Technical Project Manager

NTT DATA, Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Employee assistance

Job summary

NTT DATA seeks a Technology Project Manager in Jersey City, NJ to lead technology projects end-to-end, coordinating with business stakeholders, architects, and client teams for defined scope, timelines, and delivery. You will create plans, budgets, risk mitigations, and status reports across cross-functional groups.

The role requires agile, waterfall, or hybrid delivery experience, strong communication, and the ability to drive governance and continuous improvement in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 3+ years of experience managing technology projects in corporate, consulting, or client-facing environments.
• 3+ years of experience planning, scheduling, budgeting, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• 3+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong ability to facilitate meetings and present status updates to stakeholders.
• Experience identifying and escalating project risks and issues.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience using MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of technology projects.
• Define scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and forecasts.
• Establish governance, reporting, and communication processes.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate risks, issues, dependencies, and obstacles.
• Facilitate meetings and updates for steering committees and stakeholders.
• Track progress against milestones and escalate delivery-impacting issues.
• Coordinate resources across cross-functional teams for execution.
• Support change management, QA, and acceptance activities.
• Ensure compliance with SDLC and organizational standards.
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, and variance reporting.
• Present status updates and metrics to leadership.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery practices.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

SDLC understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / IT / CS / Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Azure DevOps

Smartsheet

Job description

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization.

We are currently seeking a Technical Project Manager to join our team in Jersey City, New Jersey (US-NJ), United States (US).

Position Summary

We are seeking a Technology Project Manager with experience leading technology initiatives within complex business and technology environments. The ideal candidate will have experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholder communications while ensuring successful project delivery. This role requires strong collaboration skills and the ability to partner effectively with business leaders, technology teams, and client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of technology projects and initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders, technology leaders, architects, and subject matter experts to define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, status reports, and resource forecasts.
• Establish and manage project governance, reporting, and communication processes.
• Identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and obstacles.
• Facilitate project meetings, steering committee updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Track project progress against milestones and ensure timely escalation of issues impacting delivery.
• Coordinate project resources across cross-functional teams to support successful execution.
• Support change management, communications, quality assurance, and project acceptance activities.
• Ensure compliance with established project management methodologies, SDLC processes, and organizational standards.
• Manage project financials, including budget tracking, forecasting, and variance reporting.
• Prepare and present project status updates, key metrics, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to enhance project delivery practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing technology projects in a corporate, consulting, or client-facing environment.
• 3+ years of experience creating and managing project plans, schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• 3+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams through project execution and delivery.
• Experience utilizing Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience facilitating meetings and presenting project status updates to business and technology stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, manage, and escalation project risks and issues.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
• Must be able to work onsite at the client location 3 days per week in Charlotte, NC, New York City, NY, or Northern New Jersey.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing or coordinating projects involving Starburst (Trino), enterprise data platforms, data integration, data warehousing, or analytics initiatives.
• Prior technology consulting or business consulting experience.
• Experience managing projects within banking, financial services, insurance, or other regulated industries.
• Experience leading large-scale application, infrastructure, cloud, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within matrixed or multi-vendor environments.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes and technology delivery practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Project.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or similar certification.

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay range for this role if in Charlotte, NC $105,000-$130,000 and if in New York City, NY it is$125,000-$156,000 and if in New Jersey then 1$114,000-$143,000. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners.NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

Whenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an NTT DATA office or client site, in-office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At NTT DATA, we are committed to staying flexible and meeting the evolving needs of both our clients and employees. NTT DATA recruiters will never ask for payment or banking information and will only use @nttdata.com, @nttdatafed.com and @talent.nttdataservices.com email addresses. If you are requested to provide payment or disclose banking information, please submit a contact us form, https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us .

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