Strategic Agile Project Manager for Pharma Delivery

TekWissen ®; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen Group in Irvine, CA seeks an experienced Agile Delivery Lead to own sprint execution, release coordination, and delivery reporting for digital products in a regulated setting.

You will drive backlog grooming, establish delivery metrics, and lead cross-functional vendor teams to ensure commitments are met while transitioning processes to client-owned operations. This role requires 5+ years of relevant experience and strong Jira/Confluence skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading Agile delivery for digital products, eCommerce platforms, or customer-facing applications.
• Strong Jira and Confluence expertise, including workflows, boards, dashboards, reporting, and administration.
• Experience supporting eCommerce, B2B/B2C digital commerce, customer portals, order management, or transactional platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence third-party vendors, systems integrators, and offshore teams while maintaining accountability for delivery outcomes.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Ability to establish meaningful delivery metrics and drive data-based decisions.
• Pharma, healthcare, or other regulated-industry experience preferred.
• Comfortable working with AI-assisted delivery and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Own sprint execution, delivery flow, and release readiness.
• Drive backlog grooming, estimation, prioritization, and Definition of Ready compliance.
• Establish and maintain delivery metrics, including velocity, throughput, capacity, and committed-versus-delivered performance.
• Lead execution across client and vendor teams, ensuring commitments are met and risks are addressed early.
• Drive accountability with vendors and external partners through clear metrics, issue management, quality oversight, and escalation processes.
• Manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and release coordination.
• Produce concise status reporting for leadership, highlighting progress, risks, decisions, and upcoming milestones.
• Support the transition of delivery processes, reporting, and tooling from vendor-led to client-owned operations.
• Maintain Jira and Confluence standards, dashboards, workflows, and reporting.
• Promote a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement across internal and external teams.

Skills

Agile delivery leadership

Jira and Confluence

Vendor management

Stakeholder communication

Data-driven decision making

Regulated-industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

PMP or CAPM certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

TekWissen Group in Irvine, CA seeks an experienced Agile Delivery Lead to own sprint execution, release coordination, and delivery reporting for digital products in a regulated setting.

You will drive backlog grooming, establish delivery metrics, and lead cross-functional vendor teams to ensure commitments are met while transitioning processes to client-owned operations. This role requires 5+ years of relevant experience and strong Jira/Confluence skills.