Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Technical Project Manager for a contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Alpharetta, GA. The Technical Project Manager is a project management expert and has overall accountability for the technical project delivery roadmap and product success. The individual in this role will closely collaborate with engineering teams, business leaders, and other key stakeholders to set a vision, define priorities, execute an ambitious agenda, and be accountable for product results and evolution. The Technical Solution Manager interacts and presents information throughout the organization, working with both technology and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects
• Define, shape and drive product and technology roadmap, create clarity to guide plans and drive success.
• Meet business objectives by successfully designing, implementing, and guiding programs to completion.
• Creating fast and effective solutions when issues arise.
• Documenting all aspects of work and presenting progress to leadership and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage relationships at all org levels.
• Develop a program plan, including goals, scope, schedule, and resources.
• Align program objectives with the company's strategic goals and ensure consistency with organizational priorities.
• Establish project tasks and milestones.
• Assign responsibilities to team members.
• Monitor the progress of projects and make updates when necessary.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and create progress reports.
• Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and external partners to ensure they meet program objectives and deliverables.
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues impacting program delivery and ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise during projects.
• Identify areas for improvement in project management practices
• Engage with program/process owners, stakeholders and business partners as necessary to communicate project objectives, strategy, tactics, and ongoing progress. Drive alignment and build trust with stakeholders.
• Facilitate and enhance the communication and process between IT and the business to establish software engineering priorities, work direction, and best practices; includes working with key stakeholders in the business, business analysts, and developers.
• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities while maintaining strong business relationships.
• Effective balance member, business, and technical goals with available resources (this is really about resource allocation)

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in related field required, or combination of equivalent work/education experience.
• A minimum of 7+ years of experience leading complex development and integration projects, strategy, Business Analysis or System analysis, preferably in the finance/asset management industry
• Excellent communication - both verbal and written - with technology and business partners to include strong discussion, debate and listening skills and the ability to look beyond obvious answers to understand impacts.
• Advanced experience working with Scaled Agile software development processes
• Demonstrated success leading and directing others to achieve measurable results.
• Ability to empathically understand and articulate user needs
• Demonstrated ability to articulate solution or product vision and/or customized solutions to meet business objectives
• Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Miro/Lucid, Excel, SQL and Visio
• Understanding of analysis and artifact goals throughout the solution lifecycle
• Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines
• Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to successfully manage and coordinate simultaneous project deliverables across groups and teams
• Strong experience with Agile, Miro/Lucid, SQL, Excel, Visio, Balsamiq, Jira, Tableau
• Experience with AWS Step Functions and Camunda workflows tools

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work.