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Senior Project Manager – Technical Project Manager
Location
Romania
Posted
61 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Project Manager – Technical Project Manager
OpenVPN Inc.
• Lead and manage complex projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring adherence to timelines, scope, quality, and business objectives • Take ownership of driving the software development lifecycle (SDLC) across all phases, ensuring alignment with engineering best practices and security standards • Establish transparent reporting mechanisms and executive-level status updates to ensure alignment and delivery predictability • Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to define clear project objectives, deliverables, success criteria, and measurable KPIs • Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across big cross-functional teams and time zones • Develop and maintain detailed project and release plans, including resource allocation, dependency mapping, risk management, and contingency planning • Drive structured planning cadences (quarterly planning, sprint governance, release readiness) across distributed teams • Proactively identify, quantify, and mitigate risks; escalate when necessary with clear mitigation strategies and decision options • Continuously improve delivery processes, introducing automation and AI-driven workflows to enhance productivity and quality • Conduct post-project reviews and implement actionable improvements based on lessons learned.
Job Requirements
- Degree in software engineering, computer science, or equivalent practical experience, or a background as a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Manager
- Strong networking and cybersecurity concepts knowledge, particularly in cloud-based architectures
- Experience working with backend, frontend, DevOps, QA, and security teams simultaneously
- 3+ years of experience in SaaS, cloud, or networking products, with demonstrated ownership of roadmap execution
- PMP or PMI-ACP certification is desirable
- Proven experience delivering complex, multi-team initiatives in distributed engineering environments
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, and hybrid models
- Experience using structured forecasting techniques (velocity tracking, Monte Carlo simulation, historical trend analysis, EVM)
- Flexible schedule — ability to work effectively across time zones
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, including executive-level reporting
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, automation agents) to improve planning, documentation, reporting, and risk management
- Ability to design repeatable AI-assisted workflows that improve planning accuracy and reporting efficiency
- Experience introducing AI tools and best practices within engineering or delivery teams
- Proven ability to leverage AI to automate recurring reporting, meeting summaries, risk analysis, and delivery tracking.
Benefits
- Competitive pay rates
- Fully remote work environments
- Self-managed time off
- Team trips and special events
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