Technical Project Manager [T500-23385]

Talent500 is hiring for one of its clients.

We are looking for a seasoned Technical Project & Program Manager to drive the successful delivery and evolution of healthcare software products. This role requires a strong blend of technical depth, program-level ownership, and innovation leadership.

The ideal candidate will not only manage complex, multi-stream delivery programs but will also proactively identify innovation opportunities across technology, AI, architecture, and healthcare workflows to create differentiated, scalable products.

Key Responsibilities:

Program & Project Management:

• Own and manage large, cross-functional programs spanning multiple projects, teams, and releases.
• Define and maintain program roadmaps, inter-project dependencies, milestones, and success metrics.
• Ensure alignment between product strategy, engineering execution, and business objectives.
• Govern delivery across multiple Agile teams while balancing scope, quality, cost, and timelines.
• Proactively manage risks, technical debt, dependencies, and cross-team escalations.
• Establish and continuously improve delivery frameworks, metrics, and governance models.

Technical Leadership & Architecture:

• Act as a technical authority and trusted advisor to engineering and product teams.
• Guide and review solution architecture, system design, and technology decisions.

Provide hands-on technical leadership across:

• Full-stack development
• Microservices and API-driven architectures
• Cloud-native and scalable platforms
• AI-enabled system design
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, and production ready.

Innovation Identification & Leadership:

Continuously identify innovation opportunities across:

• Healthcare workflows and patient journeys
• AI/ML, automation, and data-driven insights
• Platform modernization and architecture evolution
• Translate ideas into roadmap-ready initiatives.
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies to improve efficiency, quality, and clinical outcomes.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, and technical excellence.

AI & Data-Driven Solutions:

• Drive integration of AI/ML capabilities such as predictive analytics, NLP, workflow automation, or clinical decision support.
• Collaborate with data science teams to ensure scalable and compliant AI deployments.
• Ensure best practices around data governance, model validation, explainability, and performance monitoring.

Stakeholder & Communication Management:

• Serve as the primary program-level interface for senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Communicate complex technical and program insights in a clear, business-focused manner.
• Provide executive-level reporting, dashboards, and decision support.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Experience:

• 1012 years of experience in software product development.
• 5+ years in Technical Project / Program Management roles.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, complex programs in product-based organizations.
• Prior experience in healthcare or regulated domains is strongly preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of full-stack development (modern frontend and backend frameworks).
• Solid experience with system and solution architecture (microservices, APIs, cloud platforms).
• Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts and production integration.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, and modern SDLC practices.

Program & Delivery Skills:

• Strong expertise in Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid delivery models.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Excellent planning, estimation, dependency, and risk management skills.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to influence, align, and lead without authority.
• Excellent communication and executive presence.
• High ownership mindset with a passion for innovation