Senior Technical Project Manager

Key skills

• Generative AI
• AI
• Agile
• Jira

Job description

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About the Role

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll own the successful delivery of complex software builds by managing plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, budgets, and client communication. You'll serve as the connective tissue between clients, engineering, product, and design - keeping delivery on track, honest, and unblocked while working alongside teams that use AI coding agents as part of their everyday workflow.

Responsibilities

Own delivery plans, milestones, timelines, and follow-ups

Track risks and dependencies, surface issues early, and drive mitigation

Lead status meetings, planning sessions, retrospectives, and other agile delivery rituals

Identify and resolve blockers to keep teams moving

Manage client communication, expectations, and alignment

Coordinate delivery across engineering, product, design, and client stakeholders

Monitor delivery against scope, budget, and schedule

Communicate project status clearly and honestly, especially when timelines are under pressure

Support and advance delivery practices in an agentic engineering environment using tools such as Claude Code and Codex

Mentor other delivery leads and project managers, as needed

Other duties as assigned

About You

Qualifications & Skills

5+ years of experience managing software delivery, ideally in a consulting or client-facing environment

Strong experience with agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, or similar frameworks

Proven risk, dependency, scope, budget, and schedule management skills

Excellent client communication and expectation-setting abilities

Strong organizational skills with consistent attention to plans, dependencies, and follow-ups

Ability to remain calm under pressure and bring clarity to complex situations

Proactive approach to identifying and addressing delivery risks

Comfort working with technical teams, concepts, and AI-enabled engineering workflows

Familiarity with delivery tools such as Jira, Linear, or similar platforms

Strong written and verbal English communication skills

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile consulting environment

Agile or project management certification, such as CSM or PMP, is a plus

Experience delivering AI or data-intensive projects is a plus

Experience mentoring delivery leads or project managers is a plus

Experience working across both product and engineering teams is a plus

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery - taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.

This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show's inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group's 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents - and resonates with - the world around us.

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