Technical Project Manager, Credit

Job Title: Senior Technical Project Manager

Location-Type: Hybrid – New York, NY (3 days onsite / 2 days remote, subject to change)

Start Date Is: ASAP

Duration: 2 years (contract)

Pay Rate: $60-80/hr W2 (based on experience)

Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship .

Job Description:
Lead end-to-end technology and application development projects within a financial services environment, partnering with engineering, data, business, and senior stakeholders to build project plans, manage execution, and deliver complex technology initiatives.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Build detailed project plans from scratch and manage end-to-end project execution.
• Provide 60–70% oversight of project planning, tracking, execution, and delivery.
• Lead technology, data, and application development projects.
• Translate business objectives into requirements, roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables.
• Coordinate engineering, data, operations, finance, and third-party teams.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, milestones, and timelines.
• Use Jira for project tracking, backlog management, sprint planning, and status reporting.
• Partner with technical teams on APIs, integrations, data architecture, and solution design.
• Support Agile delivery, SDLC governance, testing, release planning, and production readiness.
• Create project documentation including business requirements, process flows, runbooks, and SOPs.
• Track project success metrics, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Identify process gaps and automation opportunities and drive solutions through implementation.
• Communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3–10 years of technical project management, program management, product management, or senior business analysis experience.
• Experience working for a financial services/fintech organization or technology company .
• Proven experience managing application development projects .
• Strong Jira experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build project plans from scratch .
• Strong PMO/project governance experience.
• Experience overseeing approximately 60–70% of project planning, execution, and delivery activities.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, and software development processes.
• Experience partnering with engineering and data teams on technical requirements, APIs, integrations, and solution design.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language.
• Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable working in ambiguous environments.

• Private credit, structured credit, or insurance experience.
• Private equity or investment management experience.
• Experience with portfolio monitoring, risk management, or investment-related technology.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with Sigma or similar analytics/reporting platforms.
• Working knowledge of Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, or .NET.
• Experience with cloud-native platforms, microservices, data pipelines, or event-driven architecture.
• Experience with CRM, portfolio monitoring, data warehouse, or low-code platforms.
• Experience with change management, training, and process improvement.