Technical Project Manager - CoE

strong-bridge; Bellevue (WA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Strong-Bridge Envision Consulting (HCL Technologies Company) seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager focused on COE activities to join as a dedicated full-time employee. This is a remote opportunity working with our clients.

You will establish relationships, manage complex portfolios, and drive initiatives across digital development teams. You will bridge Agile and Waterfall, lead diverse teams, and deliver executive-level status with strong written communication.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in industry roles delivering digital technology solutions.
• Experience with digital marketing and social media marketing is preferred.
• At least 3 years’ experience managing a portfolio of technology initiatives.
• Proven program management and technical project management capabilities.
• Experience leading technology teams in complex environments.
• Consulting experience in technology delivery is desirable.
• Experience working with both business and IT delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish and drive long-term relationships across required verticals.
• Manage and report on a portfolio of projects; build virtual expert teams.
• Create newsletters and documentation; manage COE Slack channels and SharePoint sites.
• Bridge Waterfall and Agile methodologies; ensure alignment with architecture principles.
• Lead a diverse group of resources including developers, architects, project managers, and testers.
• Provide leadership with executive summaries and status updates.

Job description

AtStrong-Bridge Envision Consulting (HCL Technologies Company),we work as true partners both with our employees and our clients, embodying our number one value: People First. Our team is driven by a desire to always learn, improve, and innovate. We take an open-minded approach to opportunities and challenges and are focused on solving business challenges.

We deliver programs and projects that exceed stakeholder expectations. To be successful here, you will be a driver with a flexible working style, and excellent communication skills; you will think strategically and act tactically!

Strong-Bridge Envision Consulting (HCL Technologies Company)is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager with focus on COE activities to join our firm as a dedicated full-time employee. This is a remote opportunity working with our clients!

Responsibilities:

• Establish and drive long-term relationships across all required verticals.
• Manage / report on a portfolio of projects and build virtual constructs of experts to share knowledge.
• Great in documentation, deck making, creating newsletters.
• Build internal SharePoint sites, managing COE slack channels.
• Proven track record of excelling in written communication to engage teams (Slack posts, content for newsletter etc.).
• Excels in project management of multiple initiatives.
• Provide Technical Project Manager function for Digital Development teams. Accountable for delivery management function of projects that impact the team.
• Provide leadership and be responsible for consolidated executive summary and detailed weekly status, as well as ad-hoc status requests.
• Bridge Waterfall and Agile methodologies to ensure alignment.
• Responsible for resource balancing and planning of resources for Digital Delivery team initiatives.
• Leverage Digital Dev Architects/Analysts to do the initial vetting of scope/impacts, to ensure alignment with Digital Architecture principles, and to identify opportunities for Digital Transformation.
• Conduct impact assessment on Digital Delivery team when new Enterprise IT initiatives are rolled out and understand their system-specific impacts.
• Drive sessions to define features and epics to a level enabling technical grooming within development teams.
• Facilitate gathering of business and technical requirements from cross-functional partners.
• Facilitate complex team meetings, involving business and technical resources, including third party vendors.
• Lead a diverse group of resources - developers, technical architects, program and project managers, testing leads, and testers.
• Demonstrate credibility as a business partner to ensure business and technology decisions are reached to support business goals and objectives.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• 5 years’ experience in industry roles delivering digital technology solutions.
• Preferred hands-on Digital marketing and social media marketing experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience managing a portfolio of technology initiatives.
• Proven Program management and technical project management capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead technology teams in complex environments.
• Minimum of 3 years of consulting experience desired, specializing in technology delivery.
• Preferred experience working with both business and IT delivery teams.
• Ability to work across varying levels of an organization.
• Experience in executive level reporting.
• Experience and knowledge delivering solutions using Agile methodologies.
• Bachelor of Arts or Science required. Preferred a degree in technology or information systems.
• Ability to work permanently in the U.S. on a full-time basis.

Desired Skills:

• A talent for multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, learning new skills and methodologies, and working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Flexible working style, ability to work in various types of client environments.
• Excellent communication skills, and proven ability to communicate effectively across the organization.
• Ability to lead decision making through influence, with the ability to make sound decisions in the best interest of the client as needed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborative working style with the ability to flex with many different types of working styles on client site.