[Hiring] Senior Technical Project Manager @Obsidian Systems

Role Description

We're looking for a Senior Technical Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex technical projects across Obsidian Systems.

• Work closely with engineering leads, software engineers, leadership, and client stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are well-defined, effectively managed, and delivered against agreed objectives.
• Bring structure to ambiguity and identify risks before they become blockers.
• Ensure everyone involved has a clear understanding of priorities, responsibilities, and progress.
• This is a hands-on role combining strong project management fundamentals with sufficient technical understanding.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical projects from planning through delivery.
• Coordinate engineers, technical leads, and client stakeholders.
• Define project scope, milestones, timelines, and deliverables.
• Track project progress, dependencies, risks, and blockers.
• Manage client expectations and communicate project updates.
• Identify and resolve delivery issues proactively.
• Manage scope changes and ensure alignment on priorities.
• Improve project management processes and delivery practices.
• Support resource planning and coordination across projects.
• Ensure clear documentation, accountability, and follow-through.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience managing technical projects in software engineering or technology consulting.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and engineering workflows.
• Experience managing project scope, timelines, risks, and dependencies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers and understand technical trade-offs.
• Experience managing client relationships and expectations.
• Strong organisational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proactive approach to identifying issues and driving solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Experience in blockchain, financial infrastructure, or enterprise software is a plus.
• Familiarity with agile project management tools and methodologies is a plus.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience working in an engineering consultancy, technical services business, or client-facing software delivery environment.
• Familiarity with agile, iterative, and hybrid project delivery approaches.
• Experience with distributed teams and remote-first working environments.
• Exposure to blockchain, financial infrastructure, distributed systems, developer tooling, or enterprise software.
• Experience with project planning and collaboration tools such as Linear, Jira, Asana, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting resource planning, project forecasting, utilisation tracking, or commercial delivery reporting.
• Experience managing several concurrent client engagements with different technical and commercial requirements.

How We Work

At Obsidian Systems, we believe great work comes from thoughtful people who take ownership, communicate openly, and enjoy solving difficult problems together. These principles guide how we work every day.

• Own Your Work, Protect Your Team: We take full ownership of our responsibilities while supporting the people around us.
• Don't Settle for Superficial: We aim to understand problems deeply rather than treating symptoms.
• Be Honest Proactively: We communicate openly and early, raising risks before they become problems.
• Get to It: We don't wait for perfection; we start, learn, iterate, and move forward.