Technical Project Manager

Owning and maintaining overall project plans, including milestones, dependencies, and resource allocation

Leading fortnightly governance meetings to communicate progress, blockers, manage scope/cost changes, and obtain key decisions

Monitoring project budgets and providing accurate run-rate analysis with the Snap Delivery Lead

Managing risks and issues proactively, ensuring timely resolution and mitigation

Coordinating with Architects, Data Engineers, AI specialists, and Data Visualisation teams, acting as their escalation point

Applying Snap’s proprietary Snap Perform methodology (a blend of PRINCE2 and CMMi tailored for data and AI delivery)

Managing senior stakeholders across business and technical domains

Overseeing multiple concurrent projects or clients, balancing priorities and resources effectively

Building a strong understanding of our retail client’s account and overall delivery landscape

Independently managing projects and driving them to completion

Improving project management processes to increase efficiency

Supporting client retention through stable, well-managed delivery

A minimum of 10+ years of IT project or product management experience, ideally in data engineering or AI-driven environments

A proven track record in managing Data and AI projects across multiple clients or business units

Experience with tools like Azure DevOps and Jira, and Agile delivery methodologies

One or more recognised project management certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional), PRINCE2 Practitioner, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including international exposure

A good understanding of data pipelines, machine learning workflows, and reporting layers

Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, or Matillion

Familiarity with release management and version control (e.g., GitHub)

Experience working with cross-functional teams across geographies

Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for business stakeholders

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Proactive, solution-oriented mindset

Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities

Appetite for continuous learning and knowledge sharing

A purely technical or hands-off coordination role

A role focused solely on Agile coaching or Scrum Master duties

Minimal client interaction or low complexity projects