Technical Project Manager - Tech Consulting

Tarento is a fast-growing technology consulting company headquartered in Stockholm, with a strong presence in India and clients across the globe. We specialize in digital transformation, product engineering, and enterprise solutions, working across diverse industries including retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. Our teams combine Nordic values with Indian expertise to deliver innovative, scalable, and high-impact solutions.
The Technical Project Manager / Project Manager will lead cross-functional engineering teams (Backend, Frontend, QA) to deliver high-quality software solutions using Agile or hybrid delivery models.
The TPM will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and deployment teams to drive predictable and on-time delivery and serves as the primary delivery contact for customers and internal leadership.
The ideal candidate is outcome-driven, data-oriented, experienced in managing high-visibility client engagements with end-to-end accountability, and brings 10+ years of experience in developing and delivering Java-based projects, including at least 3 years of project management experience.
Conduct daily scrums and proactively address deviations.
Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines.
Identify constraints early and flag potential implementation risks.
Estimation & Planning
Drive realistic sprint planning and milestone alignment.
Track technical dependencies and delivery risks.
Monitor progress across Backend, Frontend, and QA streams.
Ensure delivery within committed timelines and quality standards.
Drive continuous improvement using Agile, SAFe, or hybrid frameworks.
Risk, Dependency & Governance Management
Identify, track, and mitigate risks, dependencies, and critical-path items.
Client & Stakeholder Management
Manage communication, expectations, and relationship building.
Agile / Hybrid Delivery Execution
Facilitate Agile/SAFe ceremonies across squads/teams.
Drive sprint, release, PI planning, and delivery metric tracking.
Financial Oversight & Operational Management
Manage project budgets, burn rates, utilization, and financial forecasting.
Support contract reviews, SOW compliance, and financial reporting.
Hands-on experience in at least one backend technology: Java, Spring Boot, Python, Node.js, etc.
Good understanding of frontend frameworks: React, Angular, etc.
Strong estimation and delivery-management experience for complex projects.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
People Management / Team Management Skills
Ability to lead, mentor, and motivate cross-functional teams (Backend, Frontend, QA).
Experience resolving conflicts and fostering a positive work environment.
Skilled in setting clear expectations, goals, and performance standards.
Expertise in capacity planning, workload balancing, and resource optimization.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum and scaled Agile environments.
Exposure to CI/CD processes, DevOps culture, and deployment workflows.
Ability to guide teams in debugging, RCA, and performance considerations.
Project/Work Management: JIRA, Azure DevOps, Rally
Confluence, Miro, MS Teams, SharePoint
Power BI, JIRA dashboards, Excel
Monitoring (basic exposure): Grafana, Kibana, CloudWatch
Data/Other Tools: PMP or PRINCE2