Technical Project Manager

Technical Project ManagerWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP is seeking a Technical Project Manager for any of our Womble locations. The Technical Project Manager owns intake, discovery, and delivery coordination across the portfolio. This role bridges practice group stakeholders and engineering teams by running structured intake, maintaining project tracking in Azure DevOps, and keeping workstreams moving without Director involvement at every step. The Technical Project Manager understands enough of the technical domain to scope work accurately, identify risk, and hold engineering teams accountable to commitments.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesOwn the intake process for all incoming requests from practice group leaders and business stakeholdersRun structured discovery sessions to define scope, requirements, success criteria, and constraints before work enters the engineering backlogTranslate business needs into well-formed user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria in Azure DevOpsMaintain and groom the EA project backlog in collaboration with engineers and the DirectorLead sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives across active workstreamsTrack delivery progress, surface blockers early, and coordinate resolution across internal teams and vendorsOwn stakeholder communication for projects in flight, including status updates, risk escalation, and milestone reportingProduce and maintain project documentation including charters, decision logs, and dependency mapsCoordinate resource allocation across parallel workstreams in collaboration with the Director and Engineering ManagerManage vendor and partner engagement on project-level activities including timelines, deliverables, and acceptance criteriaIdentify and mitigate delivery risk throughout the project lifecycleEnsure all project work is tracked in Azure DevOps and visible to stakeholdersSupport change management activities including communications, training coordination, and cutover planningPartner with QA to ensure test coverage is planned and executed before production deploymentFacilitate post-delivery retrospectives and document lessons learnedProvide the Director with a clear, current view of portfolio status, risk, and capacityRequirements:Demonstrated experience managing technical projects in an Agile or hybrid Agile environment, including ownership of sprint ceremonies and backlog managementProficiency with Azure DevOps for project tracking, backlog management, and sprint planningStrong ability to run structured discovery and translate business requirements into actionable engineering work itemsExperience managing stakeholder relationships across business and technical audiences, including executive-level communicationComfortable working in a technical environment with enough domain fluency to scope work, challenge estimates, and identify risk without being a developerProven ability to coordinate parallel workstreams across a small, high-output team without creating overheadExperience with delivery risk identification, escalation, and mitigationStrong written and verbal communication skills; ability to produce clear status updates, decision logs, and project documentationFamiliarity with Microsoft 365 including Teams and SharePoint as collaboration surfacesLaw firm experience preferredCompensation: The national average salary range for this role is $88,000 - $155,500. Starting salary will be determined based on location, qualifications, and experience.Colorado candidates are not required to submit age-related information and may redact any personally identifiable information on their application materials including but are not limited to age, date of birth, and dates of attendance and date of graduation for educational institutions. This position does not have a fixed deadline. The posting will remain open until the position is filled and all necessary due diligence has been completed for the selected candidate.Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP will consider all qualified applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to firm policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations.This position is subject to export control laws.Benefits - Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave, 401(k) Plan, Paid Days Off/Vacation, Firm Paid HolidaysEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.