Technical Project Manager

Roadmap & Planning:

- Own the engineering roadmap, lead sprint planning, establish PRD templates, and balance competing priorities across pods

- Stakeholder Coordination: Serve as primary interface between engineering and business teams; facilitate requirements gathering and manage expectations

- Delivery Management: Drive on-time, high-quality project delivery; monitor health metrics, resolve blockers, and run effective sprint ceremonies

- Process Implementation: Establish scalable engineering processes, implement project tracking systems, and build operational excellence

Core Skills: Technical, Communication & Leadership:

a. Technical Proficiency

- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices

- Ability to participate meaningfully in technical discussions and understand code

- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps

- Understanding of AI/LLM technologies and practical applications

- Comfortable with GitHub, project management tools, and development workflows

- Can engage in architecture discussions and evaluate engineering proposals

- Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java) and SQL

- Proficient with Jira/Linear, Confluence/Notion, GitHub, Slack, Google Workspace

- Understanding of technical tradeoffs and ability to assess complexity

Communication & Leadership

- Exceptional communication skills for technical and business audiences

- Ability to influence without authority and build consensus

- Skilled at translating technical constraints into business implications

- Experience facilitating meetings and driving cross-functional decisions

Necessary Qualifications/Skills:

- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field

- Engineering Collaboration: 2+ years working directly with engineering teams building complex systems

- Relevant Projects: Experience managing projects involving data infrastructure, APIs, or AI/ML systems

- Delivery Track Record: Proven history of shipping products/projects on schedule with high quality