Technical Project Manager

oneZero Financial Systems; Canberra; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Canberra is seeking a Technical Project Manager to coordinate and deliver complex projects. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and experience in Agile methodologies. This full-time position offers a flexible workplace and various benefits, including a bonus plan and health insurance.

Benefits

Bonus plan

Flexible workplace, including hybrid work from home

Dedicated parking space

Free Uber Eats lunch provided daily

Private Health Insurance

Monthly Wellness program subscription

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience applying Agile/Scrum methodologies in a software development context.
• Familiarity with scaling Agile to mid-sized organizations (50-100 technical staff).
• Agile/Scrum certification (e.g., CSM, CSPO, SAFe) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, plan, execute, and deliver complicated projects.
• Own the Agile process for development squads.
• Define and enforce release readiness criteria and processes.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical or hard science field

Tools

JIRA CLOUD

Atlassian project tracking software

Job description

Overview

oneZero Financial Systems is a global software development company with offices in the USA, UK, Singapore, and Australia. Our platform, deployed with over 200 financial entities worldwide, empowers banks, brokerages and hedge funds with cutting-edge trading technology. OneZero's core product features a high-performance trading environment with real-time integrations with some of the world's leading banks and financial institutions.

We are currently looking for a motivated and talented Technical Project Manager to join our Canberra team. In this role, you will be coordinating, planning, executing and delivering complicated cross-functional software and non-software projects. Identify, prioritise, and lead process improvement opportunities within Agile software teams. Coach individual team members on Lean and Agile principles. Identify, prioritise, surface, and mitigate risks to program delivery—Liaise with senior leadership and working-level colleagues alike across organisations to ensure clarity and alignment.

oneZero earns 2025 Great Place To Work Australia Certification. https://www.onezero.com/awards/onezero-earns-2025-great-place-to-work-australia-certification

oneZero is proud to have been named one of Business Intelligence Group's Best Places to Work for three consecutive years.

The Boston Globe names oneZero a Top Place to Work in 2022, 2023, and 2024: https://www.onezero.com/homepage/the-boston-globe-names-onezero-a-top-place-to-work-for-third-year-in-a-row/

Please see oneZero featured in e-Forex Magazine to learn more about the company and our dynamic team https://e-forex.net/?s=onezero

This role is a full-time position in the oneZero Canberra office. Applicants must be based in the Canberra region or be able to relocate.

Benefits

• Bonus plan.
• Flexible workplace, including hybrid work from home a few days per week.
• Dedicated parking space.
• Free Uber Eats lunch provided daily in the office.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Monthly Wellness program subscription.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Scrum Master

• Own the Agile process for one or more development squads, ensuring smooth delivery and team health.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
• As a servant-leader, remove impediments to enable the team to focus on delivery, employing cross-squad coordination as needed.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and transparency within the squad.
• Track and report on sprint metrics (velocity, burndown, etc.) to support data-driven planning.
• Coach team members on Agile best practices and work collaboratively with the team to continuously improve execution of these standards.

Release Manager

• Coordinate and govern the software release process, ensuring high-quality, timely delivery to clients.
• Define and enforce release readiness criteria, timelines, and processes.
• Partner with Engineering, QA, and Client Services to triage issues and prioritise fixes or features.
• Maintain release notes, schedules, and internal communication across departments.
• Lead go/no-go release meetings, driving consensus and ensuring release confidence.
• Ensure post-release reviews occur and insights feed back into process improvements.

Program Manager

• Drive execution and delivery of cross-functional, company-wide initiatives beyond software development.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Product, Operations, Legal, and Executive teams to define goals and timelines.
• Create detailed project plans, manage milestones, and identify/escalate/mitigate risks proactively.
• Act as the single point of accountability for execution and results.
• Use strong communication skills to align teams, drive decisions, and maintain progress.
• Bring structure and visibility to complex, ambiguous initiatives using project management tools and techniques.

Experience and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in a technical or hard science field.
• Familiarity with a variety of approaches to scaling Agile to mid-sized organisations (50-100 technical staff).
• Agile/Scrum certification (e.g., CSM, CSPO, SAFe) is desirable.
• Familiarity with JIRA CLOUD and Atlassian project tracking software.
• 3+ years of experience applying Agile/Scrum methodologies in a software development context.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Hands-on experience with organisational change methodologies.
• Prior history working in other roles (Dev, QA, Product Manager) is a plus.

Key Competencies

• Planning and Organising - The ability to determine goals and priorities and to assess the actions, time and resources needed to achieve those goals.
• Initiative - Recognises and creates opportunities and acts accordingly. Communicates and starts something rather than waiting passively for it to happen. Mention and discuss practices that are inefficient and a drag on productivity, then actively searches for and suggests solutions.
• Listening / Communication - The ability to understand important information and to ask further questions when necessary.
• Adaptability - The ability to remain fully functional by adapting to changing circumstances (environment, procedures, people).
• Accountability - Being accountable and accepting responsibility for one’s actions and those of the team and organisation.
• Conflict Management - The ability to handle conflicting interests diplomatically and to help solve them.
• Independence - The ability to perform actions and make statements that reflect one’s own view.