Technical Project Manager
Job Summary
Job Description
Wave is seeking a Technical Project Manager for a 12-month contract to oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of large technical projects across multiple engineering teams. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing risks, ensuring quality, and communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Key responsibilities include leading teams, collaborating on requirements, driving project progress, reporting status, ensuring high-quality technical solutions, improving processes, monitoring budgets and resources, and fostering a collaborative team culture. The company emphasizes diversity and provides an inclusive candidate experience.
Must have:
- Lead cross-functional teams for technical projects
- Collaborate with stakeholders on project requirements
- Drive project progress and manage timelines
- Communicate project updates to stakeholders
- Ensure high-quality technical solutions
- Improve processes and team efficiency
- Monitor project budgets and resources
- Foster collaboration and continuous improvement
- Enable organizational agility
- 5+ years of project management experience
- 2+ years managing technical projects
- Experience with modern software development workflows
- Delivering projects on time and within scope
- 2+ years experience in software development
- Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall
- Proficiency in Jira, Asana, Trello, Git
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks
- Attention to detail and adaptability
Good to have:
- Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Knowledge of CI/CD processes
- Agile or Scrum certifications (CSM, PMI-ACP)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
16 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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