Technical Project Manager
Six month Contract to Hire (CTH)
MUST be local to Phoenix, AZ & work hybrid (3-4 days / week) in office in Tempe, AZ for training and knowledge transfer
MUST be a current USC or Current Green Card Holder (unable to sponsor a visa)
The technical project manager (TPM) combines traditional project management skills with a solid technical background to not only drive timelines, budgets, and deliverables but also understands the technical aspects of the work, which allows them to guide development teams more effectively and communicate with non-technical stakeholders. A TPM is responsible for guiding the different development disciplines, while also ensuring high-quality software is delivered. This role requires a minimum of 6+ years of experience managing implementations of an enterprise software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones.
- Track progress against timelines and budgets, adjusting as needed.
- Ensure deliverables meet functional and technical requirements.
- Act as the bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
- Produce dashboards, reports, and status updates for executives and sponsors.
- Establish metrics for velocity, code quality, testing coverage, and uptime.
- Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle (requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, maintenance).
- Coordinate with QA, DevSecOps, and product management for smooth releases.
Requirements
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strong nice-to-have but not required.Minimum 6+ years of experience in managing project plans for a successful implementation of an enterprise software solution.Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneouslyAbility to demonstrate knowledge of Project Management theory, concepts and principles (e.g. theory of constraints, critical path methodology, project risk management, triple constraints, project scope management, project management lifecycle etc.).Proven expertise in the use of Microsoft Project advanced features and functionality as applied to a multi-million dollar and multi-year software project .Proven experience in the use of Microsoft Azure DevOps (or Atlassian Jira), including the creation, tracking and reporting of micro-level tasks.Ability to develop and manage software measures and metrics to support a master project plan’s milestones, timeline and effort projections.Ability to analyze project plan information to derive any potential resource overage, underage, or constraint.Ability to prepare and present current-state and future-state analysis (written and verbal) to the software development team, senior management, and other internal and external stakeholders.Extensive experience in SDLC methodologies (Agile, Iterative, and Waterfall) and phases including Design, Analysis, Development, Implementation, Build, Deployment, Testing, Post Implementation and UAT support.Candidate must be an excellent communicator