Technical Project Manager

Akkodis is seeking a Technical Project Manager for an 6+ month Contract job with our client in Plano, TX. Looking for applicants with a solid background in the financial services industry.

Looking for candidates who do not need sponsorship.

Rate Range: $42/hour to $45/hour; negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Project Planning & Execution:
Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Develop comprehensive project plans, including resource allocation, timelines, and milestones.

Agile Facilitation:
Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective meetings. Ensure the team adheres to Agile/Scrum best practices.

Stakeholder Communication:
Serve as the primary point of contact for project updates. Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable updates for non-technical business partners.

Risk & Issue Management:
Proactively identify, track, and mitigate project risks, bottlenecks, and scope creep. Resolve cross-team dependencies and blockers.

Resource & Capacity Management:
Monitor team velocity and workload capacity to ensure sustainable development cycles and predictable delivery dates.

Quality & Delivery:
Work closely with QA and engineering leads to ensure software releases meet quality standards and architectural guidelines.

Tools & Documentation:
Maintain accurate project tracking in tools like Jira, Confluence, or  Ensure technical and project documentation is up to date.

Experience:

3–5+ years of experience managing technical or software development projects in an Agile environment.

Technical Literacy: A solid understanding of software development processes, APIs, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and Dev Ops pipelines. (

Note:

You don't need to code, but you must be able to speak the engineers' language.)

Agile Expertise:
Deep knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and modern project management methodologies.

Tools Proficient:
Expert-level experience with project management tools, specifically Jira and Confluence.

Soft Skills:

Exceptional organizational, time-management, and conflict-resolution skills. Ability to influence without authority.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Certifications:

PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).

Background:
Former experience as a software engineer, QA analyst, or system administrator is a huge plus.

Scale:
Experience working in a fast-paced startup or a scaling SaaS company.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Disclaimer:
These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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