
Senior Technical Project Manager
Ippon Technologies USA
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington, D.C. • New York, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudPMP
About the role
- Drive day-to-day delivery operations, including milestone tracking, risk and dependency management, and coordination of key events (e.g., end-to-end testing, mock go-live, and production releases)
- Build and maintain detailed project plans that align product roadmaps, engineering timelines, and business goals, during assigned projects and sales processes
- Identify and mitigate project risks early, developing contingency plans to maintain momentum and avoid blockers
- Ensure delivery adheres to Ippon’s delivery playbook; contribute to continuous improvement in tools, templates, and internal processes (e.g., Jira, Confluence, dashboards)
- Serve as the connective tissue between product, engineering, architecture, and leadership
- Provide clear, proactive, and timely communication around project status, blockers, KPIs, and mitigation strategies
- Lead structured release planning and go/no-go decision-making across client and internal teams
- Proactively resolve delivery blockers by fostering collaboration across functions
- Champion structure in ambiguous environments by identifying gaps and driving alignment
- Guide effective meetings and ensure the right voices are heard to move decisions forward
- Build trust and strong working relationships with client stakeholders and project teams
- Serve as a mentor to consultants around communication, stakeholder engagement, and delivery presence
- Promote Ippon’s brand through exceptional client experience and by contributing to thought leadership, events, or internal knowledge sharing
- Drive project closeout activities including retrospectives, documentation, and capturing success stories and lessons learned to inform future engagements
- Lead with curiosity, continuously asking the right questions to uncover needs, anticipate challenges, and drive engagement success
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager in IT consulting or a technology-driven organization
- 3+ years of experience as a PM supporting technical product roadmaps and strategies
- 3+ years of experience working closely with product development teams in an Agile environment
- Proven experience with enterprise-wide dependency management
- Demonstrated success managing both Agile and Waterfall projects, including complex cross-functional efforts
- Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
- Hands-on experience with project management tools (e.g. Miro, Notion, Jira, Confluence, Smartsheets, etc.)
- Proven ability to drive project progress, decisions, as well as conflict resolution
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience leading technical delivery for Data Engineering (Snowflake, Data Lake, Data Pipelines), DevOps, or Cloud projects (AWS, Migration, Modernization)
- Familiarity with enterprise-scale software development lifecycle and associated processes
- Previous experience in Financial Services or other regulated industries
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, CSM, or Prince2
- Experience driving continuous improvement in communication, tooling, and release management practices
Benefits
- Competitive salary – Great starting salaries for well qualified candidates
- Generous Paid Time Off policy - Ippon offers flexible time off to help you be your best
- Health, dental, and vision insurance – We are dedicated to helping our employees live healthier lives through comprehensive health programs
- 401k with company match - Ippon offers an industry leading 401(k) matching plan
- Family Leave - We support the importance of family and offer maternity, paternity and family medical leave plans
- A fun, smart, and healthy work environment, focused on our values and teamwork
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project managementAgile methodologyWaterfall methodologydependency managementData EngineeringDevOpsCloud projectsAWSSnowflakeData Pipelines
Soft skills
communicationorganizational skillsleadershipconflict resolutioncollaborationmentoringproactive communicationtrust buildingdecision-makingcuriosity
Certifications
PMPCSMPrince2