Technical Project Manager

Proctor Loan Protector

$88K — $105K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in technology or business-related field; higher education preferred.
  • 5+ years of project management and software development or IT management experience.
  • 3+ years in a technical client-facing role.
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite and MS Project.
  • PMP certification or equivalent preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead IT software development projects from design to production.
  • Manage project requirements, scope, and lifecycle planning.
  • Oversee project planning, resource allocation, and budgeting.
  • Identify project issues and recommend effective solutions.
  • Develop risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
  • Handle multiple complex assignments simultaneously.
  • Direct and support project teams.

Benefits

  • Access to professional development opportunities.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Supportive work environment that encourages innovation.
  • Possibility for internal mobility within the company.
Full Job Description
Summary:

The Technical Project Manager (TPM) is responsible for leading Information Technology software development initiatives and client implementations into an existing enterprise application environment. The TPM will define project scope and ensure milestones are met. The person in this role will identify critical path decisions, make recommendations, manage project issues through to resolution, enforce project standards, and develop and manage the project plan and schedule.

Essential Duties and Functions: These include the following duties:
  • Proven technical and professional skills running complex projects from design and development to production.
  • Experience managing requirements and scope.
  • Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Work independently to define and drive work through organization.
  • Define requirements and plan project lifecycle through deployment.
  • Develop plans and schedule project deliverables, goals, and milestones for implementations.
  • Define project resources. Manage project resource hours, project costs, and project budgets.
  • Efficiently identify and understand project and technical issues and business implications.
  • Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
  • Capable of handling multiple diverse and complex assignments concurrently.
  • Experience leading and directing project teams.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Competencies
  • Planning/organizing-the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
  • Interpersonal skills-the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others' ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
  • Oral communication-the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations and demonstrates group presentation skills.
  • Written communication-the individual edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.
  • Problem solving-the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully and maintains confidentiality.
  • Quality control-the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
  • Adaptability-the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
  • Safety and security-the individual observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.
  • Leadership - the individual manages effective teams and work groups, works to develops others, build and maintain relationships, can effectively set vision and strategy and manage change.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher; preferably in technology or business-related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of project management and software development or IT management experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in a technical client-facing role.
  • Proficient with MS Office Suite and MS Project.

Preferred:
  • PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification or equivalent.
  • Business analysis experience.
  • Experience with Jira, Tempo, Confluence, and Smartsheets desired.

Physical Requirements Necessary on a Regular Basis:
  • Manual dexterity, arm and upper body range of motion sufficient for use of a keyboard, mouse and telephone 7-8 hours per day
  • Speech and hearing sufficient for in-person and telephone communication 7-8 hours per day
  • Vision sufficient for use of a computer monitor.
  • Ability to sit at a desk 7-8 hours per day.
  • Repetitive motion.
  • Sedentary position.


Pay Ranges:

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including skills, experience, work location and more. We offer competitive pay while still allowing for compensation growth within the position and company.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of the duties of the position listed above. Other appropriate duties may be required from time to time.

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