Technical Delivery Excellence Project Manager III Engineering Excellence

Platinum Resource Group

Newport Beach, CA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$105.63–$117.79 Per Hour

SKILLS

Accounting, Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Application Integration, Architectural Services, Automation, Backlog Prioritization, Business Solutions, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Consulting, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Decision Support, Delivery Management, DevOps, Ecosystems, Engineering Management, Financial Systems, Fortune 1000 Customers, Human Resources, IT Service Management (ITSM), Interpersonal Skills, Investment Management, Leadership, Machine Tool, Metrics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Windows Azure, Onboarding, Organizational Skills, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Power BI, Problem Solving Skills, Productivity Management, Project Engineering, Project Planning, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Methodology, Reporting Dashboards, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Security Architecture, ServiceNow, Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Supply Chain, Sustainability, System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical Support, Test Automation, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Strategy, Testing, Time Management, Vehicle Driving

LOCATION

Newport Beach, CA

POSTED

2 days ago

SENIOR TECHNICAL DELIVERY EXCELLENCE PROJECT MANAGER – ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE

Location; Newport Beach, CA

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Senior Technical Project Manager supporting the Engineering Excellence organization, you will lead the delivery of initiatives designed to improve engineering execution, developer productivity, delivery velocity, and platform effectiveness across the enterprise. You will work closely with engineering, DevOps, platform, and architecture teams to translate technical strategy into clear, executable plans, driving outcomes from planning through implementation and adoption.

This job requires more than traditional project coordination. This role requires a technically fluent delivery leader who can operate confidently at the intersection of:

Engineering and architecture
Delivery and execution discipline
Platform and tooling ecosystems

We are looking for a consultative, technically fluent project manager who can:

Actively engage in and facilitate technical discussions at a working level
Understand how engineering systems and delivery processes function together
Drive clarity, accountability, and execution across complex technical initiatives
Understand architecture and operational dependencies at a working level
Ask probing and technically informed questions of engineers and architects, challenge assumptions, identify delivery gaps, and translate technical complexity into clear, executive-ready updates

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Engineering Excellence Delivery

Lead delivery of enterprise initiatives focused on improving:
- Developer productivity and engineering workflows
- CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and deployment practices
- Delivery tooling and engineering systems (e.g., backlog management, reporting, planning tools)
- Engineering metrics, performance visibility, and delivery predictability
- Technical debt reduction and modernization initiatives
Translate engineering strategy and initiatives into:
- Clear delivery plans
- Defined milestones, dependencies, and success criteria

Ensure delivery aligns to both:
- Engineering priorities
- Enterprise commitments and timelines

Technical Delivery Leadership

Partner directly with engineering and architecture teams to:
- Understand technical concepts, delivery models, and system dependencies
- Validate delivery sequencing, risks, and execution approach
- Identify gaps in planning, readiness, or implementation strategies
Engage in discussions around:
- Application architecture and system interactions
- DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
- Delivery tooling ecosystems and data flows

Challenge assumptions and drive alignment on:
- Technical scope vs delivery timelines
- Trade-offs between speed, quality, and long-term sustainability
Translate technical concepts into:
- Actionable plans
- Executive-ready communications

Maintain a working understanding of engineering delivery processes and systems to ensure effective coordination, risk identification, and dependency management across initiatives.

Execution Discipline and Delivery Excellence

Operate within Agile / SAFe environments using tools such as Azure DevOps or equivalent.
Structure and manage:
- Epics, features, and delivery backlogs
- Cross-team dependencies and sequencing

Own core delivery disciplines:
- Scope, schedule, resourcing, and roadmap alignment
- Risk, issue, and dependency management
- Progress tracking and performance reporting
Drive accountability across teams by:
- Establishing clear ownership
- Pushing decisions to closure
- Raising and resolving issues proactively

Cross-Team Coordination and Dependency Management

Coordinate delivery across multiple engineering teams, including:
- Application development
- DevOps and platform engineering
- Architecture and shared services
Manage complex dependencies across:
- Tooling platforms and engineering systems
- Data flows and reporting structures
- Cross-functional delivery initiatives

Lead working sessions to:
- Resolve blockers
- Align priorities
- Maintain delivery momentum

Engineering Systems and Tooling Awareness

Support delivery across engineering ecosystems, including:
- Agile delivery tools and backlog management platforms
- CI/CD tooling and pipeline orchestration
- Code repositories, testing frameworks, and deployment systems
- Observability, monitoring, and reporting platforms
Understand how engineering systems integrate and:
- Impact delivery sequencing
- Introduce risks or dependencies
- Influence delivery timelines and execution

Delivery Health, Reporting and Governance

Maintain clear visibility into:
- Delivery progress
- Risks, blockers, and dependencies
- Trade-offs and delivery decisions
Prepare and deliver:
- Executive updates
- Governance and project health reporting
- Clear communication of technical and delivery outcomes

Drive transparency and accountability across all levels of the organization.

Adoption, Readiness and Sustainability

Ensure initiatives are:
- Delivered successfully
- Adopted by engineering teams
- Sustainable over the long term
Partner with stakeholders to:
- Support adoption and behavior change
- Align on success metrics and outcomes
- Ensure ongoing value realization beyond delivery

QUALIFICATIONS

Core Delivery Experience

7–10+ years of program/project management experience in enterprise environments
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
Proven experience delivering complex technology or engineering-driven initiatives
Experience operating in Agile, SAFe, or hybrid delivery environments

Technical Fluency

Demonstrated ability to work directly with engineers and architects, understand how engineering systems, tools, and workflows operate, and engage in technical discussions with credibility.
Working knowledge of software development lifecycles and engineering practices, DevOps concepts, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes, application architecture, integrations, and system dependencies, data flows, reporting systems, and engineering metrics.

Execution and Delivery Capability

Strong experience managing cross-team dependencies, complex delivery timelines, and multi-workstream programs.
Demonstrated ability to drive delivery discipline, manage competing priorities, and navigate ambiguity and complexity.

Leadership and Communication

Strong executive presence and communication skills
Ability to translate technical concepts into clear outcomes, influence stakeholders across engineering and business teams, and drive alignment and decision-making.

Soft Skills and Consulting Mindset

Consultative mindset: strong problem-solving abilities, sound judgment, and the ability to identify practical solutions, evaluate alternatives, and recommend clear delivery paths. Prior experience with a Big Four or major consulting firm is preferred.
Executive communication: excellent interpersonal skills, poise, diplomacy, and the ability to influence stakeholders toward consensus, manage conflict, and support timely decision-making.
Delivery ownership: self-starter who is highly organized, able to coordinate multiple technical workstreams simultaneously, and able to adapt rapidly to new developments and changing priorities.
Technical fluency: ability to identify technical activities, connect the dots across teams, surface gaps, challenge assumptions, and ask probing, technically informed questions of engineers, architects, security teams, and operations leaders.
Analytical discipline: strong critical thinking, data analysis, reporting, risk and controls awareness, and continuous improvement orientation.

Tools and Platforms

Highly skilled in Planview (portfolio management, resource planning, lifecycle tracking), ServiceNow (ITSM/ITOM/CMDB), and Power BI (project and portfolio dashboards).
Proficient in M365 productivity tools (SharePoint, MS Teams, PowerPoint, Excel) and collaboration tools such as Smartsheet and Azure DevOps.
Experience using Azure DevOps or similar tools to manage backlogs, delivery milestones, dependencies, and technical workstream visibility.

What Will Make You Stand Out

Experience leading engineering-focused initiatives such as developer productivity improvements, delivery tooling enhancements, or SDLC optimization efforts.
Demonstrated ability to manage projects involving multiple engineering teams across the software delivery lifecycle (design, build, test, release, and production readiness).
Exposure to initiatives involving modern engineering practices, such as CI/CD, automation, testing strategies, or platform/tooling improvements.
Experience supporting or coordinating large-scale engineering or platform rollouts, including tool adoption, process standardization, or delivery capability improvements.
Ability to effectively partner with engineering, QA, and operations teams to deliver outcomes that improve delivery efficiency, quality, and reliability.
Experience managing projects that require cross-team coordination, dependency management, and alignment across technical functions.
Proven ability to translate complex delivery efforts into clear project plans, milestones, and stakeholder communications.
Experience driving adoption of new tools, processes, or ways of working, including coordinating onboarding, training, and rollout activities across teams.
Experience in large enterprise environments where delivery must balance speed, quality, risk, and operational readiness.
Lead delivery of initiatives supporting engineering delivery improvements, including enhancements to development workflows, testing practices, release processes, and delivery tooling ecosystems.
Coordinate projects that span the end-to-end software development lifecycle, ensuring alignment across design, build, test, deployment, and operational readiness phases.

Platinum Resource Group is a professional level consulting firm, providing resources to Fortune 1000 client companies in the areas of technology, human resources, accounting, finance, business systems and supply chain, on a contract and interim basis. PRG has operations in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. As a W-2 employer we offer our consultants direct deposit bi-weekly payroll, health, dental, vision benefits, and referral bonuses.

About the Company

Platinum Resource Group

Platinum Resource Group is a professional level consulting firm, providing resources to Fortune 1000 client companies in the areas of technology, human resources, accounting, finance, business systems and supply chain, on a contract and interim basis. PRG has operations in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. As a W-2 employer we offer our consultants direct deposit bi-weekly payroll, health, dental, vision benefits, paid holidays, and referral bonuses.

COMPANY SIZE

20 to 49 employees

INDUSTRY

Staffing/Employment Agencies

FOUNDED

2008

WEBSITE

http://www.platinumresourcegroup.com

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