Technical Project Manager

About SunnyData: At SunnyData, a leading Databricks technology partner, our mission is to empower customers with scalable architectures, robust data engineering pipelines, seamless data consumption layers, and advanced ML and AI applications. As a Technical Project Manager you will help project leaders to drive the execution of technical projects and foster agile ways of working.

The Impact You Will Have

• Keep the team organized and moving: Coordinate meetings, ceremonies, and project logistics to ensure teams remain aligned and productive.
• Maintain communication clarity: Capture notes, decisions, and action items during client and internal meetings, and share updates promptly with stakeholders.
• Support tracking and follow-up: Monitor action items, dependencies, and deadlines, following up with the appropriate owners to maintain delivery momentum.
• Enable effective collaboration: Facilitate smooth communication between cross-functional teams (technical leads, engineers, client stakeholders), helping reduce friction and misunderstandings. Strong negotiation skills and proven ability to work effectively with stakeholders.
• Identify project risks and roadblocks: Proactively monitor and work with the technical team to provide solutions to keep the engagement on track.
• Promote lightweight agile practices: Support the team in using simple, effective agile habits such as ceremonies, visual boards, and feedback loops, to improve predictability and transparency.

Required Experience

• Experience working with IT or technology teams in an agile environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with a track record of building relationships to influence and drive change.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Strong planning, organizational, and time-management abilities.
• Demonstrated qualities of a strong team player with a proactive mindset.
• Agile mindset, with experience performing Scrum Master duties or facilitating agile ceremonies across multiple teams.
• Advanced English level (both written and spoken), with the ability to communicate clearly with technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience managing data or software projects, preferably in analytics, ML/AI, or data engineering environments.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to remain positive, confident, and resourceful in complex or unexpected situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to translate between business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong technical acumen, with the ability to understand and communicate technical challenges and program execution.

Preferred experience

• Experience in cloud platforms (Databricks, AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus.
• Certifications such as CSM, PSM, or Agile Project Management are a plus.
• Understanding of project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, Trello, etc.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field is preferred.