Sr. Technical Project Manager

Sr. Technical Project Manager

The Senior Technical Project Manager in the Strategic Initiatives Group leads high-impact, cross-functional technology programs that drive innovation, modernization, and operational excellence across the enterprise. This role blends deep technical understanding with strategic execution, managing complex initiatives such as cloud migration, cybersecurity transformation, infrastructure automation, and digital platform rollouts. You'll serve as the connective tissue between engineering, architecture, security, and business stakeholders-ensuring alignment, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

Job Summary In addition, this role functions as a Network Strategic Initiatives leader-advising, communicating, and driving delivery for global and transformational programs. When global 'critical incidents' arise, the leader rapidly aligns teams on a tactical response, identifies resolution paths, and documents gaps tt evolve into standards, governance, or longer-term initiatives. The position is designed to serve holistically, connecting product teams to strategic goals and milestones while ensuring execution from the ground up. This position requires the ability to build from the ground up-establishing frameworks, governance, delivery models, and operational mechanisms that scale across a global enterprise.

This role is not limited to technical depth-it demands multi-disciplinary expertise, leadership across matrixed environments, and proven ability to execute from zero by building frameworks, governance, and delivery models. Familiarity with Agile/Lean practices is expected, enabling incremental value delivery and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Project Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic technology initiatives, from ideation through execution and post-implementation review.

• Develop detailed project plans, technical workstreams, and milestone tracking across multiple teams and domains.

• Manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk for concurrent initiatives with enterprise-level visibility.

Technical Coordination & Oversight

• Translate complex technical requirements into actionable project deliverables and timelines.

• Facilitate collaboration between infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams to ensure cohesive execution.

• Review architecture diagrams, engineering designs, and technical documentation to validate alignment with project goals.

Agile & Hybrid Delivery

• Apply Agile, Scrum, and hybrid methodologies to manage iterative delivery and stakeholder engagement.

• Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives for technical teams.

• Implement governance frameworks for strategic programs, including KPIs, OKRs, and executive dashboards.

Strategic Initiative Execution

• Drive programs such as Zero Trust implementation, cloud-native platform adoption, network modernization, and automation enablement.

• Coordinate vendor engagements, RFPs, and third-party integrations for strategic technology solutions.

• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity policies, and compliance frameworks.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Serve as the primary liaison between technical teams and executive leadership.

• Deliver clear, concise updates to C-level stakeholders, steering committees, and governance boards.

• Facilitate cross-functional workshops, risk reviews, and strategic planning sessions.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• Strong understanding of enterprise IT domains: cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, DevOps, and application architecture.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Ability to interpret technical designs, security controls, and system dependencies.

• Tactical Response - Rapid activation to resolve global incidents, codify playbooks, and translate lessons learned into enduring standards.

• Network Consulting - Conduct assessments, provide reference architectures, and guide decision-making with executive-ready recommendations.

• Solution & Planning - Define and execute well-structured solution packages (HLD, LLD, BoM, QA, automation models) aligned with the One Management model. Emphasize Infra-as-Code, observability, and governance at every stage.

• Gap Analysis - Map as-is to to-be states across people, process, technology, and compliance, prioritizing remediation into quick wins and strategic programs.

• Program governance, scaled Agile facilitation, vendor orchestration, and leadership of systemic programs spawned from global incidents.

Certifications

• Preferred: PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist, Scrum Master (CSM), AWS/Azure Fundamentals, ITIL

Experience

• 8+ years in technical project/program management roles.

• 3+ years leading strategic or enterprise-wide technology initiatives.

Soft Skills

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

• Strategic mindset with a bias for execution and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, government).

• Background in digital transformation, M&A integration, or enterprise cloud adoption.

• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, MS Project, ServiceNow, and Power BI