Technical Project Manager (PMP)

thales; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales in Austin, TX is seeking a Technical Project Manager for the Identity and Biometrics Solutions team. You will deliver solutions meeting external customer requirements and Thales commitments, coordinating internal and external teams.

The role oversees project activities from contract signature through completion, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and compliance with security standards including PKI and encryption. Hybrid work arrangement in Austin is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar field.
• PMP certification with 5 years of experience in technical/engineering project management.
• Experience communicating technical information to external customers and stakeholders.
• Experience managing scope and requirements autonomously.
• Proficient with PM tools Confluence, JIRA, and Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Establish and update project requirements baseline with the Bid Manager and Capture Leader.
• Establish and update the project execution baseline (structure, WBS, budgets, schedule, risks).
• Lead customer interactions for the project.
• Lead the project launch review with all stakeholders and associated documents.
• Manage legal and contractual requirements including handling disputes.
• Conduct regular progress reviews and report progress to senior management.
• Close the project and share lessons learned across the organization.
• Coordinate across teams for prioritization, resource allocation, risk identification and mitigation.
• Monitor variances; prepare EAC review slides and present to management.
• Present monthly project dashboards with project financials and KPIs.

Skills

PMP certification

5+ years of technical/engineering PM

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Microsoft Project

Job description

Location: Austin, United States of America

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billions of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Position Summary

Austin, Hybrid

As a Technical Project Manager for the Identity and Biometrics Solutions team, you will deliver solutions that meet external customer requirements and Thales' commitments.

The Technical Project Manager manages and coordinates internal (Control Account Managers, Work Package Managers, developers, engineers, etc.) and external (customers, suppliers, sub-contractors, partners, etc.) dedicated teams by involving the following associated teams: Sales, finance, contract management, etc.

In this role, you will direct the project activities (including those relating to risks & opportunities) to ensure projects are delivered on-time, within budget, satisfy technical requirements, and meet customer expectations. This responsibility is exercised from signature of the contract through to the project completion period in terms of organization, time frame, workload, budget, etc.

The Identity and Biometrics Solutions team is responsible for the design and development of highly innovative components and products, from desktop applications integrating various hardware (biometric devices integration) to high performance server applications, including issuance of official documents in a very secure environment (PKI, encryption, cryptography), and leading the transformation to Digital Driver's Licenses.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

Must have U.S. Citizenship in order to obtain the post-hire Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Clearance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and must be able to obtain post-hire clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the U.S. (CFIUS) and Department of Justice.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Establish and update project requirements baseline in a collaborative work with the Bid Manager and the Capture Leader
• Establish and update project execution baseline (project structure, work package description, partners and supplier contractual data, management plans, costs, budgets and financial structure, resourced schedule, risks and mitigations)
• Lead customer interactions for the project
• Lead the project launch review and involves all stakeholders: project team, Management Plan and associated documents (WBS, OBS, schedule, budget allocations...), industrial scenario, project charter, team charter
• Manage legal and contractual requirements including handling disputes
• Conduct regular progress review meetings, reporting the project progress to the company senior management
• Close the project (archiving of documents, closing of the expenditure authorizations) by capitalizing and sharing onenterprise experience (lessons learnt)
• Coordinate across teams for prioritization, resource allocation, risk identification and mitigation, and issue resolution.
• Monitor project variances; preparing EAC (Estimate at Completion) review slides and presenting to management.
• Present monthly project dash board with project financials, project KPIs like variance and contingencies
• Drive the project to ensure customer satisfaction by meeting deadlines, quality specifications, and project profitability
• Build project schedule and cost baseline and update project forecast regularly (at-least every month)
• Work closely with the PM Team Manager, Engineering, IT, Security and Operations ensuring clear communication, business based prioritization, and definition of precise scope and planning
• Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with decision-makers across operations groups (PMO, Procurement, Supply Chain, Data Center, Quality, Software Development and Validation, Manufacturing, Logistics and Ops Finance) to build and continuously improve process to ensure high quality and on-time delivery
• Must ensure compliance of Thales, Customer, Security and all applicable regulations individually and for the project(s)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar field
• PMP certification with 5 years of experience in technical/ engineering project management
• Prior experience communicating pertinent and technical information to external customers and other stakeholders on a regular basis
• Prior experience managing scope and requirements autonomously
• Proven experience with PM tools - Confluence, JIRA or equivalent, building project schedules with Microsoft Project, and performing risk management activities such as project cost forecasting