Remote Technical Project Manager

Summary

Join Tumblr as a dynamic Technical Project Manager (TPM) to drive efficiency and alignment across multiple teams, fostering strong cross-functional relationships, identifying risks early, and streamlining communication. As a TPM at Tumblr, you'll be central to maintaining structured project roadmaps, facilitating seamless communication, and ensuring teams have the information they need to avoid blockers and stay on track.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a project management role within a technology company
• Proven ability to manage and execute complex projects, identifying and mitigating risks effectively
• Strong experience working across various technologies, including infrastructure, data, mobile, frontend, and backend systems
• Proficiency in using Slack, Google Suite, and GitHub to drive collaboration and project tracking
• Demonstrated success in uniting and motivating distributed teams across multiple time zones in a dynamic, iterative environment
• Skilled at mediating between diverse priorities and personalities to create alignment and consensus
• Experience influencing stakeholders and driving decision-making across cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Foster strong cross-functional relationships to become a trusted partner for distributed interdisciplinary teams, ensuring smooth collaboration and alignment on product and feature development
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, removing barriers before they become roadblocks to ensure timely delivery of features and products across teams
• Drive continuous process improvement by championing best in class software development practices, tailoring workflows like scrums, planning, and review sessions to the unique needs of each team
• Ensure seamless communication and transparency, reducing back-and-forth and keeping all teams and stakeholders aligned on priorities, goals, and progress through structured check-ins and clear project roadmaps
• Collaborate with the executive team to manage and drive strategic initiatives, aligning operational processes with broader company goals and tracking measurable outcomes
• Streamline cross-team dependencies, ensuring teams have the resources and information they need to avoid blockers and reduce inefficiencies
• Enable teams to focus on core responsibilities by alleviating coordination overhead, allowing engineers and product managers to concentrate on execution rather than operational alignment
• Demonstrate adaptive leadership by responding to uncertainty and evolving project scopes, maintaining flexibility in problem-solving approaches as teams face shifting priorities
• Create a culture of accountability and visibility, where all stakeholders have a clear understanding of timelines, project statuses, and potential risks, enhancing trust and collaboration across Tumblr