Technical Program & Project Management Specialist

Damco Solutions; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company is seeking a Technical Program & Project Management Specialist in Dearborn, Michigan. The ideal candidate will manage technology implementation projects in Treasury Transformation and be experienced in project management and Agile methodologies. Responsibilities include developing project plans, facilitating communication, and ensuring project completion within agreed timelines and budgets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Information Technology.
• 7+ years in Program Management.
• Expert in Project Management.
• 7+ years of Agile delivery experience.
• Hands-on experience with PrismSQL, Microsoft VB.
• Strong communication skills; ability to lead complex conversations.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans and define technology application development scope.
• Drive problem-solving initiatives by collaborating with teams.
• Effectively communicate status updates to stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are completed within scope, timeline, and budget.
• Provide analysis and reporting for presentations and reviews.
• Identify risks and create risk mitigation plans.

Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Technical Program & Project Management Specialist

Direct message the job poster from Damco Solutions

This is a new role within the client’s Treasury Transformation Process. In mid‑2027 they will implement SAP and Murex – a Wall Street trading platform called MUREX. They are looking for someone who either has Treasury experience in SAP or in Murex or any other Treasury platform. Not necessarily you have to have both.

Employees in this job function plan and oversee the execution of projects and/or programs that are focused on technology implementation or upgrade of technology applications capabilities and solutions (e.g., enterprise applications, SaaS, internal infrastructure, networking, data centers, labs, etc.).

They will also act as Scrum Masters or Agile Coaches to ensure teams live by the values and practices of Scrum by embracing Agile/scrum/Kanban/Lean principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop project plans, define the project/program scope, goals and deliverables for areas of technology application development and implementation for the enterprise using JIRA.
• Drive problem‑solving and continuous improvement initiatives by collaborating with IT teams, technology vendors, etc.
• Facilitate the development effort by creating and monitoring an efficient, streamlined process between the internal teams and external technology providers.
• Effectively communicate status updates to all stakeholders across multiple organizations/teams, with reinforcing quantitative measurements.
• Ensure project and program objectives, deliverables and results are completed within the agreed scope, timeline, budget and allocated resources – champion and coach Agile software processes, culture, best practices, and techniques along with managing Agile ceremonies such as Stand‑up, Refinement and Retrospectives.
• Provide accurate and insightful analysis and reporting, presenting the data in a clear format for presentations and reviews.
• Identify risks and create risk mitigation plans to ensure timely completion of the projects/programs.
• Manage technology product goals and forecasts. Collaborate with the technical development team(s) to translate long‑term objectives into actionable technology strategy and an implementation roadmap.
• Guide execution by applying standard frameworks and development lifecycle methodologies such as agile and waterfall.

Skills Required

Project Management

Skills Preferred

JIRA

Experience

• 10+ years in Information Technology.
• 7+ years in Program Management.
• Expert in Project Management.

Preferred Experience

• 7+ years of Agile delivery experience.
• Hands‑on experience with PrismSQL, Microsoft VB.
• Hands‑on experience working with APIs.
• Strong communication skills; ability to lead complex, technical conversations with multiple stakeholders (internal and external, including Architecture and Trading teams) at varying levels of technical depth.
• Strong facilitation and presentation abilities.
• Ability to be comfortable working in an ever‑changing environment.
• Strong technical acumen, willingness to learn.
• Strong understanding of the Agile methodology and associated management tools.
• Knowledge of Lean.
• Functional knowledge/awareness of Treasury or Finance associated business processes and applications.
• Prior experience developing and supporting large, global applications and COTS implementations preferred.
• Managing vendor/partner relationships – Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience.

Education Required

Bachelor’s Degree.

Additional Information

Works closely with Product Owners to establish the product roadmap; ensures all stakeholders understand the strategy and vision. Clearly communicates the roadmap to team members and stakeholders. Translates the roadmap into manageable features, user stories in a prioritized backlog for SAP and trading platform implementation as part of Treasury Transformation. Champions and coaches Agile software processes, culture, best practices, and techniques along with managing Agile ceremonies such as Stand‑up, Refinement and Retrospectives. Aligns technical team capacity with business priority, user feedback and technical feasibility. Manages risks and brings transparency to issues. Defines analytics to be collected regarding the product and prioritizes their collection and reviews during team ceremonies. Participates in technical architecture discussions around business capability, technical functionality and integration, breaking down the work into small deliverables. Actively gathers user and stakeholder feedback to drive improvements on the product roadmap. Actively manages features and dependencies across product releases. Actively works to remove blockers to team delivery. Creates weekly and monthly status slides. 4 days in the office.

Work Authorization

US citizen, GC, H1B transfer, OPT, CPT, H4EAD, TN Visa as well.

Location

Onsite / Hybrid – 4 days a week. Local preferred, but someone who can be onsite day 1 will also work. We just need their commitment.