Senior Technical Project Manager

Summary

Join OREDATA, a Digital Transformation & IT Consulting firm, and work with experts on impactful digital, operational, analytical, and data science challenges. We foster collaboration, an agile approach, and best practices. As a Senior Technical Project Manager, you will lead scrum/agile teams, particularly in presales activities, and manage projects from requirements to deployment. You will be responsible for budget proposals, progress reports, and stakeholder coordination, ensuring projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget. The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills, along with experience in software development project management. OREDATA offers remote work, flexible time off, learning and development opportunities, and various other benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering/Science, Electrical & Electronics Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum 7–10 years of total professional experience, including at least 3–4 years of hands-on project management experience in software development projects
• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles
• Ability to anticipate issues, identify future choke points and working ahead of time to alleviate potential issues
• Must be based in Istanbul or open to relocation on short notice
• Must be open to occasional domestic and international business travel
• Experience building presentations materials and comfortable presenting to stakeholders
• Strong written and oral communication skills both in Turkish and English
• Strong critical thinking skills, problem solving and organizational experience
• Ability to multitask, track and report on multiple workstreams
• Knowledge of various computer applications including Google workspace and Microsoft Office (Power Point, Excel, etc.)
• Skilled in the use of negotiation techniques to reach agreement when there are widely-differing viewpoints
• Advance knowledge of English

Responsibilities

• Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product
• Working closely with software and engineering teams
• Take the lead of scrum/agile teams as the Senior Technical Project Manager for particularly presales activities
• Prepare budget proposals, and suggest budget changes if required
• Continuously deliver progress reports, proposals, presentations, and required documentations
• Providing advanced workflow documentation and design expertise for internal processes
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
• Provide coordination between stakeholders to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule and budget
• Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
• Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks
• Monitor resources to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, if necessary, according to project plan

Benefits

• Remote working and flexible time off
• Open communication, flexibility and start-up spirit
• Learning & Development opportunities for both personal and professional growth
• Opportunity to get company paid Professional Certificates (Google Cloud Platform, Confluent Kafka, etc)
• Access to Online Training Platforms (Udemy, Pluralsight, A Cloud Guru, Coursera, etc.)
• Dynamic work ecosystem where you can take initiative and responsibility
• Opportunity to work on international projects
• Opportunity to support your English
• Private Health Insurance
• Birthday Leave Policy