Technical Project Manager

ThriftBooks is the world’s largest used book retailer—and one of the most mission-driven e-commerce companies you’ll find. Every book we sell keeps a book out of a landfill and puts affordable reads into people’s hands. We’ve grown from a startup to a high-scale operation by investing in smart technology, strong teams, and a culture that rewards initiative.

This is a place where your work visibly matters, where cross-functional trust is the norm, and where performance opens doors. If you want to do meaningful work at the intersection of tech, data, and e-commerce—without losing sight of the human element—keep reading.

THE ROLE
We’re looking for a Technical Project Manager who thrives in the space between “what the business needs” and “what the system can do.” You’ll be the connective tissue across Marketing, Web Development, Data Engineering, and Product—turning ambiguous problems into shipped solutions.

WHAT YOU’LL DO
This is not a coordination-only role. We need someone with sufficient technical depth to go toe-to-toe with engineers, challenge assumptions, and contribute meaningfully to architectural and requirements decisions. You’ll own delivery from intake through adoption, and you’ll leave every project better documented and more repeatable than you found it.

• Drive End-to-End Delivery
  • Own the full project lifecycle: scoping, requirements, development, QA/UAT, deployment, and change management
  • Translate fuzzy business problems into precise technical requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
  • Build and manage roadmaps, timelines, and resource plans across concurrent initiatives
• Lead with Technical Credibility
  • Partner with engineering at a code-and-schema level—understanding system constraints, not just reporting around them
  • Contribute to UX/UI mockups and prototypes when neededSupport data investigations using SQL; comfortable navigating analytics pipelines and martech integrations
• Clear Blockers, Not Just Track Them
  • Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers early—and actively drive resolution, not just escalation
  • Facilitate alignment between technical and non-technical stakeholders with clarity and confidence
  • Lead sprint planning, grooming, and backlog prioritization in an Agile environment
• Build for Scale
  • Own intake for new technical and marketing projects; build repeatable, scalable processes
  • Create and maintain documentation that people actually use: workflows, specs, SOPs, diagrams
  • Evaluate tools and workflows continuously and propose meaningful improvements

BASE SALARY:
$110,000- $150,000/yr. This range reflects the good-faith hiring base salary range for this position. however, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications such as skills, experience, and education/training.

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ThriftBooks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE:

• Annual 10% bonus incentive
• Competitive compensation package
• Earn Paid Time Off at Accrual Rate of 15-days per year
• Six Paid Holidays per calendar year
• Medical & Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Company paid STD/LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k match program
• Professional development & promotion from within
• Work with nice, fun people
• The Best Perk: Free Books. Obviously.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 4–6 years of technical project management experience, ideally in e-commerce, SaaS, or a high-growth digital environment
• Hands-on background in software engineering, database development, or a related technical discipline—enough to earn engineering respect
• Proven track record delivering complex, multi-team projects on time and with measurable impact
• Strong SQL fluency; experience with data-driven systems and analytics workflows
• Excellent requirements-gathering and documentation skills—you write specs that engineers and stakeholders both understand
• Agile/Scrum practitioner; Scrum Master certification is a plus
• Martech ecosystem familiarity is a strong plus
• MBA preferred but not required—we care more about how you think than what’s on your diploma

Salary : $110,000 - $150,000