Senior Technical Project Manager

We’re hiring a Senior Technical Project ManagerEmployment type: Full Time/Direct Hire (No Agencies)Location: Washington DC Metro or Richmond, VALocation Type: Hybrid - Home Office/Local Ippon office (1-2 days per week onsite)
About Ippon:The Ippon story started in 2002 in Paris, France - cue in the accordion. Our founder and CEO Stéphane Nomis used his unique experience as an international Judo champion to create a culture based on the sports values of ambition and excellence. Our USA Headquarters office is located in Richmond, VA, with additional offices in New York, NY,  Washington DC, and Atlanta, GA. We are a technology consulting firm that specializes in helping accelerate our client’s digital roadmap in the areas of Product Management, Cloud, Data, and Software Engineering. 
About the position:Ippon is seeking a driven Senior Technical Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams in delivering high-impact technology solutions. This individual will be responsible for day-to-day project delivery, ensuring alignment across engineering timelines, business goals, and stakeholder expectations. From planning through execution and closure, the Senior TPM plays a key role in driving structure amid ambiguity, fostering team collaboration, and keeping projects on track, on time, and on budget. The ideal candidate is driven, organized, and a strong communicator with a passion for becoming a trusted partner to both clients and internal teams.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Project Delivery & Execution
• Drive day-to-day delivery operations, including milestone tracking, risk and dependency management, and coordination of key events (e.g., end-to-end testing, mock go-live, and production releases)
• Build and maintain detailed project plans that align product roadmaps, engineering timelines, and business goals
• Identify and mitigate project risks early, developing contingency plans to maintain momentum and avoid blockers
• Ensure delivery adheres to Ippon’s delivery playbook; contribute to continuous improvement in tools, templates, and internal processes (e.g., Jira, Confluence, dashboards)


• Stakeholder Management & Communication
• Serve as the connective tissue between product, engineering, architecture, and leadership
• Provide clear, proactive and timely communication around project status, blockers, KPIs, and mitigation strategies
• Lead structured release planning and go/no-go decision-making across client and internal teams


• Cross-Team Collaboration & Leadership
• Proactively resolve delivery blockers by fostering collaboration across functions
• Champion structure in ambiguous environments by identifying gaps and driving alignment
• Guide effective meetings and ensure the right voices are heard to move decisions forward


• Client Success & Team Building
• Build trust and strong working relationships with client stakeholders and project teams
• Serve as a mentor to consultants around communication, stakeholder engagement, and delivery presence
• Promote Ippon’s brand through exceptional client experience and by contributing to thought leadership, events, or internal knowledge sharing
• Drive project closeout activities including retrospectives, documentation, and capturing success stories and lessons learned to inform future engagements
• Lead with curiosity, continuously asking the right questions to uncover needs, anticipate challenges, and drive engagement success

Competencies we are looking for:

• Minimum Qualifications:
• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager in IT consulting or a technology-driven organization
• 3+ years of experience as a PM supporting technical product roadmaps and strategies
• 3+ years of experience working closely with product development teams in an Agile environment
• Proven experience with enterprise-wide dependency management
• Demonstrated success managing both Agile and Waterfall projects, including complex cross-functional efforts
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Hands-on experience with project management tools (e.g. Miro, Notion,  Jira, Confluence, Smartsheets, etc.)


• Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience leading technical delivery for Data Engineering (Snowflake, Data Lake, Data Pipelines), DevOps, or Cloud projects (AWS, Migration, Modernization)
• Familiarity with enterprise-scale software development lifecycle and associated processes
• Previous experience in Financial Services or other regulated industries
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