Technical Project Manager

Archer IT; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer IT in New York is seeking a Technical Project Manager to join their Web Engineering team. The selected candidate will lead the development of customer-facing web applications, collaborating with product owners and engineers in a fast-paced environment.

This full-time role requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science or experience in a technical field, along with 3 years of IT project management experience using Agile methodologies. Candidates with a background in financial services are preferred.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in algorithms, data structures, and coding.
• 3+ years of experience with technical delivery and IT project management.
• Experience facilitating Agile or Scrum teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development and delivery of technical products.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to execute development schedules.
• Provide design alternatives and resolution support.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Java

Object-oriented design

Collaboration and teamwork

Technical delivery

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description

A leading financial services firm has a current opening for a Technical Project Manager to work on Web applications that will be used by millions of customers around the world. You’ll be part of the Web Engineering team whose mandate is to develop new customer‑facing products and platforms. The team seeks to build interactive experiences at all touch points of a consumer’s journey. You will be working in a fast‑paced environment with the stability of a Fortune 100 company. In this role, you will collaborate with product owners, engineering managers, and engineers to deliver web products. You should be familiar with modern software development methodologies.

Job Responsibilities

• Drive the development and delivery of technical products and solutions for our customers.
• Coordinate with product, business, technical, and other partners to prioritize, plan, and execute development schedules in line with product development initiatives and regulatory needs.
• Use technical acumen to provide design alternatives and support the team in technical issue resolution.
• Identify and track team velocity, financials, and other critical metrics in relation to the project/program and its plan.
• Provide transparency into gaps, issues, risks, and opportunities across scrum teams, tackling impediments.
• Drive program, release‑level, and enterprise improvement and standardization activities using SAFe as the primary framework.
• Provide in‑house, informal agile mentoring to our product and business teams (optional).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• 2 years of experience with algorithms, data structures, design patterns, HTML, Java, object‑oriented design, and coding across a variety of platforms.
• 3 years of progressively responsible experience with technical delivery and IT project management using Agile Methodology.
• Experience facilitating Agile, Scrum, or other rapid application development teams to deliver technology solutions on time, on budget, and to spec.
• 2 or more years of financial services industry experience required.
• Proven ability to deliver complex software features iteratively and expertly.
• Strong understanding of SAFe or iterative development processes, including quality and testing practices.
• Possess a high degree of technical savvy, with a keen ability to learn new technology quickly and easily.
• Adaptive communication skills.
• Collaboration and teamwork.

Additional Information

This is a full‑time position.