Technical/Engineering Project Manager

Our Company We're Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world's potential. We're people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what's now to what's next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration. Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us. The team We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Technical Project Manager/Engineering Manager to join our growing team. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for overseeing the entire project lifecycle, from concept to delivery, while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment. The role Responsibilities Strategic Leadership: Orchestrate collaboration across teams, removing roadblocks and fostering open communication. Provide a software development roadmap that aligns with future stakeholder/client needs and leverages cutting-edge technologies. Independently prioritize stakeholder/client requests and think strategically. Project Management: Manage and execute against project plans and delivery commitments. Develop realistic project plans/schedules and track team progress towards milestones and deliverables. Own the project schedule, maintaining and updating it as necessary to meet changing needs. Facilitate team meetings (including agendas, minutes, and action items) to promote decision-making, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and team engagement. Follow up on action items to ensure project stays on track. Escalate unexpected events impacting project schedule, budget, and resources to management. Manage and resolve conflicts with stakeholders. Demonstrate a solid understanding of the project SDLC. Team Leadership & Coaching: Build, guide, and coach the Scrum team on Agile practices and principles to deliver high-quality products. Facilitate and support all Scrum events (e.g., sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives). Take complete ownership of the project delivery process. Work effectively with individual team members and clients. Foster an environment of continuous learning and development for team members. Technical Expertise: Ensure the craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions developed by your teams. Possess experience with Cloud Native Application Development (AWS). Demonstrate the ability to understand and explain issues from both a technical and a business perspective. Communication & Collaboration: Communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing. Maintain excellent listening, negotiation, presentation, and organizational skills. Keep the project team well-informed about the current status and any changes. Facilitate communication with extended team members. Provide regular project updates to management, including risk mitigation plans. What you'll bring Qualifications 10+ years of experience working in product development organizations, with a proven track record of developing enterprise-scale products in a highly Agile/Scrum environment. Demonstrated experience working successfully with cross-functional teams to deliver software. Strong experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum Master preferred). Hands-on experience with project management tools like Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Azure Dashboards. Experience in (one of) Application Development, Application Modernization, Platform Engineering, or Developer Experience. Experience with modeling business processes. Ability to multitask, manage, and coordinate complex client engagements while maintaining service levels and timelines. Technical and in-depth project management style. Self-motivated, team player, action and results-oriented. Well-organized with strong communication and reporting skills. Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines. Excellent interpersonal skills. As required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected base salary for this position is: $120k-$140k base+ bonus. The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Digital Services bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable, and are subject to the program's conditions and restrictions. About us We're a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you. #LI-MS2 Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team. How we look after you We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with. We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.