Technical Project Manager

About the role

Come build what the market has been missing.

Octaura is a technology company transforming how some of the world's largest, least digitized markets operate. In loans and CLOs, trillions of dollars still move through phones, emails, and PDFs because the right infrastructure hasn't existed - until now.

We're applying AI, real-time data, and modern software design to asset classes long overlooked by fintech. Our platforms turn fragmented information into intelligence, manual workflows into automation, and legacy conventions into scalable market infrastructure.

You'll join a high-impact, collaborative team building the systems these markets need to become more transparent, efficient, and connected.

The role in a nutshell

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager, with a track record of delivering complex technical projects, to guide and support our engineering teams. This role will not only ensure adherence to our project management processes and constantly review best practices, but will also oversee multiple projects, ensuring that they align with organizational objectives and deliver on time and within scope.

The Opportunity

• Run project and team meetings, including team stand ups, sprint and project retrospectives. Facilitate meetings to monitor project progress and resolve any issues the team may be experiencing.
• Identify silos, find requirement gaps, and groom teams' behaviour through excellent communication via project management methodologies.
• Enable engineering teams to deliver within project outlines and timelines. Enable team leads to distribute responsibilities to team members.
• Remove project obstacles and develop solutions with the team.
• Ensure milestones are reached and deadlines are met throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build strong relationships with inside and outside stakeholders,
• Document progress and communicate to management and stakeholders, via
• regular reports and burn down charts to track progress and measure productivity.
• Maximize use of AI tools to expedite the project delivery process.
• Work with Product Owners to maintain product backlogs across departments.
• Important to have daily/frequent communication with hiring manager (Director of Technology) and prioritize tech debt, infrastructure, and cyber security initiatives with all other business priorities.

The Person

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, or related field
• Prior experience in a Technical Project Manager role, or in an Agile Project Management role for 5-7 years managing multiple teams and priorities/projects, with cross-team dependencies and collaboration
• Experience in facilitating project ceremonies (stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, etc.)
• Familiarity with agile methodologies beyond Scrum, like Kanban or XP, can be a plus.
• Flexible and adaptative approach to the most appropriate project delivery process for each team
• Servant leadership and continuous improvement mindset.
• Proactiveness in identifying and removing impediments.
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders, from team members to executives, and effectively communicate the project management process and its benefits.
• Expertise with project management tools including JIRA

Desirable

• Knowledge of modern software development practices and procedures
• Fixed income or Fintech experience is a plus
• Project Management, or Agile Project Management, or equivalent certifications

Pay and benefits

The base pay range for this position in New York is $130,000 - $170,000 annually. Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Equity and year-end bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Octaura's internal or external careers site.

Octaura Work Perks

At Octaura, our people are our most valuable asset, and we are pleased to offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Competitive compensation and equity
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Competitive Parental Leave
• Daily breakfast, coffee and snacks in the office
• 90% company-paid healthcare
• Onsite gym & discounted membership