About the Role

We're looking for a highly driven Technical Project Manager who can bridge the gap between business, engineering, architecture, and delivery. This role is ideal for someone who understands software development, cloud platforms, AI/GenAI solutions, and modern engineering practices while leading complex technical programs from inception to production.

As a Technical Project Manager within the PMO, you will drive cross-functional technology initiatives, manage engineering teams, coordinate architecture decisions, and ensure successful delivery of enterprise-grade digital transformation programs.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Program Delivery

- Lead multiple complex technical programs across application development, cloud, AI/GenAI, automation, and platform engineering.
- Own end-to-end project execution including planning, estimation, execution, deployment, and hypercare.
- Collaborate with Engineering Managers, Architects, Product Owners, and Business Stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
- Drive technical solution discussions and ensure alignment between business requirements and engineering implementation.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, dependencies, and release planning.

Engineering & Delivery Management

- Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams including Backend, Frontend, QA, DevOps, Data Engineering, AI/ML, and Infrastructure.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives, and Release Planning.
- Track development progress using Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar project management tools.
- Ensure engineering teams follow SDLC best practices, coding standards, CI/CD, and release governance.
- Work closely with DevOps teams to manage deployments, environment readiness,



and production releases.

Technical Leadership

- Understand system architecture, APIs, microservices, cloud infrastructure, integrations, databases, and security considerations.
- Identify technical dependencies, integration risks, and architectural constraints early in the project lifecycle.
- Facilitate technical decision-making by coordinating discussions between architects and engineering teams.
- Drive adoption of Agile, DevSecOps, automation, and engineering best practices.

Stakeholder & Governance

- Build trusted relationships with customers, senior leadership, engineering teams, and external vendors.
- Present technical project status, risks, milestones, KPIs, and executive dashboards to leadership.
- Manage RAID logs, governance meetings, steering committees, and executive reviews.
- Escalate issues proactively and drive timely resolution.

Risk & Quality Management

- Proactively identify technical and delivery risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- Ensure adherence to security, compliance, quality standards, and organizational governance.
- Monitor project health using metrics such as Sprint Velocity, Burn-down, Release Readiness, Defect Leakage, and Delivery KPIs.

Required Skills & Experience

Experience

- 8-12 years of experience managing enterprise software development and digital transformation programs.
- Proven experience delivering cloud-native, enterprise application, AI/GenAI,



automation, or platform engineering projects.
- Strong understanding of Agile software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices.

Technical Knowledge

- Good understanding of:
- Cloud Platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)
- REST APIs & System Integrations
- Microservices Architecture
- CI/CD Pipelines
- DevOps Practices
- Databases (SQL/NoSQL)
- Application Security Fundamentals
- AI/GenAI Solution Delivery (Preferred)

Project Management

- Strong expertise in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) with the ability to manage hybrid and Waterfall delivery models when required.
- Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, and collaboration tools.
- Experience managing distributed and cross-functional engineering teams.

Leadership & Communication

- Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent technical programs in a quick-paced environment.

Preferred Certifications

- PMP or PRINCE2
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) / Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
- SAFe Agilist (Preferred)
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals / AWS Cloud Practitioner (Preferred)

What Success Looks Like

- Deliver complex technical programs on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Enable engineering teams to deliver high-quality software with predictable outcomes.
- Improve delivery efficiency, release quality, and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Drive technical governance, engineering excellence, and continuous process improvement.
- Become a trusted partner to engineering leadership and business stakeholders in delivering strategic technology initiatives.

📌 Technical Project Manager (India)
🏢 Sutherland
📍 India