Senior Technical Project Manager

Role:
Senior Technical Project Manager

Location:
Dallas, TX (Hybrid / Onsite)

Duration:
Long Term

Job Overview

We are seeking a
Senior Technical Project Manager
based in Dallas, TX with exceptional executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. This role requires a strong technical background combined with deep experience in
PI Planning, Release Management, and cloud-based application delivery.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, technically fluent, and confident presenting program status, roadmaps, risks, and delivery outcomes to VPs and executive leadership, while acting as the primary bridge between engineering teams and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of large, complex technical initiatives, ensuring alignment to scope, timeline, and budget

Drive Program Increment (PI) Planning activities across multiple teams and stakeholders

Own release management planning and execution across enterprise platforms and applications

Prepare and deliver high-impact presentations for VPs, Directors, and Executive leadership

Translate complex technical and architectural concepts into clear, executive-level messaging

Drive project and program planning, execution, risk management, and status reporting

Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between Engineering, Product, QA, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Business teams

Partner closely with engineering teams working on AWS-based platforms using Python and Java

Own project artifacts including project plans, RAID logs, dashboards, PI objectives, and executive summaries

Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies and communicate them clearly to leadership

Lead stakeholder meetings, steering committee reviews, PI events, and executive briefings

Ensure programs and releases align with business goals and strategic priorities

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

10+ years of experience as a Technical Project / Program Manager

10+ years of hands-on experience with PI Planning (Program Increment Planning)

10+ years of experience in Release Management for complex, multi-team environments

Strong technical experience working with AWS, Python, and Java-based systems

Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills (must be comfortable presenting to executives)

Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile/SAFe frameworks, and technical architectures

Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional, enterprise-level initiatives

Advanced proficiency with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar

Ability to confidently engage with senior leadership, VPs, and executive stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

PMP, CSM, SAFe, or equivalent certifications

Experience working in Agile, SAFe, Scrum, and hybrid delivery environments

Background supporting cloud, platform, or enterprise-scale systems

Experience creating executive dashboards, KPIs, and delivery metrics

Experience working with geographically distributed teams

Key Skills

Executive communication & storytelling

Presentation design and delivery

PI Planning & release coordination

Stakeholder & expectation management

Risk and dependency management

Technical fluency (AWS, Python, Java)

Leadership and influence without authority