Technical Project Manager

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Full Time Ama Waterways, LLC, Calabasas, CA, US

18 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

At Ama Waterways, we believe meaningful careers begin with purpose, passion and a shared commitment to delivering unforgettable experiences. For those who value curiosity, connection and personal enrichment, Ama Waterways offers the opportunity to help craft meaningful river journeys that invite travelers to follow their own current. Built on a foundation of heartfelt hospitality, we treat our guests—and each other—with genuine care, warmth and respect.

Ama Waterways fosters a collaborative environment both onboard our ships and across our global network of offices, where team members grow together, support one another and take pride in upholding the high standards and thoughtful service our company is known for.

We invite talented, motivated professionals to explore our career opportunities and begin their journey with Ama Waterways today.

The Technical Project Manager (TPM) is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering technology projects on time, within scope, and within budget. This role bridges the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring alignment on requirements, timelines, and outcomes. The TPM combines strong project management discipline with a solid technical foundation to drive successful delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives across engineering, product, data, and operations teams.

• Leads end-to-end project management for technical initiatives, from initiation through delivery, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Defines project scope, objectives, success metrics, and deliverables in partnership with business and technical stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive project plans, schedules, resource allocation, risk registers, and status reports.
• Coordinates cross-functional teams including engineering, product, design, QA, data, security, and operations to drive aligned execution.
• Translates business requirements into clear technical requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Identifies, assesses, and proactively mitigates project risks, dependencies, and blockers; manages escalations to closure.
• Facilitates Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, demos) or manages traditional Waterfall and hybrid project methodologies as appropriate.
• Monitors project progress and performance using metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools to ensure delivery predictability.
• Communicates project status, risks, milestones, and outcomes clearly and concisely to executives, stakeholders, and delivery teams.
• Drives alignment between business priorities and engineering capacity through structured road mapping and release planning.
• Establishes and tracks OKRs, KPIs, and operational health metrics to measure delivery success and business impact.
• Partners with engineering leads on system architecture, technical trade-offs, and feasibility assessments.
• Manages vendor relationships, statements of work, and third-party deliverables when applicable.
• Coordinates release planning, change management, and deployment activities across Dev, QA, UAT, and Production environments.
• Oversees governance, documentation, and audit readiness for projects subject to regulatory or compliance requirements (e.g., SOX, security standards).
• Drives continuous process improvement by identifying inefficiencies and standardizing project management frameworks, runbooks, and templates.
• Supports AI/ML and cloud transformation initiatives by coordinating data, engineering, and platform partners through delivery.
• Ensures projects comply with company standards, security requirements, architectural guidelines, and software development best practices.
• Provides project effort estimations and contributes to budget planning and tracking.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical groups, both internally and externally.
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