Technical Project Manager

We are Merlin Digital Partner! A leading IT and Digital headhunting company who stands out from the crowd boasting over a decade of experience. Weve successfully collaborated and played a pivotal role in the growth of industry heavyweights such as Wallapop Glovo Banc Sabadell and Duracell among others.

Our emphasis lies in people-centric approaches and optimizing the selection processes. Our mission is to revolutionize companies by seamlessly integrating top-tier talent. What sets us apart is our in-depth understanding of each partner (being their best influencer!) addressing not only their needs but also capturing their essence.

Our partner is an innovative fast-growing technology company developing next-generation connected digital platforms and smart physical-digital ecosystems. Their technology transforms complex data into seamless real-time user experiences across global markets.

We are currently looking for a Technical Project Manager to join their Product & Engineering organization to drive the successful delivery of complex multi-disciplinary tech initiatives and high-impact digital products.

Mission:

As a Technical Project Manager your mission will be to own end-to-end project execution bridging the gap between Product Strategy Hardware Embedded Engineering Software Development and Quality Assurance.

You will ensure that cross-functional engineering initiatives are delivered on time within scope and at the highest quality standards. Working closely with Engineering Leads Product Managers and Hardware Engineers you will bring structure eliminate bottlenecks manage technical risks and optimize cross-team alignment as the company scales.

The Role:

You will be responsible for:

• End-to-End Project Execution: Plan schedule and drive the execution of technical roadmaps tracking progress across software hardware and embedded systems integrations.

• Agile & Process Delivery: Facilitate core Agile ceremony workflows (sprint planning standups retrospectives backlogs) continuously improving delivery velocity and engineering processes.

• Cross-Functional Alignment: Serve as the main bridge between Product Software Firmware Hardware and QA teams to align dependencies deliverables and timelines.

• Risk & Scope Management: Proactively identify technical risks operational bottlenecks and scope creep implementing mitigation strategies before they impact delivery timelines.

• Resource & Capacity Planning: Manage resource allocation and workload planning to optimize team capacity across multiple concurrent technical tracks.

• Metrics & Reporting: Define and track key project performance indicators (cycle time release predictability sprint burndowns) and communicate progress clearly to key stakeholders.

• Continuous Improvement: Foster an environment of accountability operational excellence and agile best practices across the engineering organization.

What we need:

• 6 years of experience in Technical Project Management Delivery Management or Scrum Master roles within tech-driven product environments.

• Engineering & Technical Context: Proven track record of managing projects in software engineering embedded platforms connected devices or hardware-software integration.

• Agile Expertise: Deep understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum Kanban) with practical experience tailoring frameworks to multi-disciplinary technical teams.

• Tooling Mastery: Advanced proficiency with project management tools (Jira Confluence Linear Asana Notion) for tracking backlogs dependencies and roadmaps.

• Risk & Dependency Management: Strong ability to map complex cross-team dependencies manage technical trade-offs and solve operational blockers.

• Communication & Leadership: Excellent communication skills to align technical teams Product Managers and business stakeholders with clarity.

• Professional English level.

• Hybrid Work Model: Ability to work on-site at our Barcelona office 3 days a week.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in HealthTech IoT Consumer Electronics or Hardware/Software tech scale-ups.

• Technical background (Degree in Computer Science Telecommunications Industrial Engineering or related technical field).

• Agile or Project Management certifications (PMP CSM PSM SAFe).

• Familiarity with hardware/software release cycles and production handoffs.

What we offer:

• Join a fast-growing HealthTech company building a new generation of intelligent connected health technologies.

• Work at the intersection of embedded systems hardware IoT cloud AI and digital health.

• Drive project delivery for products already used by leading sports organizations and enterprise customers worldwide.

• Take ownership of high-impact technical initiatives establishing best practices across engineering and product delivery.

• Collaborate with a talented multidisciplinary team across Hardware Software Engineering AI Data and Product.

• Enjoy high levels of autonomy ownership and opportunities for professional growth as the engineering organization scales.

• Competitive compensation package based on experience.