Technical Project Manager

$90,000 - $140,000/Yr

RAPP - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Los Angeles, CA

1,001-5,000 employees

About the position

The Technical Project Manager at RAPP will play a crucial role in orchestrating project workflows and ensuring effective communication across departments. This position is designed for a professional with a strong background in project management, particularly in IT, who can manage multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to budgetary and schedule constraints. The role emphasizes collaboration with both technical and non-technical teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet client needs.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate the motion of every project liaising with all departments from start through completion.
• Understand scope of client request and implications to translate requests.
• Align with resource management to ensure resources are available and present at appropriate times throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.
• Use strong communication skills to work with Product Managers to establish overall release goals and identify dependencies for cross-product initiatives.
• Help inform technical requirements such as data compliance, privacy, and security requirements.
• Work with product teams to ensure that the acceptance criteria is met; Identify dependencies and drive teams to address them.
• Manage simultaneous projects and priorities within budgetary and schedule constraints.
• Monitor, report and solve for project progress and risk, redirect as required through keen prioritization skills and escalate as necessary to ensure integrity of client scopes.
• Lead quality assurance requirements for the project and maintain the required level of quality.
• Ensure the different aspects of requirements are taken into consideration such as data measurement, exceptions, analytics, privacy, and accessibility.
• Drive reporting process required for project including status, risks, scope changes, etc.
• Provide documentation for all completed and in-progress work for both internal and external facing projects.
• Initiate all activities to support "retrospectives".
• Contribute, and when assigned, lead efficient meetings and conference calls and ensure timely conference notes and action steps taken.

Requirements

• Master's degree or U.S. equivalent in Project Management, Product Management, Computer and Information Systems, or related field.
• 2 years of professional experience as a Project Manager, Product Manager, or any occupation involving IT Project Management.
• 2 years of professional experience managing project workflows in an enterprise management software system (Workfront, D365, or Trello).
• 2 years of professional experience utilizing Atlassian products (including Jira and Confluence).
• 2 years of professional experience gathering and ensuring all aspects of business requirements are taken into consideration including data measurement, data visualization, privacy management, or analytics in translation to technical requirements.
• 2 years of professional experience delivering software solutions utilizing SCRUM and Agile methodologies.
• 2 years of professional experience utilizing web technologies including HTML, DHTML, XML, and Flash.
• 2 years of professional experience utilizing Microsoft technologies including ASP.NET, MVC, and MSSQL.
• 2 years of professional experience utilizing front end technologies including jQuery.
• 2 years of professional experience working in cloud environments inclusive of Azure and AWS.
• 2 years of professional experience working with product teams to ensure that the acceptance criteria of business requirements are met.
• 2 years of professional experience leading quality assurance requirements projects and maintaining the required level of quality.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Stock options
• Healthcare & Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts
• Vacation days
• Sick days
• Personal days
• Positive activism days
• Paid parental leave
• Disability benefits