Technical Project Manager

Engineering moves fast at SmartBarrel, and this role is what keeps it moving in the right direction. You own the flow of work from "someone asked for this" to "it shipped and everyone knows" — the connective tissue between product, engineering, support, and leadership. You always know what's in flight, what's blocked, and what ships next. This is not a strategy role and it's not a people-management role. It's a technical execution role — you live inside the dev workflow every day. If you love turning chaos into a clean board, chasing down the one answer that unblocks three people, and closing loops nobody else closes, this is your job. Key responsibilities Own the ticket pipeline : triage incoming requests from support, sales, and internal teams — every ticket clear, scoped, assigned, and prioritized. No orphans, no zombies. Run prioritization : keep the backlog honest. Work with leadership and engineering to decide what matters now vs. later, and make those calls visible so nobody is guessing. Communicate constantly : push status to the team before they ask. Translate engineering progress into plain language for sales, support, and customer-facing teams. Unblock people : spot stalls early — a missing decision, an unanswered question, a hidden dependency — and go get what's needed. Same day, not next standup. Follow up relentlessly : if it was promised, you track it until it's done. Open loops are your enemy. Own releases : check what's going out, verify it's tested and documented, confirm the right people know, and watch for issues after it lands. Maintain the changelog : every release gets a clear, accurate record of what changed — for the team and for customers. Qualifications 3+ years managing execution in a software team — as a project manager, delivery manager, technical program manager, or scrum-master-who-actually-ran-things Fluent in modern dev workflows: tickets, sprints, branching, staging vs. production, QA, release cycles. You don't write code, but engineers never have to translate for you Ruthless organization — you run the system; the system doesn't run you Direct, concise communicator, in writing especially. Slack is our office Bias toward action: you'd rather ask a "dumb" question in 2 minutes than let something sit blocked for 2 days Comfortable holding people accountable without a title that forces them to listen Nice to have : construction tech, field-services SaaS, or hardware-connected product experience; bilingual English/Spanish; prior ownership of release management or customer-facing changelogs What we offer Competitive salary 401(k) Health, dental & vision insurance Flexible schedule Paid time off Professional development assistance Stock option eligibility (depending on role and experience) Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic and innovative environment Clear growth pathways and mentorship opportunities #J-18808-Ljbffr