Technical Project Manager

Anza MI is a fintech startup using technology and analytics to drive growth & innovation within the US mortgage market.

The Technical Project Manager will serve as the primary delivery lead for Anza's technology portfolio, driving end-to-end program management across the MI platform, integrations, and compliance-related technology work streams. This role blends Scrum Master, BSA, and program management responsibilities, functioning as the connective tissue between product vision, engineering execution, and business stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings strong agile delivery experience, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into well-structured, developer-ready artifacts — including BPMN process models, user stories, and Confluence documentation.

• Lead end-to-end project management for technology initiatives across the MI platform, lender portal, and integrations across the entire SDLC, from requirements to testing.
• Serve as Scrum Master and BSA hybrid: facilitate agile ceremonies (sprint planning, refinement, retrospectives, bi-weekly demos) and translate business requirements into BPMN and developer-ready Jira stories.
• Manage the Jira and Confluence backlog — maintain prioritization, epics, story-level detail, and roadmap transparency for leadership and development teams.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Development, Operations, Accounting) to drive delivery against quarterly and annual milestones.
• Own and drive sprint scheduling, release and backlog planning, and sprint cadence (Monday–Friday, bi-weekly demos) in coordination with engineering leads.
• Lead pre-iteration planning sessions and refinement cadences with product, tech leads, and development/testing squads.
• Identify and elevate delivery risks, dependencies, and blockers to leadership; maintain RAID log and status reporting.
• Drive process improvement and agile maturity across development teams; introduce and champion modern PM tooling and frameworks.

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Preferred Education:
• Minimum Experience: 4–6 years of experience in technical project management, business systems analysis, or agile delivery roles within software development environments.
• Preferred Experience: Experience in financial services technology; prior Scrum Master or BSA experience with cross‑functional delivery teams operating in an agile SDLC environment.
• Minimum
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Proficiency with Jira and Confluence for backlog management, roadmap planning, metrics reporting and documentation.
  • Strong command of Agile/Scrum methodology including ceremony facilitation and sprint management.
  • Ability to write and refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and process documentation.
  • Stakeholder communication and cross‑functional collaboration across technical and business teams.
  • Risk identification, RAID log management, and executive‑level status reporting.
• Preferred
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Familiarity with AWS cloud infrastructure, API integrations, RDBMS databases, and modern SaaS tooling.
  • Comfort using AI/LLM tools (Claude, Copilot, Gemini) to accelerate delivery and documentation.
• Minimum
  
  Certifications:
  
  
• Preferred
  
  Certifications:
  
  PMP, PMI‑ACP, CSM (Certified Scrum Master), or equivalent agile certification.