Technical Project Manager II

Vail Systems; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Company-paid life insurance

Short and long-term disability

401(k) with company match

35 days PTO

Annual bonus program

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Relocation allowance

Employee referral bonus

Gym membership

Technical and professional development

Job summary

Vail is seeking a Technical Project Manager II to orchestrate end-to-end projects across business, product, and engineering teams. You will translate customer requirements into actionable tasks, drive delivery, and coordinate with operations to ship marketplace-ready solutions.

The role emphasizes strong PM frameworks, agile practices, and collaboration with highly technical, client-focused teams in a hybrid environment. A technical background and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-4+ years of experience in a technical project management role.
• Proficiency with Jira or similar ticketing system.
• Knowledge of Scrum practices (sprint planning, review, standups, project grooming).
• Experience in directly interacting with internal and external customers.
• Experience working with diverse groups in a highly technical environment.
• Knowledge of project management lifecycle.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including technical writing.
• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, preferred.
• Previous experience as a software engineer or software testing engineer, preferred.
• Knowledge of telecommunications/telephony, VoIP, call routing, IVR functionality, and call flows, preferred.
• Knowledge of Docker & Kubernetes or similar cloud technologies, preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Business, Product, Engineering, Operations, Support, and other key leaders to establish project scope, timeline, technical direction, and success metrics for projects.
• Deliver Engineering objectives by executing the projects and providing visibility to resource allocation and prioritization.
• Develop a deep understanding of our technical stack and contribute to scalable, reliable designs.
• Track, prioritize, and execute projects, enhancements, or bugs from the team backlog.
• Manage timely and succinct communications to leadership and across teams to ensure accountability and timeline management.
• Document project artifacts, including work steps, deployments, release notes, and monthly reporting.
• Gain sign-off from user-acceptance testing and coordinate releases.
• After project completion, facilitate retrospective meetings.

Skills

Scrum practices

Stakeholder management

Requirement gathering

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile methodologies

Technical writing

Client interaction

Project management lifecycle

Verbal communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field (preferred)

Tools

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Interested in managing the entire lifecycle of projects and building innovative enterprise communication solutions on voice, web, and messaging channels?

As a Technical Project Manager II, you will be expected to coordinate between business, product, and engineering teams to ensure project deliverables are identified, stakeholder needs are addressed, and deadlines are met. You would assist in gathering requirements, identifying crucial resources, assisting with task completion, and providing regular project status updates.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management frameworks and agile methodologies to coordinate research, strategically develop project plans, translate unique customer requirements into tasks, facilitate software development, and partner with operations to quickly deliver solutions to the marketplace. This role is team-oriented, as you will collaborate with highly technical and cross-functional teams in a dynamic, client-centered environment.

Who You Are

Interested in managing the entire lifecycle of projects and building innovative enterprise communication solutions on voice, web, and messaging channels?

As a Technical Project Manager II, you will be expected to coordinate between business, product, and engineering teams to ensure project deliverables are identified, stakeholder needs are addressed, and deadlines are met. You would assist in gathering requirements, identifying crucial resources, assisting with task completion, and providing regular project status updates.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management frameworks and agile methodologies to coordinate research, strategically develop project plans, translate unique customer requirements into tasks, facilitate software development, and partner with operations to quickly deliver solutions to the marketplace. This role is team-oriented, as you will collaborate with highly technical and cross-functional teams in a dynamic, client-centered environment.

What You’ll Do

• Partner closely with Business, Product, Engineering, Operations, Support, and other key leaders to establish project scope, timeline, technical direction, and success metrics for projects. Projects will include building new product features, creating new applications, expanding platform capabilities, and tooling enhancements that will improve customers’ experience or engineering velocity.
• Deliver Engineering objectives by executing the projects and providing visibility to resource allocation and prioritization. Develop frameworks for execution and adapt to the team’s needs & context.
• Develop a full understanding of our technical stack, the interdependencies, and contribute to designs to ensure they are scalable, reliable, and efficient.
• Track, prioritize, and execute projects, enhancements, or bugs from the team backlog.
• Manage timely and succinct communications to leadership and across teams to ensure accountability and timeline management.
• Document project artifacts, including work steps, deployments, release notes, and monthly reporting.
• Gain sign-off from user-acceptance testing and coordinate releases.
• After project completion, facilitate retrospective meetings.

Qualifications: We encourage you to apply if you think your experience may be a match, even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-4+ years of experience in a technical project management role.
• Proficiency with Jira or similar ticketing system.
• Knowledge of Scrum practices (sprint planning, review, standups, project grooming).
• Experience in directly interacting with internal and external customers.
• Experience working with diverse groups in a highly technical environment.
• Knowledge of project management lifecycle.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including technical writing.
• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, preferred.
• Previous experience as a software engineer or software testing engineer, preferred.
• Knowledge of telecommunications/telephony, VoIP, call routing, IVR functionality, and call flows, preferred.
• Knowledge of Docker & Kubernetes or similar cloud technologies, preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred.

Who We Are

At Vail, we believe in the unique power of voice interactions to create more expressive, more intimate, and more efficient interpersonal interactions. Using Vail technology, we make millions of voice interactions better every day. We process around 10% of all toll-free call traffic in the U.S.; 1 in 10 times, when someone calls a customer support hotline, Vail is routing or interacting with that call.

We are rapidly growing across multiple dimensions, including our customer base, the scope of products we offer, and the size of our team. Now is the right time for a strong candidate to join and grow with us. We have a supportive culture where employees are encouraged to achieve both personal and team goals because we believe growth leads to both business impact and personal fulfillment.

We offer competitive compensation and affordable benefits with flexibility and choice to meet individual and family (including Domestic Partnerships) needs, including:

• Multiple medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Company-paid life insurance, short and long-term disability
• 401(k) savings plan with company match (50% on first 6% of employee contribution)
• 35 days total annual PTO
• Annual Bonus Program
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Relocation allowance
• Employee referral bonus
• Gym membership
• Technical and Professional Development stipend

We are striving to implement and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment for all employees by sourcing underrepresented groups and continually empowering those individuals within our organization to further enrich Vail’s communication solutions. We recognize that equitable and unique individuals benefit our teams’ problem-solving, innovation, and development efforts.

Our offices are located in Deerfield and Chicago, IL. Interviews and onboarding are conducted in our offices when possible. We observe a hybrid work format that provides employees with the flexibility to collaborate with team members based on business needs.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

The base salary range provided is determined by market data matched to the job description and the level of the position, based in our industry and the Chicagoland area. We often consider candidates who do not meet all the qualifications listed in the job description (i.e., more or less years of experience, etc.). Therefore, an offer for this position may differ from the base salary range provided depending on the qualifications/skills of the candidate. In this case, an updated pay scale would be provided.