Job Description – Technical Project Manager Position: Technical Project Manager (TPM) Experience: 10–15 Years Location: Hyderabad – Work from Office all days Employment Type: Full-Time Role Summary We are looking for a highly motivated and execution-focused Technical Project Manager who can lead large-scale technology programs and drive end-to-end delivery excellence. The ideal candidate should be a go-getter with strong ownership mindset, capable of managing complex technical engagements, leading cross-functional teams, and building trusted customer relationships. The candidate should have successfully managed projects or programs with a cumulative value of USD 500K+, while ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, quality governance, and stakeholder satisfaction. This role requires a blend of technical understanding, program management expertise, customer engagement, Agile delivery experience, and process orientation. Key Responsibilities Technical Delivery Leadership • • Own complete project lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, governance, and closure. • Drive delivery of multiple technical workstreams involving application development, cloud, integration, data, infrastructure, and DevOps initiatives. • Define project roadmaps, release plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths. • Monitor delivery health through metrics such as sprint velocity, estimation accuracy, milestone adherence, and resource utilization. • Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, architecture guidelines, and quality standards. Program & Financial Management • • Manage technical programs with annual portfolio value of USD 500K or higher. • Own project financials including budgeting, forecasting, revenue tracking, and resource utilization. • Prepare project plans, effort estimates, and staffing strategies. • Ensure projects are delivered within approved scope, budget, and timelines. Customer & Stakeholder Management • • Act as the primary interface between customers, engineering teams, vendors, and leadership stakeholders. • Conduct governance meetings, steering committee reviews, sprint demonstrations, and executive status reporting. • Build strong customer relationships and maintain high customer satisfaction scores. • Proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies while minimizing escalations. Agile Delivery & Process Governance • • Champion Agile methodologies and ensure disciplined implementation of Scrum practices. • Drive process compliance and governance through effective usage of delivery frameworks. • Establish project dashboards, KPIs, reporting cadence, and operational reviews. • Continuously improve project processes, delivery efficiency, and documentation standards. Technical Leadership • • Possess sufficient technical depth to challenge solutions, review architecture decisions, and guide engineering teams. • Collaborate with architects and technical leads in defining implementation approaches and resolving technical blockers. • Drive adoption of DevOps practices, CI/CD, cloud-native approaches, and automation initiatives. • Enable technical teams to improve engineering productivity and delivery quality. Tools & Delivery Excellence • • Hands-on experience in: • JIRA (mandatory) • Confluence (mandatory) • Microsoft Project / Smartsheet • Agile reporting and dashboard tools • AI-enabled productivity tools such as Copilot, Rovo, Planner, ChatGPT, etc. • Ensure proper backlog management, sprint planning, estimation, documentation, and reporting through JIRA and Confluence. • Establish project documentation standards and governance mechanisms. Team Leadership & Mentorship • • Lead cross-functional teams comprising developers, architects, QA engineers, DevOps engineers, business analysts, and external partners. • Mentor project teams on Agile practices, technical delivery excellence, and stakeholder management. • Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning. Required Skills & Experience Experience • • 10–15 years of IT industry experience with at least 5 years in Technical Project Management. • Proven experience managing medium to large-scale digital transformation projects. • Demonstrated experience handling projects or programs worth USD 500K+. • Experience managing distributed teams and multiple concurrent projects. Technical Competencies • • Strong understanding of: • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) • Agile/Scrum methodologies • Cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP) • DevOps and CI/CD practices • Microservices and API-based architectures • Application modernization and enterprise integration Project Management Competencies • • Project planning and estimation • Risk, issue, and dependency management • Budget and resource management • Customer governance and executive communication • Vendor management and contract oversight • Metrics-driven delivery management Behavioral Competencies • • Strong ownership mindset and execution focus. • Go-getter attitude with ability to work independently. • Excellent customer-facing and stakeholder management skills. • Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities. • Highly process-oriented with attention to governance and documentation. • Ability to manage ambiguity and work in fast-paced environments. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) we look for • • Project Schedule Adherence • Milestone Completion • Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) • Escalation Rate • Project profitability • Resource Utilization • Documentation Quality Score • Continuous Process Improvement Initiatives • Effective adoption of AI tools for delivery excellence Preferred Certifications • • PMP / PRINCE2 • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) / SAFe Agilist • Azure / AWS Certifications • ITIL Foundation • Agile Project Management Certifications