Aqua Finance, Inc.

Director, Technical Project Management

Aqua Finance, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Responsible for leading a team of Project Managers who deliver strategic technology project(s) that span across one or more business units
  • Manage resources, schedules, and adheres to quality standards
  • Includes management of issues, risks, and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery
  • Lead large scale strategic projects for the organization
  • Work with IT Leadership, Product Managers, and Enterprise Project Managers to roadmap strategic initiatives along with assigning project managers to those initiatives
  • Establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and operational implementation to expand and mature the capabilities of the PMO
  • Assist with overall project portfolio management and provide weekly status
  • Provide leadership for the Project Management team by hiring, coaching, mentoring, motivating, and supervising
  • Act as the bridge between engineering, product, operations, security, and business units
  • Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team by monitoring progress and removing roadblocks
  • Own and evolve the organization’s delivery methodologies through project planning, RAID logs, status reporting, estimation models, and change control
  • Understand the architectural implications of projects and guide teams in making informed decisions to the established IT strategy and roadmap

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or a technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience required
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of IT or technical strategic project management experience in progressively responsible roles required
  • Minimum of three (3) years of people management experience required
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required
  • Minimum of one (1) year of financial services or regulated industry experience required
  • Scrum Master certification preferred
  • Strong understanding of project management methodologies, including both traditional (Waterfall) and Agile (Scrum) frameworks
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects across diverse functional areas, including planning, coordination, risk mitigation, and driving initiatives through deployment
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, and Lucidchart
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy required
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementstrategic project managementrisk mitigationproject planningstatus reportingchange controlRAID logsestimation modelsAgileWaterfall
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailorganizational skillsconflict resolutionmotivationteam management
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)Scrum Master