Senior Technical Project Manager

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for leading complex technology initiatives? We re seeking a dynamic Senior Technical Project Manager to drive success across our most critical programs. In this role, you will orchestrate a portfolio of interconnected projects within the domains, ensuring seamless coordination and execution aligned with our business objectives.

As a key leader, you will leverage your expertise in project management principles, practices, and techniques to independently steer multiple high-stakes projects, managing schedules, scope, quality, costs, and risks with precision. You ll collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary teams, understanding each member s role and function, while working hand-in-hand with leadership and business partners to align technical and strategic goals. This is your opportunity to make an impact by leading innovative projects, guiding teams, and delivering exceptional results in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertakes project planning.
• Identifies, plans, & coordinates a project plan, ensuring value in support of specific business strategies.
• Plans the delivery of the project & its activities in accordance w/ the mission & the goals of the organization. Develops & implements long-term goals & objectives to achieve the successful outcome of the project.
• Maintains knowledge of resources & budget planning.
• Manages the execution of the project.
• Coordinates & facilitates delivery of project objectives.
• Ensures timely completion of tasks, maintaining the project schedule & target dates.
• Successfully assesses project risks & formulates mitigation plans, successfully develops & updates project budgets as required, & delivers successful projects in a timely & cost-efficient manner as shown by project statistics. Leads & directs high-priority matrix objectives, which often require considerable resources & high levels of functional integration & interaction w/ project sponsors & teams.
• Conducts project meetings at leadership &/or executive director levels.
• Develops & manages a project change control process as needed to ensure the project team operates within the scope of the change approval process.
• Provides input & feedback to project team members.
• Identifies & evaluates the risks associated w/ project activities & takes appropriate action to mitigate the risks. Ensures adherence to quality standards & reviews deliverables.
• Tracks progress & reviews project & project activities to make certain deadlines are met. Assesses project & project issues appropriately & identifies solutions to meet productivity, quality & customer goals.
• Prepares & executes project communication.
• Ensures all project stakeholders receive orientation & appropriate training in accordance w/ organizational standards
• Communicates w/ customers & other stakeholders to gain support for the program or specific projects, & to solicit input to improve the program.
• Liaises w/ managers to ensure the effective & efficient program delivery.
• Conducts regular program status meetings w/ all stakeholders, keeping the stakeholders needs & requirements continuously in view.
• Works collaboratively w/ development staff & support staff collaboratively to maintain thorough knowledge of capabilities, & to ensure precise communications between project teams & stakeholders.
• Creates program presentations & reports for executive leadership, program sponsors & stakeholders. Presents program status & issues to leadership through formal presentations.
• Proactively communicates program status, issues & risks to management.
• Supports program/project budget.
• Ensures that the project/program operates within the approved budget.
• Monitors all budgeted program/project expenditures.
• Ensures that all financial actuals for the program/project are up to date.
• Works w/ IT Project Controllers to monitor budget expenditures.
• Provides team mentoring & continues professional development.
• Mentors junior/mid-level PMs regarding all aspects of the project life cycle & project management discipline.
• Continues professional development through attendance at meetings, professional seminars & conferences
• Supports CPOR Program/Project Management Office initiatives.
• Effectively prepares & presents technical &/or educational documentation of assigned projects to enhance the knowledge of project team members.
• Continues professional development through attendance at meetings, professional seminars & conferences. Supports the leadership of the project management team & helps define the strategic direction of project management functions.
  

Basic Qualifications

• Four-year college degree in Information Technology, Business or related field or related work experience.
• 4 years of technical program and project management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions
• Technical project management expertise for a global or national brand(s), working closely with technology, creative and user experience teams.
• Hands-on experience with practices such as Agile, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall as well as extensive experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery.
• Ability to understand architectural and technical aspects of projects.
• Excellent organizational, communication (written and verbal) and time management skills with attention to detail Experience with Agile Application Lifecycle Management and development tools like JIRA, Confluence Wiki.
• Understanding of Agile technical practices, DevOps and testing concepts (CI/CD, TDD).
• Experience with budget tracking and complex cost-benefit analysis.
• Experience managing and prioritizing projects within the program and working seamlessly with various teams and stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management experience with customer-facing digital and/or mobile products.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Agile Certifications (CSM; ACP; CSPO; SAFe; LeSS).
  
  

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience.
  
  

Benefits

• 401(k).
• Dental Insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
• The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
• Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
• Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
• Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.
  
  

About Us

At OP, we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company, we offer advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields including AI, cyber security, enterprise architecture, and beyond. For nearly two decades, we ve been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry, serving up fresh, ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together, this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.