Were hiring a Technical Project Manager!
Employment type: Full Time/Direct Hire (No Agencies & No C2C)
Location: Washington DC Charlotte NC Atlanta GA Richmond VA or NYC Metropolitan Regions
Location 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 the accordion berets and crêpes. Our founder and CEO Stéphane Nomis drew on his experience as an international Judo champion to build a technical consulting firm rooted in the sports core values: ambition discipline and excellence. Those principles continue to shape how we support clients and deliver work today. We work alongside technical partners such as AWS and Snowflake balancing technical advisory and hands-on delivery for clients in Financial Services and other highly regulated industries. We specialize in legacy system migrations cloud-native design system modernization operational efficiency accessibility and governance and build scalable platforms that support long-term business success.
About the position:
Ippon is seeking a driven Technical Project Manager to support 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 Technical Project Manager 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
- Build and maintain detailed project plans that align product roadmaps engineering timelines and business goals
- Drive day-to-day delivery operations including milestone tracking risk and dependency management and coordination of key events (e.g. end-to-end testing UAT and production releases)
- Identify and mitigate project risks early developing contingency plans to maintain momentum and avoid blockers
- Ensure delivery adheres to Ippons delivery playbook; contribute to continuous improvement in tools templates and internal processes (e.g. Jira Confluence dashboards)
- Partner with product/business owners and tech lead during initial discovery to clarify scope define objectives and build a prioritized backlog.
- Facilitates workshops with the team to refine requirements capture user stories and establish acceptance criteria.
- 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
- Promote Ippons 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
- Leverage curiosity and innovation asking the right questions to uncover needs anticipate challenges and drive engagement success
Competencies we are looking for:
- Minimum Qualifications:
- 3 years of experience as a Project Manager leading technical projects from inception to completion ideally in a consulting capacity
- 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.)
- Proven ability to drive project progress decisions as well as conflict resolution
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Business or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience leading Data-centric and Cloud/DevOps projects that drive business transformation and modernization leveraging Snowflake and AWS technologies
- Familiarity with enterprise-scale software development lifecycle and associated processes
- Previous experience in Financial Services or other regulated industries
- Experience driving continuous improvement in communication tooling and release management practices
- Relevant certifications such as PMP CSM or Prince2
What we offer:
- Competitive salary Great starting salaries for well qualified candidates
- Generous Paid Time Off policy - Ippon offers flexible time off to help you be your best
- Health dental and vision insurance We are dedicated to helping our employees live healthier lives through comprehensive health programs
- 401k with company match - Ippon offers an industry leading 401(k) matching plan
- Family Leave - We support the importance of family and offer maternity paternity and family medical leave plans
- A fun smart and healthy work environment focused on our values and teamwork
We value the diversity and different perspectives each of our employees bring to Ippon Technologies.
Ippon Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin veteran or disability status.
So do YOU speak Ippon
Required Experience:
IC
Were hiring a Technical Project Manager!Employment type: Full Time/Direct Hire (No Agencies & No C2C)Location: Washington DC Charlotte NC Atlanta GA Richmond VA or NYC Metropolitan RegionsLocation Type: Hybrid - Home Office/Local Ippon office (1-2 days per week onsite)About Ippon:The Ippon story sta...
Were hiring a Technical Project Manager!
Employment type: Full Time/Direct Hire (No Agencies & No C2C)
Location: Washington DC Charlotte NC Atlanta GA Richmond VA or NYC Metropolitan Regions
Location 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 the accordion berets and crêpes. Our founder and CEO Stéphane Nomis drew on his experience as an international Judo champion to build a technical consulting firm rooted in the sports core values: ambition discipline and excellence. Those principles continue to shape how we support clients and deliver work today. We work alongside technical partners such as AWS and Snowflake balancing technical advisory and hands-on delivery for clients in Financial Services and other highly regulated industries. We specialize in legacy system migrations cloud-native design system modernization operational efficiency accessibility and governance and build scalable platforms that support long-term business success.
About the position:
Ippon is seeking a driven Technical Project Manager to support 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 Technical Project Manager 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
- Build and maintain detailed project plans that align product roadmaps engineering timelines and business goals
- Drive day-to-day delivery operations including milestone tracking risk and dependency management and coordination of key events (e.g. end-to-end testing UAT and production releases)
- Identify and mitigate project risks early developing contingency plans to maintain momentum and avoid blockers
- Ensure delivery adheres to Ippons delivery playbook; contribute to continuous improvement in tools templates and internal processes (e.g. Jira Confluence dashboards)
- Partner with product/business owners and tech lead during initial discovery to clarify scope define objectives and build a prioritized backlog.
- Facilitates workshops with the team to refine requirements capture user stories and establish acceptance criteria.
- 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
- Promote Ippons 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
- Leverage curiosity and innovation asking the right questions to uncover needs anticipate challenges and drive engagement success
Competencies we are looking for:
- Minimum Qualifications:
- 3 years of experience as a Project Manager leading technical projects from inception to completion ideally in a consulting capacity
- 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.)
- Proven ability to drive project progress decisions as well as conflict resolution
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Business or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience leading Data-centric and Cloud/DevOps projects that drive business transformation and modernization leveraging Snowflake and AWS technologies
- Familiarity with enterprise-scale software development lifecycle and associated processes
- Previous experience in Financial Services or other regulated industries
- Experience driving continuous improvement in communication tooling and release management practices
- Relevant certifications such as PMP CSM or Prince2
What we offer:
- Competitive salary Great starting salaries for well qualified candidates
- Generous Paid Time Off policy - Ippon offers flexible time off to help you be your best
- Health dental and vision insurance We are dedicated to helping our employees live healthier lives through comprehensive health programs
- 401k with company match - Ippon offers an industry leading 401(k) matching plan
- Family Leave - We support the importance of family and offer maternity paternity and family medical leave plans
- A fun smart and healthy work environment focused on our values and teamwork
We value the diversity and different perspectives each of our employees bring to Ippon Technologies.
Ippon Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin veteran or disability status.
So do YOU speak Ippon
Required Experience:
IC
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