Sr. Project Manager

Overview

Job  – Sr. Technical Project Manager (HMA Channel). We are seeking a Sr. Technical Project Manager to lead and coordinate product change management activities within the Connected Car Services and Mobility Platform ecosystem. This role is highly technical, requiring a deep understanding of modern automotive software systems, middleware integration, mobile applications, and cloud-based API architecture. The ideal candidate will act as the key liaison between business stakeholders, software engineers, architects, and third-party vendors, ensuring technically sound, timely, and efficient delivery of complex change requests and product enhancements.

Activities and responsibilities related to Connectivity Service Development and Operations include, but are not limited to:

• Product Change Request (PCR) & Technical Execution Oversight:
  Own the end-to-end lifecycle of change requests, including technical assessment, scope definition, impact analysis, and solution feasibility.
• Coordinate innovative initiatives with development teams to evaluate new technologies or solution architectures.
• Collaborate with solution architects and developers to understand and validate technical feasibility of feature enhancements and system changes.
• Maintain a robust change prioritization framework that balances technical complexity, platform impact, and business value across multiple stakeholders.

• Lead development of detailed, technically sound project execution plans, with emphasis on system integrations, interface compatibility, and deployment dependencies.
• Support backend API review sessions, API testing coordination, and validation of interface agreements between mobile apps, middleware, and vehicle head units.
• Actively participate in design and architecture discussions to ensure alignment with platform principles.
• Coordinate development testing, UAT preparation, and cross-platform regression testing for each change deployment.

• Work with system analysts to validate business and technical requirements for connected vehicle features, mobile app behavior, and cloud service integrations.
• Support documentation of technical workflows, data exchanges, and API specs for integration with third-party vendors and internal systems.
• Assist QA and development teams with technical use cases, backend debugging, and resolution of middleware/mobile communication issues.

• Facilitate requirements gathering and technical alignment workshops with internal and external stakeholders (including OEMs and Tier-1 vendors).
• Translate complex technical updates into actionable communication for executive and non-technical stakeholders.
• Manage vendor deliverables and ensure integration testing compliance before final acceptance.

• Monitor, report, and track PCR status using tools like JIRA, Confluence, and MS Project.
• Support production deployment (planned and emergency) and post-release incident analysis with a strong focus on root cause and resolution.
• Perform post-deployment data analysis and trend reporting on system performance and user impact.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of combined experience in software project management and technical systems implementation.
• Strong familiarity with connected vehicle platforms, mobile applications, and cloud-based backend services.
• Technical knowledge in:

• API architecture and tools: REST/Graph
  
  QL APIs, Postman, Swagger, and basic API management and testing tools.
• Mobile app development (Android/iOS): full development lifecycle, app store releases, Kotlin, Swift, or React Native.
• Middleware and integrations: API interfaces using ESB and basic integration patterns.
• Databases: SQL (MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL) and No
  
  SQL (Mongo
  
  DB) with data querying and management.
• Cloud platforms: basic experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for hosting, storage, and serverless functions.
• Hands-on experience with development testing, system analysis, and platform monitoring.
• Advanced proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent PM and documentation tools.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional engineering teams (internal and vendor-based).
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops frameworks.

• 3–5 years of experience in software development or architecture.
• Prior experience in a consulting or Tier-1 automotive supplier company.
• Experience authoring and validating API test scripts using Postman or similar tools.

Salary range: $103,170 to $158,873