Senior Technical Project Manager

NorthBay Solutions; Islamabad Capital Territory; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay Solutions is seeking a Technical Project Manager to oversee multiple projects from concept through implementation, coordinating 2–3 teams of 5–8 members and delivering high-value outcomes. You will translate customer specifications into clear tasks and timelines, manage client expectations, and drive improvements in code quality and project delivery across mobile and web development initiatives.

Strong leadership, communication, and remote collaboration skills are essential, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or equivalent.
• 10–14 years of IT management, including development and customer interaction.
• 5+ years hands-on development in any language.
• Proficiency in Agile, SDLC, or SLA.
• AWS and TDD are desirable.
• Ability to discuss technical decisions with teams and executives.
• Experience in software apps, open source, mobile, integration or data migration projects.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Adherence to ISMS policies and incident reporting.
• Big Data on cloud is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee 2–3 teams of 5–8 individuals each.
• Break down customer specifications into tasks and timelines.
• Deliver high-value, quality deliverables.
• Improve code quality metrics and project delivery.
• Interact with client teams and managers to manage expectations.
• Coordinate across cross-regional teams and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous process improvements and automation.

Skills

Agile project management

Client handling

Team leadership

Remote management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Skype

GoToMeeting

Zoom

Google Docs

Job description

We are looking for a Technical Project Manager to oversee a wide variety of projects from conceptual design through implementation with outstanding managerial & client handling skills. You will be expected to demonstrate out of the box managerial ability to motivate, build, and monitor cross regional teams. Specifically, you will be responsible for overseeing from 2 to 3 teams of 5 to 8 individuals each. You will own the process of breaking specifications created by the customer into clear tasks and timelines, as well as assembling the results into a high-value deliverable. Under your leadership, we expect to see consistent improvement in both static code quality metrics and project delivery. You will be directly interacting with client team's including their managers and must be able to effectively handle the client expectations and set & deliver the goals accordingly.

A successful Technical Project Manager at NorthBay will demonstrate the following qualities:

1. Setting and managing client expectations early; being aware of potential issues that require proactive communication.
2. Overseeing and supporting the analysis, design and development of mobile, web application development and integration projects
3. Managing and leading teams of software developers, SQAs and designers
4. Ruthless commitment to impeccable code quality. Good understanding of a wide range of the latest technologies and architectural approaches
5. Advanced proficiency in Agile project development methodology and practices
6. The ability to evaluate technical decisions, build project timelines and plans and ensure best technical practices.
7. Able to interact with client teams and client managers effectively. Must have the ability to foresee any potential issues and escalations based on the daily client discussions. Ability to establish excellent client relationships for Land & expand is a must.
8. Perfectionism: knowing how a job should be done and not stop until it’s done correctly
9. Exceptional ability to effectively motivate and manage teams of individuals
10. Commitment to increasing efficiency in the workplace by continuously automating parts of the software engineering process. Excellent remote management skills (you will be using Skype, GoToMeeting, Zoom, Google Docs, etc.)
11. Manage projects with top-down oversight throughout entire execution to ensure success as defined by adherence to standards of scope, budget, and timeline.
12. Develop comprehensive project plans that merge customer requirements with company goals and coordinate various managers and technical personnel during all project phases, from initial development through implementation.
13. Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables.
14. Communicate proactively with all involved personnel to provide encouragement, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements.
15. Anticipate details of future projects by communicating directly with customers and staying informed of relevant trends and industry news.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
• 10 to 14 years of management experience in the IT field, including development work and interactions with customers
• 5+ years of hands on development experience in any programming language
• Able to participate in the technical discussions on a high level and can summarize it to the executives
• Well versed with the code review processes and technical debt
• At least 2 or 4 full project deliveries as a Tech Project Manager (including scoping, sizing, team formation, costing, etc.)
• Proficiency in Agile, SDLC, or SLA
• Proficiency in AWS and TDD is desired but not mandatory
• Ability to discuss and take decisions with technology team and external stakeholders
• Experience in development of software applications, open source or Mobile platforms, integration or data migration projects
• Good analytical concepts particularly in programming and design architecture
• Hands on experience on project management tools
• Outstanding communication skills
• Identifying, assessing, and reporting risk associated with the assets come under responsibility, moreover, also suggest risk treatment
• Continuously adhere to all ISMS policies, procedures, and control
• Report security incidents to related teams promptly
• Gain sufficient competencies to fulfill the ISMS responsivities effectively
• Experience with Big Data project deliveries on cloud infrastructure is a plus