Sr Technical Project Manager

ABOUT US

HirexHire (pronounced hire by hire) is a Chicago-based recruiting and talent consultancy that integrates with companies short-term to provide long-term talent solutions. We take a seat in our client’s everyday operations to understand their people goals, gaps, and challenges. We then develop and implement the processes and technologies to execute a sustainable and scalable talent plan.

We partner with companies expecting or experiencing high growth which need to hire at scale or fill a critical role rapidly. Our clients are not looking for quick-fix placements but are thoughtfully building a hiring strategy to scale their businesses.

OUR CLIENT 

Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Industry: Legal/AI SaaS
Company Size: 1000
What They Do: Our client is a PE-backed SaaS company at the forefront of legal technology, specializing in productivity and risk management software for small to large law firms and their employees globally. They offer a connected ecosystem of solutions to drive innovation across many aspects of a firm.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Technical Project Manager, you will be part of a dynamic team that is passionate about driving innovation in the legal technology space. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge tools, own projects from start to finish, and collaborate with industry experts and R&D to deliver solutions that make a real difference in the legal profession.

This role is hybrid to the Denver, CO area.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Supports the R&D team on various strategic projects, driving the planning and roll-out of projects from inception to completion
• Develops full-scale project plans including communication documents
• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path
• Set and continually manage project expectations with involved team members
• Works with leadership to create an integrated project plan and schedule to deliver projects; ensures tasks and responsibilities are clearly assigned
• Owns program management activities for active R&D integrations, including planning, status tracking, reporting, and meeting facilitation
• Drives key actions from our RCDOs (Rally Cry Defining Objectives aka OKRs), ensuring consistency and quality of data, program progress, and risks
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals
• Co-operates closely with cross-functional program managers, team-leaders, and R&D project teams
• Implements and manages changes and interventions to achieve project goals
• Provides regular reports on project progress, problems, and solutions
• Manages risks and issues, escalating to leadership where necessary
• Constantly evaluates project’s ability to meet its objectives and modify or reschedule project plans as required with support from leadership

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 8 years project/program management experience in a technology environment
• Experienced in supporting integration projects
• Demonstrated experience working within Agile software development methodologies including but not limited to Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe
• Experience leading technical projects in areas like infrastructure, agile software development, and product development
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environment
• Experienced in collaborating with cross-functional and international teams
• Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills targeting various stakeholders and senior management
• Ability to work independently on day-to-day initiatives with appropriate support from manager and teammates
• High attention to detail with strong facilitation and organization skills
• Strong desire to keep learning new things
• You get things done
• Working with GenAI tools and be an adaptor of the technology.

• Supportive Company Culture
• Global, Dynamic, and Diverse Team
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (health insurance, retirement savings, generous PTO, and work-life balance)
• Career Growth and Development