Technical Project Manager(Python/React) _ Remote(East Coast)
Posted 2 days ago by StarTechs Inc.
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Technical Project Manager (TPM) role focuses on overseeing cloud SaaS projects, requiring strong expertise in Python and React. The TPM acts as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the delivery team, ensuring effective communication and project execution. This position emphasizes strategic delivery leadership while collaborating closely with an Offshore Product Owner. The role is remote, specifically for candidates on the East Coast, and is expected to last for over 12 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the end-to-end delivery lifecycle of cloud SaaS projects from initiation through release and retrospective.
- Define, maintain, and control project plans, schedules, milestones, and critical paths using Jira, MS Project, or equivalent.
- Track sprint velocity, release burndown, and delivery metrics; take corrective action when deviations occur.
- Coordinate multi-team or multi-vendor delivery, ensuring dependencies are identified and resolved proactively.
- Lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Coach teams on Agile principles and remove impediments that block progress.
- Identify, log, and proactively manage project risks, issues, and dependencies throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for delivery status across internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with engineering leads and architects to understand technical dependencies and cloud deployment strategies.
- Track project budget, resource utilization, and forecast costs in alignment with finance and PMO guidelines.
- Define and enforce Definition of Done (DoD) and release readiness criteria.
- Coordinate release planning, go-live readiness, and post-deployment monitoring with DevOps and SRE teams.
- Engage directly with client stakeholders to elicit, capture, and prioritize product requirements.
- Define and communicate backlog priority direction to the Offshore PO based on stakeholder input and business value.
- Facilitate sprint review demonstrations with on-site business stakeholders and capture structured feedback.
- Provide the Offshore PO with clear, context-rich direction on Epics, features, and business intent.
- Review and approve key product documents produced by the Offshore PO.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience managing projects built on Python and React.
- Proficient in project management tools such as Jira and MS Project.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum facilitation.
- Ability to manage project risks, issues, and dependencies effectively.
- Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement and reporting.
- Knowledge of cloud deployment strategies (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform).
- Experience in budget and resource management.
- Ability to define quality and process governance standards.
- Experience in coordinating release and deployment activities.
- Strong skills in requirements elicitation and backlog prioritization.
- Ability to facilitate sprint reviews and business acceptance processes.
- Experience in overseeing product documentation and ensuring quality standards.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Requirement details:
Role: Technical Project Manager
Location: Remote(East Coast)
Duration: 12+ Months
Role Overview:
- We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager (TPM)
- Must have strong experience managing projects built on Python and React; ability to understand architecture, participate in technical discussions, and effectively coordinate with development teams is required.
- The TPM serves as the primary on-site interface between business stakeholders and the delivery team, owning both the how-and-when of delivery and the onsite product representation function.
- The TPM works in close partnership with an Offshore Product Owner who handles detailed backlog execution, i.e., Epic/Story authoring, documentation, grooming, and other high-volume PO work allowing the TPM to remain focused on strategic delivery leadership and stakeholder engagement.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Project Execution & Delivery Management
- Own the end-to-end delivery lifecycle of cloud SaaS projects from initiation through release and retrospective.
- Define, maintain, and control project plans, schedules, milestones, and critical paths using Jira, MS Project, or equivalent.
- Track sprint velocity, release burndown, and delivery metrics; take corrective action when deviations occur.
- Coordinate multi-team or multi-vendor delivery, ensuring dependencies are identified and resolved proactively.
- Agile & Scrum Facilitation
- Lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Coach teams on Agile principles and remove impediments that block progress.
- Maintain team capacity planning across sprints, accounting for PTO, technical debt, and unplanned work.
- Coordinate program-level planning (SAFe PI Planning or equivalent) where applicable.
- Risk & Issue Management
- Identify, log, and proactively manage project risks, issues, and dependencies throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Develop mitigation strategies and escalate blockers to senior leadership as needed.
- Maintain a risk register and communicate status transparently to all stakeholders.
- Stakeholder Communication & Reporting
- Serve as the primary point of contact for delivery status across internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare and deliver regular project status reports, steering committee updates, and executive dashboards.
- Facilitate cross-functional alignment meetings between engineering, QA, DevOps, architecture, and security.
- Manage stakeholder expectations on scope, schedule, and budget- escalating trade-off decisions appropriately.
- Technical Coordination
- Collaborate with engineering leads and architects to understand technical dependencies and cloud deployment strategies (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform).
- Coordinate cloud environment provisioning, CI/CD pipeline readiness, and release gating criteria.
- Ensure cloud-related compliance, security reviews, and infrastructure milestones are sequenced into the project plan.
- Bridge the gap between technical implementation teams and non-technical business stakeholders.
- Budget & Resource Management
- Track project budget, resource utilization, and forecast costs in alignment with finance and PMO guidelines.
- Manage staffing plans; coordinate onboarding and ramp-up of new team members or contractors.
- Provide inputs to resource planning and capacity forecasting across projects.
- Quality & Process Governance
- Define and enforce Definition of Done (DoD) and release readiness criteria.
- Ensure quality gates, testing milestones, and UAT sign-offs are built into delivery plans.
- Drive adoption of project management best practices, tooling standards, and documentation protocols.
- Release & Deployment Coordination
- Coordinate release planning, go-live readiness, and post-deployment monitoring with DevOps and SRE teams.
- Maintain and communicate release calendars; manage change windows and rollback procedures.
- Own the operational handover checklist from project delivery to ongoing support/operations.
- Stakeholder Requirements Elicitation
- Act as the on-site voice of the business -- engage directly with client stakeholders to elicit, capture, and prioritize product requirements.
- Conduct requirements workshops, discovery sessions, and structured interviews with business users and subject-matter experts.
- Translate high-level business needs into feature briefs and Epic-level direction for the Offshore PO to elaborate.
- Validate that proposed solutions align with business objectives before they enter the sprint backlog.
- Product Backlog Direction & Prioritization
- Define and communicate backlog priority direction to the Offshore PO based on stakeholder input and business value.
- Make final prioritization calls during sprint planning when business trade-offs need an on-site decision-maker.
- Review and approve Epic-level items before they are broken down into User Stories by the Offshore PO.
- Ensure the product backlog reflects the most current and accurate business priorities at all times.
- Sprint Review & Business Acceptance
- Facilitate sprint review demonstrations with on-site business stakeholders and capture structured feedback.
- Act as the formal acceptance authority for completed stories on behalf of the business during sprint reviews.
- Communicate accepted, rejected, or deferred items back to the Offshore PO for backlog updates.
- Ensure feedback loops between business stakeholders and the delivery team are short, clear, and actionable.
- Offshore PO Direction & Coordination
- Provide the Offshore PO with clear, context-rich direction on Epics, features, and business intent.
- Review and provide feedback on User Stories, acceptance criteria, and documentation produced by the Offshore PO.
- Hold regular sync sessions with the Offshore PO to align on backlog state, refinement progress, and upcoming sprint content.
- Escalate offshore PO blockers (ambiguous requirements, missing stakeholder input) and resolve them on-site.
- Product Documentation Oversight
- Review and approve key product documents produced by the Offshore PO: feature specs, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
- Ensure all product artefacts meet the quality and completeness standards required for development and compliance.
- Maintain oversight of Jira hygiene -- Epic/Story status, labels, and linking -- ensuring it accurately reflects project reality.