Senior Technical Project Manager

Who are we?

IOG, is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.

We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.

What the role involves:

As a Senior Technical Project Manager, you will lead highly complex, cross-functional and multi-phase projects of strategic importance. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this role drives initiatives that span multiple teams or business functions, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and broader objectives.

Responsibilities include shaping project strategy, establishing and managing budgets and schedules at scale, proactively mitigating enterprise-level risks, and embedding sustainable project delivery practices. The Senior Technical Project Manager also plans, facilitates, and reports on Program Increment (PI) planning for their department, ensuring that work is prioritised, sequenced, and resourced effectively to meet strategic objectives. In addition, the role mentors and develops project managers and team leads, continuously refining project management practices to enhance efficiency, scalability, and long-term value creation.

Strategic Planning & Program Leadership

• Lead planning and execution of enterprise-level or multi-workstream projects and programs, ensuring alignment with company strategy and long-term objectives.
• Translate organizational goals into actionable program and project plans, integrating multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Set success metrics and governance standards to track progress and report strategic impact to senior leadership.

Program Increment (PI) Planning & Departmental Coordination

• Plan, facilitate, and report on PI planning sessions for the department, collaborating with product owners, engineering leads, and other functional leaders to establish objectives, dependencies, and capacity plans.
• Ensure that PI commitments and milestones are documented, communicated, and aligned with cross-team and organizational goals.
• Monitor PI execution, escalating risks and proposing adjustments to maintain alignment with strategic priorities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders and functional leadership (e.g., Engineering, Product, Research, Operations).
• Negotiate and secure resources across multiple departments, balancing competing priorities to optimize outcomes.
• Facilitate executive-level steering committees and provide clear, timely communication on progress, risks, and decisions.

Advanced Risk, Budget & Change Management

• Oversee large-scale budgets and complex resource plans.
• Anticipate and mitigate enterprise risks, including dependencies across business units.
• Drive change management initiatives and adoption of improved processes and tools.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Act as a mentor to Project Managers and Associate PMs, providing coaching and guidance on best practices, career development, and problem-solving.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure delivery excellence by implementing sustainable practices that balance short-term milestones with long-term scalability and efficiency.
• Contribute to refining and standardizing project management frameworks and tools across the organization.

Requirements

Who you are:

• Typically 8+ years of progressive project or program management experience, including leadership of large, complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced qualification in project or program management (e.g., PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAFe) or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record of delivering strategic, high-impact projects with significant organizational reach.
• Deep knowledge of Agile/Scaled Agile, PI planning, budgeting at scale, and enterprise risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop project management professionals.
• Strategic Project & Program Management – Demonstrates the ability to design and guide complex, multi-stream programs, aligning outcomes with organizational strategy and long-term objectives.
• PI Planning & Agile Execution – Applies advanced knowledge of Scaled Agile practices to facilitate and monitor PI planning, coordinate cross-team dependencies, and ensure delivery of quarterly/iterative objectives.
• Stakeholder Influence & Executive Communication – Communicates with impact at senior levels, builds trust, and achieves alignment by effectively managing expectations and resolving conflicts.
• Leadership & Talent Development – Inspires and develops others by coaching, mentoring, and fostering a high-performing, resilient project management culture.
• Enterprise Risk & Change Management – Anticipates and evaluates complex risks, leads organizational change initiatives, and embeds risk-aware decision-making across functions.
• Operational Excellence & Innovation – Continuously improves delivery frameworks and introduces sustainable practices that enhance scalability, efficiency, and long-term business value.

Benefits

• Remote work
• Laptop reimbursement
• New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Competitive PTO 

At IOG, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.