Technical Project Manager 

Our client is seeking a Remote-Based Technical Project Manager Job in USA to join their team and manage the development and execution of software development projects, team planning/coordination, risk management, project quality and on-time delivery. The company provides direct-to-consumer life insurance on a global scale through its retail brands and advisory and partner channels.

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Skills and Experience Required for Technical Project Manager 

As Technical Project Manager you must posses these skills and experiences:

• BA or equivalent in vocational training and work-related experience
• 3+ years of experience in an insurance and technical environment
• 3+ years of experience as a project manager managing complex projects in a high-tech development environment with cross-functional teams
• Proven record of implementing software or web development projects successfully using traditional and agile methods
• Sufficient level of technical background to understand and be able to evaluate projects accurately and objectively
• Demonstrate strong communication, organizational, analytical, critical thinking and team-building skills
• Must have an ability to communicate professionally and confidently with a team at all levels, including senior and executive management, with clear and confident communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team and individually
• Experience with the Atlassian suite of applications (Confluence, JIRA)
• Experience working with coding teams in a modern JavaScript and .Net framework
• CSM, PMI-ACP and PMI-PMP required
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, Powerpoint)

Daily responsibilities

• Manage a pipeline of multiple projects and workflows and ensure teams are working at fully agreed resource allocation levels
• Actively engage in agile project planning and create project plans, timelines and milestones within one or more teams.
• Lead daily scrums, sprint reviews and planning meetings to ensure entire team engagement with a focus on expanding the capabilities of all team members. Manage interdependencies between agile teams.
• Work with Product Owners to support short and long-term release planning and keep the backlog healthy and ready for execution.
• The document coordinates and manages dependencies between teams to keep projects on track.
• Regularly updates management on project status and escalates issues as needed to ensure successful outcomes.
• Assists with required quality assurance activities to ensure successful deliverables
• Develops implementation and rollout plans
• Actively coach team members on continuous improvement, growth mindset and maturing current agile adoption.
• Cultivate a team culture/environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Manage metrics tracking and other resources to assist the team in overall team planning and throughput.
• Track and provide consistent and impactful feedback for agile team development

Salary 130,000

You get the following benefits:

Medical, dental, vision

401 thousand

PTO

Possible signing bonus (depends on target salary)

Applicants must be current and, in the future, authorized to work in the United States full-time. – provided by Dice