Vice President, Technical Project Manager

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We are a specialized technology staffing agency supporting professional and financial services companies. Why do we stand out in technology staffing? We listen and act as advisors for our candidates on how they can best add value, find interesting projects, and pave a path for career advancement. We advocate for best pay, diversity in tech, and best job-fit for every candidate we place.

Our client, an investment firm, is seeking a Vice President, Technical Project Manager to join their team in Los Angeles, CA! The role oversees vital and complex projects that involve multiple technical teams, domains, and products. As a TPM, you'll manage large-scale project execution, coordinate dependencies, and enhance team efficiency. You'll focus on problem-solving and delivering value while promoting a culture of change and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage multiple projects of varying sizes and complexities, from initiation to closure, using agile, waterfall or hybrid methodologies.

Collaborate with business stakeholders, sponsors, product owners, technical teams and vendors to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, dependencies, risks and success criteria.

Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, status reports, dashboards and other project artifacts using appropriate tools and best practices.

Monitor and manage project performance, scope, quality, schedule, cost, resources, communication, risk and issue management.

Facilitate project meetings, workshops, reviews, retrospectives and presentations with clear agendas, minutes and action items.

Ensure timely and effective delivery of project deliverables and alignment with stakeholder expectations and organizational goals.

Manage project changes, conflicts, escalations and negotiations in a proactive and constructive manner.

Provide regular and transparent project updates and recommendations to senior management and key stakeholders.

Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and deliverables.

Contribute to the continuous improvement of hybrid project management processes, methodologies, standards and best practices within the Technology Strategy & Programs team and the organization.

Amplify your impact by educating and mentoring various communities within firm on program management best practices.

Deliver appropriate and effective executive level communication.

Determine project working format (e.g., Waterfall, Agile or Hybrid), set up and manage framework.

Develop and implement change management strategies to facilitate the organization's adoption of program outcomes.

Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.

7+ years of experience in technical program management in a dynamic and highly technical environment.

Proven strong track record in managing complex cross-functional projects in a cloud/SaaS environment.

At least 3 years experience in an Agile environment with hands-on application as a Scrum Master.

Ability to thrive and succeed in a dynamic environment not slowed down by ambiguity or competing priorities.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex concepts into digestible pieces.

Proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, (PowerBI at plus) and SharePoint with experience presenting to stakeholders and / or Senior Leadership.

Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence.

Certifications such as PMP, CSM, CAPM, etc. are desirable.

Ability to manage multiple priorities, dependencies, risks and issues in a fast-paced environment.

Proven ability to align Technology programs with business strategy.

Data-driven approach to program management; building tools (workflows, custom work intake processes, estimation models), collecting and analyzing data, and driving stakeholder buy-in.

Excellent experience influencing without direct authority at senior levels internal and external to the engineering organization.