignment, transparency, and excellence at every stage.
Key Responsibilities:
Stand up projects end-to-end, defining clear scope, objectives, success metrics, governance model, and ways of working from day one.
Create and maintain project governance artifacts (charter, RACI, RAID, decision log, integrated plan) as living tools
Lead cross-functional teams across business, technology, vendors, and operations, aligning contributors to shared outcomes and timelines.
Develop and manage integrated project plans, including milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical path across workstreams.
Be able to lead and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies.
Drive accountability and ownership, ensuring workstream leads and vendors clearly understand their responsibilities.
Proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating early with clear options and recommendations for leadership.
Facilitate effective governance forums (SteerCo, working sessions, exec reviews) with clear agendas, decisions required, and documented outcomes.
Provide concise executive reporting, translating delivery status into business impact, risks, decisions needed, and next steps.
Ensure alignment to strategy, budget, and roadmap, validating that delivery supports agreed priorities and value realization.
Close projects with discipline, including transition to operations, knowledge transfer, post-launch support planning, and lessons learned.
Required Skills:
5-6 years of hands-on technical project management experience
Demonstrated success delivering complex technology projects on time in a consulting or agency environment
Strong working knowledge of various tech stacks and the ability to engage meaningfully with engineering teams
Excellent communication skills – you can clearly articulate ideas to technical and non-technical audiences alike
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Deep expertise in Agile/Scrum methodologies and project management tools (Jira, Asana, Monday.com, or similar)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Must have:
Agile delivery leadership
JIRA, Confluence
KPI and CSF tracking/reporting
Nice to have:
PMP, CSM or other relevant certifications
Experience working in consulting, digital agency, or fast-moving startup environments
Employment type:
Contract
*Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time
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