[Hiring] Senior Technical Project Manager @Apply Digital

Oct 31, 2024 - Apply Digital is hiring a remote Senior Technical Project Manager. Location: Canada.

1. Understand and help the product owner to manage the program roadmap and mobilize your team against a critical path that you will own and drive.
2. Understand how to manage and mitigate risk, and when to escalate to leadership.
3. Act as the primary point of contact within your teams, to client partners, and to all stakeholders required.
4. Being comfortable speaking to the project’s technical intricacies, and in some cases, educating client stakeholders on what can and cannot be done given the technical setup.
5. Lead project development throughout all the stages of the Software Development Life Cycle.
6. Proactively anticipate & flag RAIDD items that could impact project delivery. Must be able to derive options for a path forward and share with client stakeholders.
7. Coordinate and facilitate all aspects of project delivery, including resourcing, creating project plans, controlling scope and deliverables, managing budgets, and raising change requests when needed, understanding RAIDD and the differences between portfolio and program-level risks.
8. Lead cross-functional teams including Client Services, Strategy, Product, UX, UI, Tech, QA, and Data.
9. Foster a one-team mindset, actively monitoring and reporting team morale.
10. Continuously engage with the client, leadership, and team to ensure we deliver the value expected of each engagement.
11. Maintain detailed status and project reports on each project to present to clients and internal stakeholders.
12. Estimate project timelines, effort, and costs for new opportunities.
13. Help shape the Project Management discipline at Apply Digital.

1. 10+ years of demonstrated track record with leading teams delivering end-to-end digital solutions under fixed price or T&M agreements.
2. 8+ years of experience as a Technical Project Manager managing large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams OR you have solid technical understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies.
3. Experience with commerce, platforms, and product delivery is crucial.
4. Proven track record in fostering partnership experience with high-level client stakeholders and internal stakeholders.
5. Experience working on enterprise-level accounts with a focus on CPG.
6. A can-do attitude, a passion for digital products, and the resilience to work in a flexible and fast-paced environment.
7. Excellent and effective communication skills.
8. Effective time management and the ability to prioritize based on the needs of the team.
9. Demonstrable critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and willingness to take on complex challenges.
10. Strong beliefs in servant leadership.
11. Ability to diplomatically navigate complex and controversial discussions, and de-escalate difficult situations.
12. Experience using tools like JIRA, Notion, Instagantt, or similar.
13. A good dose of humility and positivity to drive your relentless pursuit of excellence!
14. Prior experience working in an Agile environment.
15. Prior experience on a Scrum team and/or Scrum Master certification.
16. Experience as a Software Engineer is desirable but not required.
17. The ability to debug technical issues via console errors, API endpoints failing, etc. is a bonus.

1. Flexibility - work where you work best.
2. Competitive benefits plan.
3. Generous paid time off - take the time you need to be balanced and energized.
4. A growing company means many opportunities for advancement - we like to promote from within!
5. Regular team and company events (karaoke, escape rooms, axe throwing and more!).
6. Training budgets, Days of Learning, company-wide training, Apply Library and our Hackathon for Good mean you have many different ways to learn and stretch yourself.