Mid-Level Technical Project Manager

USAA

. Plans, directs and coordinates activities for moderately complex work efforts through the development plans intended to accomplish goals and objectives within prescribed timeframes and budgets.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeSan Antonio • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $103,450 - $197,730 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plans, directs and coordinates activities for moderately complex work efforts through the development plans intended to accomplish goals and objectives within prescribed timeframes and budgets.
Facilitates development of project plans related to schedule, budget, scope and resources.
Monitors project execution to deliver incremental business value and seeks creative technical alternatives to project challenges.
Assists in managing risk by using work efforts management practices to address execution challenges associated with quality.
Manages project deliverables to control scope and influence sequencing and scheduling of work within a project.
Identifies and mitigates project technical risk and operational impact.
Partners with business and facilitates identification of technical requirements to clearly articulate requirements and acceptance criteria of project.
Establishes overall project cadence for communication with impacted stakeholders, and provides framework for underlying project(s) communication plans.
Participates in work effort closure activities to determine benefit / business impact realization.
Adheres to governance rigor and EPMO processes, procedures, controls, standards, tools and templates (as required).
Leverages existing change management routines as needed.
Understands each project's critical path activities and contributes to risk management efforts on the project and consistently seeks creative technical alternatives, including emerging technologies, to project challenges.
Contributes to the process of defining project plans and project deliverables.
Actively applies a variety of product capabilities to the benefit of the project sponsors, and senior managers on all aspects of the project.
Engages in identifying and removing obstacles and impediments to ensure team objectives are met.
Partners with business to clearly articulate technical requirements and acceptance criteria of project.
Participates in producing work efforts budgets.
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of related experience may be substituted in lieu of degree
4 years of experience managing or leading projects or serving in a project management type role
Proficient knowledge of project management methodology and/or working knowledge of technical software delivery life cycle
Proficient knowledge of applicable business line, its products and processes as it relates to technical management, delivery and execution
Proficient knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and applies to projects
Proficient knowledge of project methodologies (Agile and Waterfall) and understands how to select appropriate methodology for execution
Experience in project management and execution experience delivering complex work efforts working with Waterfall and Agile methodologies
Proficient knowledge of tools and techniques that may include SDLC knowledge, technical acumen and software delivery methods
Ability to articulate high level context of IT projects with stakeholders and others.

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
401(k)
pension
life insurance
parental benefits
adoption assistance
paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
various wellness programs
career path planning and continuing education

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementrisk managementAgile methodologyWaterfall methodologysoftware delivery life cycletechnical requirementsproject planningbudget managementscope managementchange management

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipproblem-solvingcollaborationstakeholder engagementorganizational skillscreativityadaptabilitycritical thinkingteam management