Tech Project Manager

Compunnel, Inc.; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking an experienced Tech Project Manager to lead technical projects in banking and payments. The role requires guiding cross-functional teams, maintaining schedules, and delivering Java-based solutions with Jira oversight.

The ideal candidate has a strong technical PM background, familiarity with blockchain/crypto, and the ability to coordinate with technology and business stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and alignment with objectives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of total professional experience preferred.
• Experience in banking, financial services, or account management.
• Hands-on Jira experience for tracking and delivery management.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical projects within banking, account management, payments, and related technology environments.
• Manage project scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with technology teams, business stakeholders, product teams, and other cross-functional partners to ensure successful project delivery.
• Track project progress, milestones, action items, and dependencies using Jira.
• Partner with development teams supporting Java-based applications and technology platforms.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating as appropriate.
• Facilitate project meetings, status updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed on time and aligned with business and technical objectives.
• Support projects involving emerging financial technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency, as applicable.
• Maintain project documentation, status reports, schedules, and other delivery artifacts.
• Drive collaboration across teams to resolve blockers and maintain project momentum.

Skills

Technical project management

Cross-functional teams

Stakeholder management

Business-IT liaison

Java-based applications

Tools

Jira

Java

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Tech Project Manager to lead technical projects within the banking and payments domain. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical project management background, experience leading projects related to banking or account management, and familiarity with payments. Exposure to blockchain and cryptocurrency, as well as experience working with Java applications, will be considered a strong advantage. The candidate should be comfortable using Jira for project tracking and working with cross-functional technical and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical projects within banking, account management, payments, and related technology environments.
• Manage project scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with technology teams, business stakeholders, product teams, and other cross-functional partners to ensure successful project delivery.
• Track project progress, milestones, action items, and dependencies using Jira.
• Partner with development teams supporting Java-based applications and technology platforms.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating as appropriate.
• Facilitate project meetings, status updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed on time and aligned with business and technical objectives.
• Support projects involving emerging financial technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency, as applicable.
• Maintain project documentation, status reports, schedules, and other delivery artifacts.
• Drive collaboration across teams to resolve blockers and maintain project momentum.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of total professional experience is preferred.
• Strong experience in technical project management.
• Experience leading projects within banking, financial services, or account management environments.
• Experience working with payments-related projects or platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Jira for project tracking and delivery management.
• Strong understanding of software development and technology project lifecycles.
• Experience working with cross-functional technology and business teams.
• Strong project planning, organization, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, dependencies, risks, and project deliverables.
• Candidates with a software development background and project management experience are also encouraged to apply.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies.
• Experience working with SWIFT or related payment technologies.
• Experience working on Java-based applications or projects.
• Experience in banking technology, account management, or financial technology environments.
• Experience working in enterprise or startup technology environments.l
• Experience managing projects involving payments modernization or emerging financial technologies.