Lead Technical Project Manager

Headquartered in New York City, the company has grown since 1994 by acquiring regional IT providers.

Position summary

The Lead Technical Project Manager runs technical projects from kickoff to go-live: plans, risks, budgets and the meetings that hold it together. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

What you'll be doing

• Hold vendors and system integrators to deliverables and milestones.
• Escalate blockers early, with options rather than just problems.
• Control scope changes through a formal change request process.
• Organize user acceptance testing and sign-off.
• Track risks, issues, dependencies and decisions in an RAID log.
• Lead lessons learned sessions at project close.

What you need

• 8-10 years managing technical projects in IT, software or infrastructure.
• Ability to manage several projects at once.
• Experience with both Agile and waterfall delivery.
• Comfort holding senior stakeholders to their commitments.
• Proficiency with Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project or similar tools.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, engineering, business or a related field.

Preferred

• PMP, PMI-ACP or PRINCE2 certification.
• Earlier career as an engineer or sysadmin.

Starting pay: $235,000 - $310,000 annually, depending on experience and certifications.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one.
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%.
• Paid sick leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Employee discount.
• Flexible spending account.

Coppersmith is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

This position requires a background check.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Coppersmith.