Technical Project Manager

Role - Technical Project ManagerLocation - Burgess Hill, UK (Hybrid)Type - Contract (Inside IR35) or Fixed Term (12 months)Job Description:Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Project & Delivery ManagementLead end-to-end delivery of mobile and digital technology initiatives across planning, build, testing, release, and launch.Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans covering scope, milestones, sequencing, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and release timelines.Work closely with Engineering Managers, Product Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA, and enterprise teams to drive execution and resolve delivery challenges.Identify and proactively manage risks, blockers, technical dependencies, and cross-team dependencies, ensuring clear ownership and timely resolution.Manage multiple workstreams and provide clear visibility into progress, priorities, decisions, dependencies, and delivery forecasts.Support scope, sequencing, and timeline trade-offs while maintaining alignment between Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders.Maintain delivery traceability and execution discipline through effective use of Jira and Confluence.Release & Operational ReadinessCoordinate end-to-end release readiness, including environments, version planning, feature flags, handoffs, launch dependencies, and distribution constraints.Coordinate stakeholders during production issues and drive actions through containment and resolution.Partner with Engineering and Operational teams to continuously improve release confidence, quality, and service stability.Agile Leadership & Team EnablementLead and support Agile delivery practices including backlog refinement, sprint planning, stand-ups, PI planning, reviews, retrospectives, and risk management.Stay closely engaged with teams to understand delivery progress, surface issues early, and remove impediments.Promote transparency, accountability, servant leadership, continuous improvement, and sustainable delivery.Use delivery and quality metrics, retrospectives, and learning loops to improve flow and predictability.Qualification RequirementsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, another technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.10+ years of experience in technical project management, program delivery, or software delivery management within technology and engineering environments.Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end delivery of Android and iOS complex customer-facing software, platforms, or enterprise technology initiatives.Strong experience working directly with engineering teams, architects, product teams, QA, and enterprise technology stakeholders.Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and SAFe delivery practices, including planning, forecasting, dependency management, and scaled delivery.Technical fluency with software architecture, APIs, integrations, engineering dependencies, quality risks, and software release processes.Strong project management capabilities across planning, scope, risks, issues, dependencies, milestones, stakeholder management, and delivery governance.Demonstrated ability to manage multiple teams/workstreams and complex cross-functional dependencies in fast-paced environments.Strong communication, facilitation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.Practical experience with Jira and Confluence.Must hold one or more recognised Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist, SAFe Agile Scrum Master, or equivalent.