Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager

Job Title: Technical Project Manager
Location: Hyderabad
Work Mode: On-site
Experience: 1220 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Project Manager with 12–20 years of experience in technology project management, software delivery, and technical leadership. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing complex technology initiatives, leading cross-functional teams, overseeing project planning and execution, and ensuring successful delivery within defined timelines, budgets, and quality standards. The candidate should possess strong technical knowledge, stakeholder management capabilities, risk management expertise, and experience working with engineering, product, QA, DevOps, and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of complex technical projects.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, milestones, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Manage cross-functional teams, including software engineering, development, QA, DevOps, infrastructure, and product teams.
• Establish project governance, reporting mechanisms, delivery metrics, and escalation processes.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests while ensuring timely resolution.
• Oversee Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall project delivery methodologies as appropriate.
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and project status meetings.
• Collaborate with technical architects and engineering leaders on solution design, technical feasibility, and implementation planning.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project progress, risks, and delivery outcomes to senior leadership and clients.
• Oversee resource planning, capacity management, budget tracking, and vendor coordination.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, quality requirements, security guidelines, and project governance processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery efficiency, team productivity, project execution, and operational processes.
• Manage release planning, deployment coordination, production readiness, and post-implementation reviews.
• Mentor project managers and team leads, promoting accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence.

Mandatory Skills

• Technical Project Management and Program Delivery
• End-to-End Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall Methodologies
• Project Planning, Scheduling, and Execution
• Stakeholder and Client Relationship Management
• Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management
• Budgeting, Resource Allocation, and Capacity Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Technical Requirements Analysis and Scope Management
• Project Governance, Reporting, and KPI Tracking
• Change Management and Escalation Handling
• Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent tools
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Skills

• Experience managing large-scale enterprise technology transformation projects.
• Understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of software architecture, APIs, microservices, databases, and system integrations.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, release management, and production deployments.
• Experience managing multiple projects or programs simultaneously.
• Exposure to distributed teams, global stakeholders, third-party vendors, and client-facing delivery.
• Familiarity with project financial management, forecasting, delivery dashboards, and performance metrics.
• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 12–20 years of overall professional experience, with substantial experience in technical project management, software delivery, or technology leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, large-scale technology projects from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders, technical teams, project budgets, delivery risks, and competing priorities.