Technical Project Manager (12-Month Maternity Cover)

Responsibilities

The Technical Project Manager will lead the end-to-end execution of strategic projects, ensuring alignment across product and technical teams. They are responsible for driving operational excellence through hybrid agile/waterfall methodologies and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.

Requirements

Candidates must have 3+ years of experience managing technical delivery projects and a strong working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall techniques. Proficiency in project management tools like Jira and a proactive, detail-oriented approach to problem-solving are essential.

Skills

• Technical project management
• SDLC
• Agile
• Waterfall
• Jira
• Google Workspace
• Excel
• AI tools
• Data science
• Business intelligence
• Stakeholder management
• Risk management
• Project metrics
• Cross-functional leadership
• Communication
• Problem-solving

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous paid time off
• Holiday schedule
• Firm-wide social events
• Learning and growth opportunities

About this role

What’s in it for me?
Competitive salary and compensation structure
Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
Frequent firm-wide social events and activities
Excellent environment for learning and growth
Further benefits, depending on location
About the Role
At the heart of Penta’s business is our bespoke intelligence platform and analytical toolset, used by our colleagues to deliver impactful and actionable insights for our clients. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our product team and technical team - including developers and data scientists - to deliver new and innovative analytical capabilities to power strategic decision-making for global organisations.

This is a 12-month maternity cover position, with the possibility of extension. You will play a critical role in shaping and delivering new platform features that directly impact client outcomes and business growth. Expect to work on a wide variety of projects that combine technology, data science, and business intelligence.

The role of the Technical Project Manager is to ensure the timely and rigorous execution of strategically important projects through the entire product lifecycle: from discovery and design, through development and release.

This position is a hybrid role, with one-two regular office days per week, and occasional additional in-office days as required.

In this role you will:
Drive operational excellence: Implementing and enhancing our hybrid waterfall/agile project management practices, bringing discipline and accountability to project delivery.
Own successful delivery: Lead prioritisation, planning, and coordination across cross-functional teams. Anticipate and resolve constraints, risks, and blockers.
Ensure transparency: Track and communicate progress and costs clearly with stakeholders using project metrics and dashboards.
Collaborate effectively: Work closely with stakeholders across product, technology, and the wider business to align goals and expectations.
We have a strong culture of learning and collaboration, and you’ll be encouraged to explore areas that align with your interests and career goals.
About You
Key competencies

Essential:
3+ years experience managing technical delivery projects, including the full end to end SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
Strong organisational and relationship-building skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
Strong working knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management techniques.
Experience with our project management toolset, or equivalent tools: Jira, Claude, Google Workspace, Excel.
Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Claude) to automate delivery reporting and Project Management admin tasks.
Detail-oriented with a proactive problem-solving approach.

Desirable:
Experience delivering data and/or LLM-based technical projects.
Prior experience as a developer, business analyst, or product owner.
Understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM).
Certification is a plus (Prince 2, PMI-PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master).
University-level education in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
About us
Penta Group is a global company providing data-driven solutions to help clients achieve their objectives in an increasingly complex stakeholder environment. We provide cutting-edge intelligence products to help clients understand what their stakeholders think, see, and hear, and then leverage that intelligence to develop and execute effective, measurable strategies.

Our global team brings decades of experience in business, government, communications, research, data science, and media. Our clients include companies across a variety of industries, including technology, financial services, energy, healthcare, and more. Penta has offices in New York, London, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Dublin, London, Brussels, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

About Penta

Advertising Services · 11-50 employees · headquartered in Toronto, Ontario · founded 2002