Technical Project Manager
Job Summary
Job Description
A Technical Project Manager at Wave oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of large technical projects. They coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks, ensure quality, and communicate effectively with stakeholders to meet business outcomes. Responsibilities include leading teams, collaborating with stakeholders, driving project progress, communicating updates, ensuring high-quality solutions, identifying process improvements, monitoring budgets, fostering a culture of collaboration, and enabling organizational agility through iterative planning and value delivery. The role involves managing timelines, tracking milestones, and addressing roadblocks within a fast-paced environment, promoting innovation and accountability within technical teams. The project manager needs to adapt to changing priorities and has strong organizational, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
Must have:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of project management experience, 2+ managing technical projects
- Proven experience managing cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Experience with modern software development workflows and continuous delivery
- Demonstrated success delivering projects on time and within budget
- 2+ years of software development team experience, e.g., hands-on coding
- Strong understanding of technical concepts and software methodologies
- Proficiency in project management tools and version control systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
Good to have:
- Basic knowledge of cloud platforms and CI/CD processes
- Agile or Scrum certifications
- Project Management Professional or similar certification
15 skills required
Job Details
At Wave, we help small businesses to thrive so the heart of our communities beats stronger. We work in an environment buzzing with creative energy and inspiration. No matter where you are or how you get the job done, you have what you need to be successful and connected. The mark of true success at Wave is the ability to be bold, learn quickly and share your knowledge generously.
A Technical Project Manager oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of large technical projects that span multiple engineering teams. They coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks, ensure quality, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to meet business outcomes.
Here’s How You Make an Impact:
- Lead cross-functional teams to define, plan, and execute technical projects aligned with business goals and timelines.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify project requirements, prioritize features, and ensure alignment across teams.
- Drive project progress by managing timelines, tracking milestones, and addressing risks or roadblocks.
- Communicate project updates and status reports to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and managing expectations.
- Ensure technical solutions are delivered with high quality, meeting scope, performance, and compliance standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, optimize workflows, remove bottlenecks and enhance team efficiency and work with Engineering leadership to make improvements.
- Monitor project budgets and resource allocation, ensuring efficiency while meeting timelines.
- Monitor performance metrics.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement within technical teams, promoting innovation and accountability.
- Enable organizational agility by supporting cross functional teams to do iterative planning and value delivery.
You Thrive Here By Possessing the Following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of experience in project management, with at least 2 years managing technical projects in a technology company
- Proven experience in managing cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and business stakeholders
- Working on teams with modern software development workflows with continuous delivery
- Demonstrated success in delivering projects on time, within scope, and within budget in a fast-paced environment
- 2+ years experience being part of the software development team, e.g., hands on coding or testing
- Strong understanding of technical concepts and software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall)
- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Trello) and version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and CI/CD processes is a plus
- Agile or Scrum certifications (e.g., CSM, PMI-ACP) are a plus
- Project Management Professional or similar project management certification is a nice to have
- Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
At Wave, we value diversity of perspective. Your unique experience enriches our organization. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Let’s talk about how you can thrive here!
Wave is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careers@waveapps.com. We will work with you to meet your needs.
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