Technical Project Manager-13006175
Description
We aggressively compete in an exciting space that features both emerging technology and financial services firms - and we're now embarking on an exciting transformation. We are building an energetic, high-performance team with a nimble and creative mindset to drive our technology and products. American Express is a powerful brand, a great place to work, and has unparalleled scale. We deliver innovative payment products and services at a rapid pace, serving our customers seamlessly across physical, digital, mobile, and social media. Join us!
You will be part of product teams that deliver world class Cardmember experiences on multiple channels like native iOS, Android, web, social integration, Java services/API's - working in a fast-paced, start-up like environment. We are looking for passionate, hands-on software engineers who know good code from bad code. We expect our engineers to bring their innovative ideas with proof of concepts & pitches for new investment/product opportunities. This organization has launched multiple mobile apps including the American Express mobile apps for iOS & Android, Near Field Communication wallet pilot, Innovative card-member features like auto-matching of receipts to transactions, and APIs for third-party sites like Express Checkout.
Responsibilities include:
* Manages integrated teams to deliver technology solutions in support of key product initiatives by working closely with product managers, technical project managers, architects, engineers and quality assurance
* Works within and across business units to prioritize, plan and execute the development schedule for major product releases
* Manages and tracks team velocity, financials, and other KPIs in relation to the plan and published progress reports
* Assigns development resources to activities and monitors performance across resource channels
* Maintains dependency plan between planned sprints across engineering, infrastructure, and third-parties
* Manages and escalates risks, issues and changes tied to the product development initiatives
* Applies judgment and discretion on when to raise issues versus work through issues with the team
* Resolves issues precluding engineers from making progress against sprints and deadlines
* Ensures deliverables across engineering teams are high quality and clearly documented
* Conducts daily stand-ups and retrospectives at the end of each sprint, and ensures that the team is continuously learning from the past
* Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative technologies
* This Rebel with a cause looks beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities
Qualifications
This high energy Technical Project Manager must have:
* 6+ years of technical project management experience
* A BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience
* A deep understanding of all aspects of software design with a demonstrated track record of increasing responsibility
* Experience managing Agile, Scrum, or other rapid application development teams to deliver technology solutions on time, on budget and to spec
* Experience managing project budgets and reporting
* Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to effectively communicate across 3rd parties, technical and business product managers
* Ability to get industry leading solutions to market efficiently and effectively
* Experience in clarifying objectives, dealing with ambiguity/under-defined problems, advocating for simplification, and influencing teams
* Ability to enable business capabilities through innovation
* Demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies and takes pride in how fast they develop working software
* PMI Certification is a plus
* Scrum Master Certification is a plus
* Experience with mobile platforms (iOS platform, Objective C, and iOS developer tools and/or Android platform, Java, and Android developer tools) is a plus
* Experience with object-oriented design and coding skills across a variety of platforms is a plus
* Experience with Multi Threaded programming is plus
* Understanding of XML, JSON, Web Services technologies and data structure fundamentals is a plus
* Experience with web service development and SOA concepts is a plus
* Experience with payments technology is a plus
Relocation assistance may be available.
Job: Technologies
Primary Location: US-Arizona-Phoenix
Schedule: Full-time