Contract Technical Project Management Analyst

A fast-growing financial technology organization is seeking a delivery-focused Technical Project Management Analyst (contract) to support execution across its technology group. This role is suited for someone who can drive complex initiatives to completion, coordinate cross-functional teams, and improve delivery processes in a regulated, high-change environment. The ideal candidate is fluent in Agile practices, highly capable with the Atlassian toolset, and experienced operating within large-scale PMO structures.

You will work closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to manage multi-phase programs, remove delivery friction, and ensure outcomes stay tied to priority objectives, timelines, and measurable results.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery for multiple workstreams and phased initiatives, ensuring clear scope, sequencing, and accountability.

• Use Jira and Confluence as primary systems for planning, tracking, documentation, reporting, and team coordination.

• Create and maintain delivery visibility using metrics such as velocity, cycle time, burndown, and tailored dashboards to improve forecasting and performance.

• Apply and adapt Agile approaches across teams, with working knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and scaled Agile practices.

• Facilitate core team routines including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.

• Drive proactive, transparent stakeholder communication, clarifying priorities, dependencies, risks, and decisions.

• Lead structured, outcome-driven meetings that move work forward and keep teams aligned on goals and next actions.

• Ensure execution remains aligned to business objectives and delivery commitments, escalating and resolving blockers as needed.

• Operate effectively in a PMO-style environment, balancing competing priorities while supporting operational scalability across teams.

• Blend hands-on coordination with forward-looking planning to align delivery work with broader enterprise direction.

• Perform well amid ambiguity and frequent change, adjusting plans quickly while maintaining momentum.

• Serve as a dependable partner across functions, flexing between teams and initiatives as needs shift.

• Promote continuous improvement using data, feedback loops, and pragmatic experimentation.

• Identify process and tooling enhancements that increase reliability, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

• 3+ years of project management experience within financial services, fintech, or another regulated industry.

• Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-stage initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and delivery phases.

• Preferred certifications: PMP, Agile certification, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PRINCE2, or Six Sigma Green Belt.

• Preferred: strong proficiency with project and portfolio management tooling, especially Atlassian products (Jira/Confluence).

Core Skills and Capabilities

• Strategic and execution-oriented mindset: connects delivery work to business outcomes while handling day-to-day mechanics.

• Strong written and verbal communication, comfortable engaging executives, peers, and delivery teams.

• High-quality problem solving, able to navigate surprises and drive resolution without losing momentum.

• Risk and dependency management: identifies issues early, mitigates effectively, and keeps stakeholders informed.

• Cross-functional leadership and high EQ: collaborates well across diverse teams and perspectives.

• Change leadership: guides teams through evolving priorities, processes, and organizational shifts with minimal disruption.

Work Model

• Hybrid office environment.

**We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, ethnic origin, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.**

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