Technical Project Manager

Recruiter4you; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Dubai is seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive cross-functional execution in a fast-paced startup environment. You will lead agile rituals, manage dependencies, and ensure effective communication across teams. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience in project management, a strong command of Jira and Confluence, and an ownership mindset.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in a technical/agile project management role, ideally in startups or product-led organizations.
• Strong command of Jira and Confluence.
• High attention to detail and strong ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead sprint rituals, including planning and retrospectives.
• Track team velocity and delivery quality across squads.
• Coordinate work across various teams and manage dependencies.

Skills

Jira

Agile methodologies

Communication

Documentation skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Confluence

Job description

About the Role

As a Technical Project Manager, you will be the operational driver behind cross-functional execution. You’ll lead sprint rituals, own Jira workflows, manage dependencies, align stakeholders, and ensure everyone - from engineers to designers to leadership - is on the same page.

This role is perfect for someone who loves structure, lives in Jira, and thrives on cross-team coordination in a fast-paced startup environment.

What You’ll Do

• Lead sprint rituals: planning, standups, reviews, retros, summaries
• Ensure every sprint has decomposed, estimated, and well-defined stories
• Prepare and distribute sprint summaries with metrics, blockers, and feedback
• Track team velocity and delivery quality across squads
• Backlog & Grooming Ownership: Own Jira projects for multiple teams (VTA, VE, Innovation)
• Lead grooming sessions and maintain backlog hygiene
• Enforce decomposition standards (data, domain, UI, integration layers)
• Maintain automations, dashboards, and traceability between stories, epics, and releases
• Cross-Team & Project Coordination: Coordinate work across backend, frontend, mobile, QA, and design
• Manage dependencies between VTA (mobile app), VE (enterprise platform), and Innovation tracks
• Track progress on key features (e.g., itinerary sharing, hotel booking engine, notification system)
• Meeting & Stakeholder Management: Set, prepare, and lead team syncs, reviews, and leadership updates
• Ensure all action items are documented, assigned, and followed up
• Serve as the bridge between product, engineering, design, QA, and leadership
• Release & Risk Management: Plan, track, and coordinate releases across web and mobile
• Ensure QA readiness, deployment success, and rollback plans
• Maintain risk registers and escalate critical issues early
• Metrics & Reporting: Track and improve sprint KPIs: delivery rate, spillover, blocker resolution
• Provide reporting and insights to leadership on delivery health
• Monitor tech debt ratio and ensure balance in sprint planning
• Documentation & Coaching: Maintain Confluence structure, sprint templates, and grooming docs
• Coach teams on agile delivery, Jira usage, and delivery consistency
• Facilitate team improvement and knowledge-sharing rituals

What You’ll Need

• 3–5 years in a technical / agile project management role, ideally in startups or product-led orgs
• Strong command of Jira, Confluence, and Agile methodologies
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• High attention to detail and strong ownership mindset
• Experience working with multi-squad environments across mobile, web, and backend
• Technical background or fluency in engineering workflows (bonus if you’ve been a developer or studied CS)
• Bonus Points
• Experience with mobile development cycles (iOS / Android)
• Familiarity with travel tech, booking flows, or B2B SaaS
• Fluent in Jira automation and JQL
• Worked with distributed teams and complex cross-team dependencies