BetterEngineer · 11 hours ago
Technical Project Manager USA
BetterEngineer is seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive execution across their engineering and product teams. This role involves managing complex technical initiatives, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining clarity and accountability.
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery of technical initiatives across multiple teams
Break down complex projects into clear, executable workstreams
Manage timelines, dependencies, risks, and scope
Track progress and proactively surface issues before they become problems
Ensure commitments made by engineering are realistic and met
Work closely with developers to understand system architecture and constraints
Translate product requirements into clear technical plans
Coordinate cross-team dependencies (backend, frontend, data, infra)
Support release planning, rollouts, and post-launch follow-ups
Improve planning, estimation, and execution processes
Maintain lightweight documentation (roadmaps, technical plans, decision logs)
Facilitate standups, planning sessions, and retrospectives where needed
Help teams move faster by reducing friction—not adding bureaucracy
Act as a single point of visibility for project status
Communicate clearly with product, leadership, and non-technical stakeholders
Balance speed, quality, and risk through transparent tradeoffs
Qualification
Required
3+ years experience managing technical or software projects
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles
Experience working directly with engineering teams
Ability to read technical documentation and follow architectural discussions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented
Familiarity with agile / scrum / kanban
Green Card Holder or Citizens
Preferred
Experience in SaaS or product-led companies
Experience with cloud platforms (Ideally Azure)
Background as a developer, QA, or technical analyst