IT Project Manager II

Job Title: Senior Technical Project Manager
Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Industry: Financial IT / Payments Technology

Job Overview:
We are seeking experienced Senior Technical Project Managers to support a large-scale payment processing platform used by mid-sized businesses. This is a high-impact, delivery-focused role where you will serve as the central leader responsible for driving multiple concurrent initiatives from planning through execution.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background managing complex technical projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful delivery in a fast-paced environment. This role requires close collaboration with engineering teams, business stakeholders, clients, and external partners to support platform implementations, client onboarding, and ongoing product enhancements.

Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage 5-8 concurrent projects, including new client implementations and ongoing platform enhancement initiatives
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project communications, status reporting, and stakeholder engagement
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, business stakeholders, clients, and third-party vendors
• Support onboarding and implementation of new clients onto the payment processing platform
• Drive delivery of new features, enhancements, and use cases for existing clients
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and issues
• Translate business requirements into actionable project plans and technical deliverables
• Facilitate communication between technical and business teams to ensure alignment and successful execution
• Ensure project objectives, timelines, and deliverables align with overall business goals
• Manage competing priorities and drive projects through completion in a fast-paced environment

Requirements:
• Proven experience as a Senior Technical Project Manager leading complex technical initiatives
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Strong project planning, execution, risk management, and delivery management skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate diverse stakeholder groups
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management abilities
• Experience translating business requirements into technical project plans and deliverables
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate competing priorities and changing requirements

Preferred:
• Experience within payments, financial technology (FinTech), banking, or credit card processing environments
• Familiarity with .NET and/or Azure-based technology platforms
• Previous software development, technical leadership, or engineering experience
• Ability to interpret Statements of Work (SOWs), technical specifications, and architectural documentation
• Experience supporting client-facing implementations and onboarding initiatives
• Background working with highly collaborative teams involving internal and external stakeholders

About Theoris:
Our goal is to Fuel Your Career! As a Theoris team member, you join a culture based on people-centered values and an environment that fosters both personal and professional growth. We build long-term relationships with our clients and our consultants. With over 30 years of building strong relationships in the industry, we're uniquely positioned to make the right connections. This knowledge is used to find the right job placement. Our recruiting teams are experts dedicated to the information technology and engineering staffing space and are highly respected by our client base.