Technical Program Manager

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

Job summary

This role will lead our ERP replacement and a data center exit over the next 18 months. Coppersmith needs another Technical Program Manager to manage infrastructure and application projects across IT and engineering. Remote within the US. The team meets in New York City once a quarter, travel covered. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

What you'll be doing

• Facilitate requirements sessions with business stakeholders.
• Write status reports that say plainly whether the project is on track.
• Manage project budgets, vendor invoices and change orders.
• Control scope changes through a formal change request process.
• Plan cutovers and go-live runbooks with rollback steps.
• Hold vendors and system integrators to deliverables and milestones.
• Organize user acceptance testing and sign-off.
• Track risks, issues, dependencies and decisions in an RAID log.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years managing technical projects in IT, software or infrastructure.
• Solid technical grounding in areas like cloud, networking, ERP or software delivery.
• Ability to manage several projects at once.
• Experience with both Agile and waterfall delivery.
• Strong budget and vendor management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, engineering, business or a related field.
• Proficiency with Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project or similar tools.

Nice to have

• PMP, PMI-ACP or PRINCE2 certification.
• Data center or cloud migration projects.
• Industry background in healthcare, finance or manufacturing.

The base pay range for this position is $165,000 - $215,000 a year. Actual pay depends on experience, skills and location.

Perks and benefits

• Health insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Referral program.
• Cell phone reimbursement.
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Start: Flexible.

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