Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Solution Design

• Partner with Engineering and Data Science teams to plan and execute the technical roadmap for the product.
• Facilitate planning sessions that balance feature delivery, technical debt, and platform stability.
• Define and track project milestones, deliverables, and success metrics development.
• Identify technical dependencies, integration risks, and scalability challenges early, then drive mitigation plans.
• Document technical requirements and propose pathways forward based on stakeholder needs and compliance requirements.

Product Development & Delivery

• Manage end-to-end project lifecycle for multiple concurrent development and enhancement workstreams.
• Implement and maintain agile methodologies to ensure timely delivery of project milestones.
• Track, coordinate, and communicate project schedules, including sprint plans and release dates.
• Identify, document and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Facilitate cross-functional team meetings and ensure clear communication between stakeholders.
• Create and maintain technical documentation including status reports, change requests, and project plans.
• Scope, schedule, and manage resources to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Monitor project progress and make adjustments as needed to maintain alignment with goals.

Ensure Quality & Compliance

• Ensure delivery processes incorporate appropriate validation, documentation, risk management, and quality control without adding unnecessary complexity.
• Implement quality assurance processes to ensure adherence to technical standards, data security requirements, and accessibility guidelines.
• Work with relevant teams to coordinate proper testing and validation of new features and releases.
• Monitor and report on project quality metrics throughout the development lifecycle.
• Partner with Data Security team to integrate security and data privacy requirements into development processes.

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate regular status meetings with stakeholders to provide updates and address technical concerns.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through clear communication of project scope, timeline, and deliverables.
• Escalate critical issues appropriately and work with leadership to resolve blockers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across technical and business units.
• Present project status, risks, and outcomes to various levels of management.
• Document and communicate changes to project scope, schedule, or resources to all stakeholders.

Skillset

• Deep alignment with DataKind’s mission and values, and demonstrated commitment to educational equity and data-driven social impact.
• 5+ years managing software/data engineering projects with demonstrated ability to review technical designs, and participate in architecture discussions.
• 3+ years working directly with engineering teams using modern SDLC practices (CI/CD, Git workflows, API development).
• 2+ years working on data engineering, ETL/ELT pipelines, or analytics platform projects.
• History of successful technical product launches.
• Proficiency with project tracking tools (Asana, Jira, Linear) and documentation platforms.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; can explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences and business priorities to engineers.
• Proven ability to deliver multi-quarter projects with cross-functional teams (engineering, data science, product).
• Experience creating and maintaining project documentation, roadmaps, and status reports.
• Expert at converting ambiguous business needs into technical requirements and vice versa.