Technical Project Manager

Kforce Inc; Merrimack (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

HSA options

401(k) with company match

Paid time off for salaried staff

Job summary

Kforce has a client in Merrimack, NH seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive delivery across multiple projects and align with product, business, and technology strategies. The role requires building plans, managing risks and dependencies, and maintaining clear reporting for stakeholders, while leading teams through iterative delivery frameworks and ensuring quality and timely releases.

Experience delivering in a large enterprise environment is preferred, with strong communication and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 years in project or delivery management roles.
• Experience supporting technology delivery teams in a large enterprise environment.
• Ability to define scope, objectives, and timelines aligned with business goals.
• Expertise in managing schedules, resources, and budgets for complex projects.
• Skill in identifying risks, managing dependencies, and ensuring release readiness.
• Using metrics to optimize delivery predictability and efficiency.
• Strong stakeholder communication and influence.
• Monitoring delivery health with KPIs and milestones.
• Driving adoption of modern delivery practices and fostering innovation.
• Understanding frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.
• Deep understanding of SDLC phases from requirements to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Align project scope, objectives, and roadmaps with product, business, and technology strategy.
• Manage multiple projects of low to medium size or a single high visibility project.
• Partner with product, program, and technology leaders to create plans and identify risks and dependencies.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure transparent communication.
• Lead events to support backlog prioritization, planning, and execution across projects.
• Track and report delivery health to stakeholders using indicators.
• Facilitate trade-off discussions using empirical data to meet milestones.
• Drive accountability for delivery against capacity, quality standards, and business value.
• Identify risks/dependencies and coordinate communications and training.
• Implement and refine delivery processes using data insights.
• Optimize workflows for continuous delivery and reduce context switching.
• Enforce engineering excellence and manage quality standards, debt, incidents, and changes.

Skills

Project planning

Roadmap development

Delivery management

Risk & dependency management

Stakeholder communication

KPI tracking

Change leadership

Iterative delivery frameworks

SDLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field

Tools

Scrum

Kanban

SAFe

Lean

Six Sigma

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Merrimack, NH that is seeking a Technical Project Manager. Responsibilities:

• Align project scope, objectives, and roadmaps aligned with product, business, and technology strategy
• Manage multiple projects of low to medium size or complexity, or a single project of high visibility complexity and/or risk
• Partner with product, program, and technology leaders to create plans, identify risks and dependencies, and release schedules
• Maintain project documentation and ensure transparency through structured communication channels

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Merrimack, NH that is seeking a Technical Project Manager. Responsibilities:

• Align project scope, objectives, and roadmaps aligned with product, business, and technology strategy
• Manage multiple projects of low to medium size or complexity, or a single project of high visibility complexity and/or risk
• Partner with product, program, and technology leaders to create plans, identify risks and dependencies, and release schedules
• Maintain project documentation and ensure transparency through structured communication channels

Execution & Delivery Management

• Lead and manage events to support backlog prioritization, planning, and execution across multiple projects or complex initiatives
• Track and report delivery health to stakeholders using leading and lagging indicators
• Facilitate trade-off discussions using empirical delivery data to ensure milestone achievement
• Drive shared accountability for delivery against capacity, quality standards, and business value
• Identify, manage, and communicate risks and dependencies
• Coordinate internal and external communications and training plans to support project execution

Continuous Improvement & Predictability

• Implement and refine delivery processes using data insights and historical trends to improve predictability and efficiency
• Optimize workflows and work sequencing for continuous delivery and reduced context switching
• Identify lifecycle-based strategy updates and improvement opportunities to maximize outcomes
• Enforce engineering excellence by managing quality standards, technical debt, incidents, and change processes
• Accountable for effective and integrated release management, ensuring readiness across teams, and clear communication
• Motivate and guide teams by fostering a culture of ownership and accountability
• Support team formation, training and continuous improvement through feedback and learning opportunities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5-7 years of experience in project or delivery management roles
• Experience supporting technology delivery teams in a large enterprise environment
• Project Planning & Roadmap Development - Ability to define scope, objectives, and timelines aligned with business goals
• Delivery Management - Expertise in managing schedules, resources, and budgets for complex projects
• Risk & Dependency Management - Skill in identifying risks, managing dependencies, and ensuring release readiness
• Data-Driven Process Improvement - Using metrics and trends to optimize delivery predictability and efficiency
• Stakeholder Communication & Influence - Providing transparency and aligning diverse stakeholders
• Performance Monitoring & KPI Management - Tracking delivery health and reporting progress against milestones
• Change Leadership & Adaptability - Driving adoption of modern delivery practices and fostering innovation
• Iterative Delivery Frameworks - Deep understanding of frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, SaFE, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Knowledge: Deep understanding of the phases from requirements to deployment, and the systematic implications of challenges across the lifecycle

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.