Technical Project Manager III

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Purpose Brands, the parent company of Orange theory, Anytime Fitness, Waxing the City, The Bar Method, and Basecamp Fitness, is seeking a Technical Project Manager III to join its team. This is a great position for someone who is looking to expand their career, and join a company with a fun, fast‑paced and inspirational culture.

Purpose Brands is seeking a Technical Project Manager III (TPM III) to lead complex, cross‑functional initiatives across our Payments and Member Management System (MMS) ecosystem— including managing the technical delivery and integrations that support the launch of new countries as Purpose Brands expands globally. This role requires a unique blend of strategic program leadership, technical acumen, and stakeholder management—overseeing the coordination, planning, execution, and continuous improvement of global payment systems and integrations with multiple MMS, Payment, and Biller vendors.

• Lead end‑to‑end program governance and execution for Payments Microservice and API initiatives, from planning through delivery and operational support.
• Serve as a key member of the PMO, ensuring consistency in program methodology, reporting, and stakeholder communication across multiple initiatives.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Purpose Brands and external vendors on critical initiatives, overseeing all technical work streams while maintaining alignment on timelines, quality, and outcomes.
• Facilitate cross‑functional planning and dependency management across Engineering, Product, and Analytics to ensure seamless coordination and delivery of key milestones.
• Manage our existing structured communication cadences—including steering committees, program reviews, and stakeholder updates—to ensure transparency and alignment.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, issues, and cross‑program dependencies, using formal tracking and escalation mechanisms to ensure accountability.
• Maintain comprehensive program documentation that communicates status, progress, and key decisions.
• Drive strong vendor management discipline, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and performance tracking across all external partners.
• Balance technical fluency (APIs, data models, microservices) with program leadership—ensuring that business goals and technical execution stay connected and mutually reinforcing.
• Exhibit executive presence in steering committee meetings and leadership forums, communicating complex updates succinctly and confidently.
• Demonstrate strong documentation and note‑taking discipline—capturing key decisions, action items, and risks in real time during meetings. Reliance on post‑meeting transcripts or AI summaries is insufficient; live synthesis and clarity are critical for success in this role.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Management, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of experience in technical program or project management, ideally within payments, APIs, or microservices environments.
• Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent programs with global stakeholders and vendors.
• Strong understanding of how APIs, microservices, and distributed systems operate across multiple vendors and global architectures.
• Experience working within or alongside a formal PMO, including portfolio‑level reporting, risk management, and stakeholder governance.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and documentation skills—able to simplify technical concepts for executives and provide clarity to engineering teams.
• Demonstrated success using project management frameworks and tools like Jira and Confluence for structured tracking and reporting.

• Program/Project Leadership & Governance:
  Brings order, structure, and clarity to complex initiatives; drives accountability through existing Purpose Brands PMO frameworks.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Builds trusted relationships across technical and business functions; manages expectations through clear and consistent communication.
• Technical Fluency – Understands…