Senior Technical Program Manager - Cross-Functional IT

Eccalon; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Eccalon seeks an experienced Technical Project Manager to own delivery of a portfolio of complex software and IT programs onsite in Hanover, MD. You will act as the primary customer contact for contract execution and partner with executives and internal stakeholders to translate strategy into executable plans.

You will mentor project managers, shape delivery approaches (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid), and oversee budgets, schedules, and risk management across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Business Administration, or related field; an MBA is preferred.
• 10+ years in project or program management, with 5+ years leading complex technical programs in IT/software.
• Proven track record delivering large cross-functional programs with significant budgets.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, and risk management experience.
• Credible with technical leaders; familiar with SDLC, architecture, cloud platforms, and IT infra.
• Experience with Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and Waterfall.
• Excellent communication for executives and customers; PMP or Agile certs are desirable.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, MS Project; cloud and DevOps familiarity.
• Vendor management, contract negotiation, and proposal support; PMO leadership.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily execution of large-scale IT programs with cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, product, IT, security, and customer success.
• Develop and manage integrated program plans, roadmaps, budgets, and resource allocations.
• Prioritize initiatives and dependencies; provide trade-off recommendations to leadership.
• Mentor project managers and guide governance, metrics, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as primary customer contact for contract execution and stakeholder coordination.
• Manage vendor relationships, SaaS providers, and implementation partners.
• Oversee documentation, QA, UAT, release management, and change management.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Scheduling

Risk management

Executive communication

Agile Scrum Kanban SAFe

Waterfall methodologies

PMO leadership

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Business Administration or related field

MBA preferred

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Eccalon seeks an experienced Technical Project Manager to own delivery of a portfolio of complex software and IT programs onsite in Hanover, MD. You will act as the primary customer contact for contract execution and partner with executives and internal stakeholders to translate strategy into executable plans.

You will mentor project managers, shape delivery approaches (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid), and oversee budgets, schedules, and risk management across multiple programs.