Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager

US-Remote

Flashpoint’s Engineering team delivers award-winning risk intelligence to the largest organizations and government entities across the globe. Our work has a direct impact on making the cyber and physical world a safer place. We are collaborative and selfless. We enjoy building but prioritize mentoring and supporting others. We optimize for simplicity and readability. We are fully engaged in the problem domain.

We see it as a prerequisite that candidates possess and demonstrate a desire to lead from the front in improving a supportive, empathetic team; we expect candidates to be trusted and beloved by their teammates such that they become technical and emotional anchors for the rest of the team and department.

Trusted by governments, commercial enterprises, and educational institutions worldwide, Flashpoint helps organizations protect their most critical assets, infrastructure, and stakeholders from security risks such as cyber threats, ransomware, fraud, physical threats, and more. Leading security practitioners—including physical and corporate security, cyber threat intelligence (CTI), vulnerability management, and vendor risk management teams—rely on the Flashpoint Intelligence Platform, comprising open source (OSINT) and closed intelligence, to proactively identify and mitigate risk and stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. Learn more at www.flashpoint.io. 

We have a role for you if

• You have successfully managed projects across multiple engineering teams.
• You have a great understanding of agile methodologies with educated & considered opinions on which work best for various situations.
• You have facilitated effective communication and collaboration across engineering leads, product managers, and other stakeholders. You have the ability to filter and distill meaningful information for the right audience
• You exhibit a deeply curious mindset about new ideas.
• You are methodical, observant, and detail oriented.
• You can build and execute plans in ambiguous settings, remaining flexible and calm during uncertainty.

What you will do

• Help deliver high-quality projects using Agile methodologies that meet business objectives, within agreed timelines, and budgets.
• Clearly and effectively communicate overall program status, while identifying and resolving key bottlenecks and inter-dependencies of complex projects. 
• Create project schedules, tracking and reporting progress and status updates to stakeholders.
• Facilitate project retrospectives, identifying areas for improvement.
• Manage change requests and scope creep, ensuring that project documentation is up-to-date and accurate.
• Drive process improvement.

What you will achieve

• Within 30 days
• Get acquainted with the team and establish working relationships with key stakeholders, including engineering leads, product managers, and stakeholders.
• Understand the company's product development process and help define your role within that process.
• Attend stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and other team meetings to gain a better understanding of ongoing projects.
• Review project documentation and familiarize yourself with the project management tools and software used by the company.
• Work with the engineering directors to establish performance expectations and KPIs for the role.
• Within 60 days
• Start managing high-priority projects and work closely with engineering leads to identify potential risks and mitigation plans.
• Work with product managers to ensure effective communication and collaboration across teams.
• Develop project schedules for upcoming projects.
• Work with engineering leads to identify areas for improvement and implement process improvements to increase project efficiency.
• Within 90 days
• Ensure successful delivery of high-priority projects, within agreed timelines, budgets, and with minimal project risks.
• Conduct project retrospectives, identify areas for improvement, and implement changes to increase project efficiency.
• Stay current with industry trends, project management methodologies, and tools.

Salary: $115,000 - $130,000 plus bonus

To be successful in this role, you will need

• Experience working in teams using the Scrum framework.
• Specific experience managing the entire lifecycle of a cross-team project.
• Bachelor's degree or relevant certifications such as PMP or CSM.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience developing and releasing