Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager with a strong consulting and client-facing background to lead complex technology initiatives from planning through delivery. The ideal candidate will combine strong project management expertise with a solid understanding of technology, architecture, software development, and enterprise delivery. This person will represent the organization directly with clients and serve as a trusted advisor to business and technical stakeholders.
Vienna, VA
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager with a strong consulting and client-facing background to lead complex technology initiatives from planning through delivery. The ideal candidate will combine strong project management expertise with a solid understanding of technology, architecture, software development, and enterprise delivery. This person will represent the organization directly with clients and serve as a trusted advisor to business and technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary client-facing technical representative, building strong relationships with clients, business leaders, and technical stakeholders.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology projects, managing scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
- Conduct client meetings, technical discussions, project reviews, presentations, and executive-level status meetings.
- Understand client business and technical requirements and translate them into actionable project plans and delivery strategies.
- Work closely with architects, developers, engineers, QA, product teams, and business stakeholders to drive successful delivery.
- Facilitate technical discussions and help align business objectives with technology solutions.
- Track project milestones, technical dependencies, risks, issues, and overall delivery health.
- Manage escalations and provide proactive solutions to project, technical, and resource-related challenges.
- Prepare and present project status reports, dashboards, roadmaps, and executive-level communications.
- Lead requirements workshops, technical planning sessions, sprint planning, and project governance meetings.
- Ensure deliverables meet agreed-upon quality, timeline, technical, and business requirements.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, technology enhancements, and additional consulting value.
- Coordinate across multiple teams and vendors to ensure seamless project execution.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in Technical Project Management, Technology Consulting, or IT Delivery.
- Strong experience managing client-facing technology projects in a consulting environment.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, cloud technologies, APIs, databases, integrations, and enterprise applications.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and C-level/business stakeholders.
- Proven experience leading technical discussions, presentations, workshops, and executive meetings.
- Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum and project governance methodologies.
- Experience managing project scope, budgets, timelines, resources, risks, dependencies, and escalations.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to represent the organization professionally and confidently in front of enterprise clients.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, Scrum Master, or similar certification.
- Experience in IT consulting, digital transformation, cloud, data, AI, or enterprise technology implementations.
- Experience managing large enterprise clients and multiple cross-functional technical teams.
- Technical background in software development, engineering, architecture, or solution delivery.