Senior Technical Project Manager

Summary

Join WRS Health, a leading provider of cloud-based EMR and practice management solutions, as a Senior Technical Project Manager. In this role, you will bridge the gap between technical expertise and business strategy, ensuring that products are functionally complete, technically robust, scalable, and secure while prioritizing customer and stakeholder needs. You will be responsible for gathering and documenting business and technical requirements, overseeing software development cycles, assessing development workloads, ensuring technical documentation and adherence to best practices, identifying and mitigating risks, collaborating with engineering teams, and working with stakeholders to understand their needs. This position requires strong technical depth, leadership skills, and effective communication and collaboration across teams.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Technical Project Manager or Software Development Manager and similar role in software development
• Strong understanding of full-stack development, including both frontend and backend technologies
• Strong understanding of programming languages, software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall), and relevant technical architecture
• Experience in project management methodologies such as Agile and Scrum
• Ability to assess development efforts, define realistic timelines, and allocate resources effectively
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical details into business-friendly language
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks early
• Familiarity with software development best practices, including version control, CI/CD pipelines, and code review processes

Responsibilities

• Gather and document business and technical requirements to define project scope, cost, and timeline
• Act as a subject matter expert ensuring technical feasibility and alignment with business goals
• Facilitate the meetings and agenda for development projects
• Oversee software development cycles, setting clear milestones, deliverables, and deadlines
• Assess development workloads to allocate resources efficiently and set realistic expectations
• Ensure technical documentation, code reviews, and adherence to software development best practices
• Identify risks and bottlenecks in the development process, proactively addressing them to ensure smooth project delivery
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define technical solutions that align with business needs
• Work with various stakeholders, including product owners, account managers and clients, to understand needs and incorporate them into the product strategy
• Implementing quality control measures to ensure software meets technical standards
• Monitor project progress, providing status updates to stakeholders and adjusting plans as necessary
• Define and prioritize technical stories in the product backlog, balancing business needs with technical constraints and long-term sustainability
• Facilitate Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a senior full stack developer is highly preferred
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, designers, and product managers
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Jira

Benefits

• Location: Remote
• Hours:  Available during standard US business hours (9am-5pm EST, 8:30am-4:30pm EST or 4am-12pm EST)