Senior Technical Project Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Technical Project Manager owns end-to-end delivery of complex, often multi-workstream technology programs, managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and executive-level stakeholder communication to ensure solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standard. This role provides delivery leadership across concurrent projects, mentors junior Project Managers, and works closely with Solution Architects, development, and QA teams to plan and coordinate delivery across the SDLC. The Senior Technical Project Manager acts as a trusted advisor to clients and senior stakeholders on delivery strategy, risk, and technology direction. Based in Singapore, the role may be required to be based at the customer's office during working hours, with occasional after-office-hours work to support releases, go-lives, or critical issues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Program & Portfolio Management

• Manage a portfolio of concurrent projects or a multi-workstream program, ensuring consistency of delivery approach and reporting.

• Set delivery standards, templates, and governance frameworks for the project management practice.

• Provide delivery leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level Project Managers, reviewing their plans and coaching on risk and stakeholder management

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Define project scope, deliverables, milestones, and timelines aligned with business objectives

• Develop and maintain project plans, resource plans, and schedules using standard project management tools

• Identify risks and dependencies early, and build mitigation and contingency plans

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for clients and senior stakeholders on program status, risks, and strategic direction

• Lead steering committee meetings, executive status reporting, and escalations

• Manage client expectations and align scope changes through formal change control

• Support pre-sales and account teams with delivery input, effort estimation, and solution feasibility during scoping discussions

Team & Resource Management

• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including developers, QA, Solution Architects, and Business Analysts

• Allocate resources effectively across concurrent projects

• Track team velocity and capacity, adjusting plans as priorities shift

Budget & Commercial Management

• Track project budget, cost variance, and billing milestones

• Manage vendor and subcontractor engagements and deliverables

Delivery & Quality Oversight

• Ensure adherence to Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies as appropriate to the project

• Plan and oversee the test cycle end-to-end — SIT, UAT, and VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing) — ensuring test cases, entry/exit criteria, and sign-off are properly scoped and tracked

• Coordinate UAT sessions and sign-off with QA, business users, and the client

• Engage security/VAPT vendors where required, track remediation of findings, and ensure closure before go-live

• Ensure documentation, handover, and post-implementation support plans are complete before release

Solution & Technology Oversight

• Oversee delivery of cloud-hosted applications and services (AWS, Azure, or GCP), working with architects to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and cost-effective

• Oversee AI implementation workstreams — from use case definition through integration, testing, and rollout - partnering with Solution Architects on feasibility and design

• Manage system integrations across applications, APIs, and third-party platforms, ensuring data flows and dependencies are mapped and tested

• Coordinate delivery across multiple vendors and subcontractors, ensuring accountability, consistent quality, and alignment to the overall project plan

• Act as the primary technical point of contact, able to represent the technology team credibly to clients, senior stakeholders, and steering committees

Risk & Issue Management

• Maintain risk and issue registers, and drive resolution with clear ownership and timelines

• Escalate blockers promptly, with options analysis and recommended course of action

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field

• 8–12+ years of experience as a Technical Project Manager, Program Manager, or in a similar senior delivery leadership role

• Demonstrated experience managing the full project lifecycle end-to-end, including complex or multi-workstream programs

• Experience working with Agile/Scrum and/or Waterfall delivery models

• Experience in tools are Jira, MS Project, Asana; with working understanding of Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), APIs, AI/LLM concepts, testing lifecycles, and SOW budgeting.

• Experience managing client-facing engagements at senior/executive stakeholder level, ideally within a professional services or systems integration environment

• Experience delivering projects involving cloud services, application integrations, and coordinating SIT/UAT/VAPT test cycles

• Experience managing multiple vendors or subcontractors across concurrent engagements

• Good written and spoken English required — minimum proficiency IELTS 6.5+ / TOEIC 800+ or demonstrated equivalent professional working proficiency

• Able to represent the technology team confidently in front of clients and senior stakeholders, translating technical detail into business impact

• Executive communication, cross-functional leadership, stakeholder negotiation, and PM mentorship.

• Preferred Qualifications: PMP, PRINCE2, PgMP, CSM, or cloud foundational certifications.