Senior Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities

Role Description

• FINASTRA Technical Project Manager (TPM) has a well-rounded technical background and has experience leading engineering teams in a matrix environment.
• TPM has full ownership to ship great product and specific customer customizations with full accountability for scope, budget, timeline, and quality.
• TPM is not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic programs, but can also roll up his/her sleeves, dig in, eliminate obstacles to get the job done.
• TPM will anticipate bottlenecks and risks, provide escalation management, anticipate, and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
• TPM is able to take complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner.
• Maturity, high judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence teams in matrix organizational structure, and analytical talent and leadership are essential to success in this role.
• This role sits in the critical intersection of product engineering, product management, and LOB.

• Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years of Technical Project Management experience.
• Problem-solving skills and the abilities to analyze quantitatively, scope technical requirements and effectively prioritize program deliverables.
• Presentation and written communication skills are essential, as is the ability to build partnerships with senior leaders across a variety of groups throughout FINASTRA.
• Experienced with tools like MS-Project/JIRA/Confluences and other project management tools.
• Should be able to manage the RAID logs and Project heath statuses to management.
• Must have exposure to any of the Payment product and regulatory experiences like SWIFT/SEPA.
• Experience with agile or similar program management methodologies.
• Experience as both a developer and/or QA and project manager.
• Experience communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple business units.
• Experience working with remote teams and external partners.
• Candidate must have clear sense of balance between the roles of project manager and technical advisor.
• He/She should have the ability to communicate effectively in both technical and non-technical terms.