Technical Project Manager

Liquid Thought; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic technology firm in Cape Town is seeking a Technical Project Manager who can effectively bridge the gap between business requirements and technical teams. You will be responsible for solving complex business problems while ensuring timely delivery of projects. The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree in IT or Sciences, possess strong communication skills, and demonstrate problem-solving expertise. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive excellence and impact within a rapidly changing industry.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a software engineering related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of and experience in business systems and processes.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Work with teams to solve complex business problems.
• Facilitate communication between business owners and technical teams.
• Ensure successful and timely delivery of projects.

Skills

Technical and functional analysis expertise

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Ability to translate business requirements

Strong attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Sciences

Job description

Technical Project Manager Liquid Thought•Cape Town, Western Cape

As a Technical Project Manager, you have a thorough understanding of business rules and processes so that you can steer the business in the direction of its strategic goals.

You're a creative thinker who wears multiple hats. You switch easily between business process modelling, decision modelling, translation between business and technical systems analysis. You use your excellent communication skills and analysis smarts to translate between business's awesome ideas and the dev teams that make them a reality. You solve complex business problems for our clients. Analyse the design of technical systems, models, processes and strategic needs to ensure that we can deliver solutions with excellence and impact.

Responsibilities

• Working with teams with a common goal: to solve complex business problems, to drive excellence and to make an impact, while pushing yourself and others to become more.
• Using your combination of technical and functional analysis expertise to improve existing or proposed business innovations.
• Facilitating communication between business owners and technical teams to ensure the best outcome with the biggest impact for our customers.
• Liaison between stakeholders to ensure open and transparent communication and common objectives.
• Understanding the business, the market and the technology to design the blueprint for business innovations.
• Pushing the limits, asking the questions and challenging preconceived notions of whats possible.
• Being agile and planning properly but being open and able to accommodate change when necessary.
• So you prioritise, you adjust, and you get things done.
• Having access to everything you need to become the best at what you do: the facilities, resources and autonomy you need to become more.
• Ensure the successful and timely delivery of projects with a clear demonstration of value to the customer.

Key Requirements

• A bachelors degree in IT or Sciences.
• Previous experience in a software engineering related discipline.
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into detailed specifications and interface with technical teams.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of and experience in business systems and processes.
• Strong attention to detail but viewed from a bigger picture perspective.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• A hunger to continually improve by constantly evolving and adapting your skills.
• A desire to embrace a challenge and be driven by excellence.
• The ability to collaborate and bring your unique contributions to a team environment.
• A passion to build strong relationships and a great career.
• A friendly outlook.

What We Look For

• Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritise shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry.
• An effective communicator and a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion for technology and making things happen in a dynamic organisation.

If you're ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.