Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager (TPM) – Hyderabad

Quest Global is looking for experienced Technical Project Managers to lead and deliver complex technology and engineering projects within Data Engineering / AI/ML .

Location: Hyderabad – Work from Office

Experience: 12+ years overall | 5+ years in Technical Delivery Management

Notice Period: Immediate Joiner

Interview Mode: In-Person

Employment: Full-Time | Regular Shift

Education: BE/BTech in Computer Science, IT or related discipline

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project planning, execution, tracking, governance and delivery.
• Manage project scope, schedules, milestones, dependencies, resources and deliverables.
• Drive risk, issue, dependency, escalation and mitigation management.
• Coordinate with Architects, Developers, QA, DevOps, Business Analysts and Technical Leads.
• Manage onshore/offshore teams, customers and senior stakeholders.
• Conduct project reviews, status meetings, technical discussions and governance meetings.
• Ensure delivery against agreed scope, schedule, quality and customer expectations.
• Resolve technical blockers and cross-functional dependencies.
• Drive continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of Software Development and Engineering Lifecycle.
• Experience managing Application Development, Engineering, Digital, Cloud, Data or AI/ML projects.
• Understanding of Software Architecture, APIs, Databases, Cloud Platforms, DevOps, CI/CD and Testing.
• Ability to understand technical discussions and effectively coordinate with engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum and traditional project management methodologies.
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence or equivalent project management tools.

Project & Delivery Management Skills

Project Planning & Execution | Status Reporting | Schedule & Milestone Management | Resource & Capacity Planning | Cross-functional Team Coordination | Risk & Issue Management | Customer & Stakeholder Management | Continuous Improvement

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Strong stakeholder management and onshore-facing experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, difficult conversations, competing priorities and delivery escalations.

Good to Have

• Experience with Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Experience working with global customers and onshore/offshore delivery models.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or workstreams.
• Experience in Engineering Services or Product Engineering organizations.
• Agile Scrum Master certification is an advantage but not mandatory.

Key Competencies: Technical Acumen | Project Planning & Execution | Stakeholder Management | Communication | Collaboration | Risk Management | Problem Solving | Continuous Improvement