Senior Technical Project Manager

This is us
At Avenga, we believe that human creativity empowers technology that matters. Operating globally, our 6000+ specialists provide a full spectrum of services, including business and tech advisory, enterprise solutions, CX, UX and Ul design, managed services, product development, and software development.

This is the job

In LATAM We are actively seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to own products end-to-end, serving as the client-facing driver of scope, planning, and delivery outcomes while leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.

EST working hours are required for this position.

This is you

• 6+ years of experience in software delivery teams, including 3+ years as a Technical Project Manager (or equivalent) with full delivery accountability

• Background in Technical Project Management, Delivery/Dev Management, QA Leadership, Business Analysis, or Product Management with a strong management focus

• Proven ability to own projects, products, or workstreams end-to-end with minimal supervision

• Deep experience leading, managing, and guiding multidisciplinary development teams

• Solid mastery of Agile/Scrum methodologies: running ceremonies, managing sprints, and driving backlog management

• Strong requirements management skills: gathering, documenting, and drafting user stories/development tasks with clear acceptance criteria

• Advanced proficiency with Jira (dashboards, boards, reporting, administration) and Confluence for technical documentation

• Excellent English communication skills (Advanced/C1)

• Proactive, autonomous, and assertive leader who manages gracefully under pressure, leads by example, and approaches problem-solving constructively

Nice-to-have skills:

• Technical background (Engineering, QA, Architecture, or Systems) and experience across the web application SDLC

• Computer System Validation (CSV) or release-validation documentation experience

• Domain experience in life sciences, pharmaceutical, clinical research, or other regulated industries

• Ability to self-onboard rapidly onto new platforms, tools, and technical domains

This is your role

• Act as the client-facing owner of the project, serving as the strategic link between the client, upper management, and engineering teams

• Lead, guide, and mentor the development team, establishing delivery standards and fostering an environment where blockers are raised early

• Create, maintain, and own project plans, roadmaps, release schedules, and timelines as scope evolves

• Run all Scrum ceremonies, manage sprints and backlogs in Jira, and track core delivery metrics

• Gather and refine requirements, write user stories, and challenge UX/UI designs (Figma) for feasibility, edge cases, and user flow alignment

• Drive calls and technical discussions to actionable decisions, clear owners, and concrete target dates

• Perform preliminary issue analysis (triage, reading logs, reproduction) before escalating to engineering, and conduct pre-QA functional validation

• Collaborate with DevOps on project configuration/environments, Validation Managers on regulatory compliance, and Legal/AI Governance teams when required

• Proactively eliminate blockers and dependencies, maintaining project documentation in Confluence and delivering evidence-based status reports

 

At Avenga, everyone matters. We provide equal opportunities in recruitment, career development, and leadership, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic. We are committed to fostering a work environment where our diverse community of employees, candidates, and business partners actively shapes our growth. By bringing together people from different backgrounds and experiences, we build a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves while honoring the boundaries of others.