Technical Program Manager Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Technical Program Manager / Project Manager (PMO Digital & Testing)
Pay Rate: $64.28/hr W2
Duration: 5 Months (Possible Extension)
Location: Wilmington, DE (Hybrid)
Work Setup: ~40% Onsite (aligned with team schedule)
Schedule: Standard business hours (occasional peaks during releases)

Important Notes

• Hybrid role (Wilmington-based)
• Fast-paced, pilot environment (Red Ventures initiative)
• Strong PMO + cross-functional coordination required
• No current FTE plan (extension possible based on performance)

Job Summary
The Technical Program Manager will support a high-visibility pilot by driving day-to-day coordination across multiple workstreams including Strategy, Activation, Technology, and Testing. This role ensures seamless execution across testing and release cycles, maintaining alignment, tracking dependencies, and acting as the single source of truth for project status, risks, and deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as central point of contact across business, tech, and vendor teams
• Coordinate across multiple workstreams and manage dependencies
• Track assets through test and release gates (UAT Prod)
• Maintain project trackers, status reports, and documentation
• Lead meetings, checkpoints, and working sessions
• Manage RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions)
• Ensure timely follow-ups, escalation, and issue resolution
• Support QA/UAT coordination and production releases
• Align timelines, resources, and priorities across teams
• Drive process improvements and PMO best practices

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in Project/Program Management (PMO)
• Experience managing cross-functional, multi-workstream projects
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience with testing & release cycles (UAT, staging, production)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and PM tools (Jira, Asana, Smartsheet)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or digital marketing environments
• Experience coordinating with vendors/agencies
• Familiarity with asset-driven workflows (links, creative, validation)
• Basic understanding of web/digital concepts (URLs, CMS, tagging, QA)

Top Skills

• Cross-functional project execution & coordination
• Test/release lifecycle management (QA/UAT/Prod)
• Strong communication & stakeholder alignment
• Dependency and critical path management
• PMO documentation (RAID logs, status tracking, post-mortems)

Typical Day

• Attend and lead meetings across tech, strategy, and execution teams
• Track dependencies and ensure alignment across workstreams
• Coordinate testing readiness and release approvals
• Follow up with stakeholders on deliverables and blockers
• Maintain status updates, documentation, and reporting

Red Flags (Screening)

• Lack of structure or PMO discipline
• Weak communication or documentation skills
• No experience with QA/UAT/release coordination
• Requires heavy direction or struggles in fast-paced environments

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong PM/Program Manager with execution focus (not just strategy)
• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Experience managing testing cycles and production releases
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and highly organized