Technical Project Manager (Software Development)

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Description and Requirements

The software development organization delivers enterprise-grade solutions through globally distributed engineering, architecture, quality assurance, product management, and sustaining teams. The Technical Project Manager will provide end-to-end project leadership, translating business and technical objectives into executable plans and enabling predictable delivery across the software development lifecycle.

We are hiring an experienced Technical Project Manager to serve as the delivery lead and operational partner covering SAP Solutions and Lenovo XClarity Essentials development teams. This role requires strong technical understanding, structured project governance, and the ability to manage complex initiatives from planning through release and closure. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering leaders, architects, developers, QA, product management, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes on schedule.

What you’ll do:

• Lead complex software development projects end-to-end, from initiation and planning through execution, release, and closure.
• Translate product, business, and technical objectives into integrated project plans covering scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, quality, and delivery criteria.
• Partner with engineering managers, architects, developers, QA, product management, operations, and sustaining teams to align priorities and drive execution.
• Establish project governance, operating rhythms, decision forums, and clear ownership across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Track schedules, deliverables, resource needs, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; develop mitigation or recovery plans.
• Facilitate requirements clarification, planning, backlog readiness, milestone reviews, release readiness, and post-release retrospectives.
• Provide concise, data-driven status reporting to stakeholders and senior leadership, including progress, forecast, decisions required, and business impact.
• Promote disciplined Agile and software lifecycle practices while adapting the delivery model to project complexity, risk, and organizational needs.

What you’ll bring:

• Extensive experience leading complex technical or software development projects involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and dependencies.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, development, integration, testing, release, and sustaining activities.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage integrated plans, schedules, dependencies, risk registers, delivery metrics, and executive-level status reporting.
• Proficiency with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery methods and the judgment to tailor processes to the needs of the team and project.
• Strong technical aptitude and the ability to understand architecture, interfaces, constraints, quality concerns, and trade-offs sufficiently to drive informed decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly to engineering teams, business stakeholders, and senior leaders.
• Experience using project and engineering management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or equivalent platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent.

Nice to have: 

• PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe, or comparable project management certification.
• Prior experience in software engineering, systems engineering, quality assurance, architecture, DevOps, or another technical delivery role.
• Experience coordinating enterprise software, infrastructure management, cloud, datacenter, or server-management solutions.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, release automation, secure development practices, open-source compliance, and product lifecycle governance.
• Experience working with external technology partners, customers, suppliers, or geographically distributed development teams.

What we offer:

Compensation & Rewards

• Performance-based salary reviews and annual bonuses
• Meal tickets, service anniversary awards, and referral bonuses
• Employee share purchase program
• Scholarships for employees' children

Health & Well-being

• Fully covered private medical insurance
• Annual well-being allowance for sports, training, relaxation, and therapy, plus on-site chair massage
• Life & accident insurance with extra medical coverage
• Employee Assistance Program

Training & Development

• Technical Ladder & Sales Excellence programs
• Individual Career Development Plans with mentoring
• Bookster subscription for continuous learning

Time Away

• 21–28 vacation days depending on tenure
• Sick days and extra paid leave for public holidays falling on weekends
• Additional paid leave for employees with children

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

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