Job Description Ranked one of Puget Sound Business Journal's "Best Workplaces" and "Fastest Growing Mid-Size Companies" four years in a row, Affirma is expanding and looking to hire talented individuals. Currently the PMO is in search of a motivated and performance-driven Project Manager to join our team. Affirma is a technology services and consulting company built around customer satisfaction and delivering dependable, reliable solutions. We offer exciting projects within a friendly, welcoming culture and flexible work environment. Our clients include Microsoft, Facebook, REI, Starbucks, Expedia, City of Seattle, Seattle Children's, and many more across the country and internationally.
Job Title: Technical Project Manager (Agile JIRA Multi-Workstream)
Location: Greater Seattle Area Employment Type: Full-time Contract Start Date: May 2025
Overview: We are seeking a highly organized and agile-minded Technical Project Manager to lead and execute four concurrent workstreams for a high-impact client engagement. This role requires more than just traditional project oversight - we are looking for a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, Agile/JIRA environment and can effectively manage tickets, timelines, dependencies, and blockers across multiple teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee and drive the execution of multiple (four +) concurrent project workstreams, ensuring seamless coordination of regular sprint deliveries (not one-time projects).
- Maintain end-to-end ownership of project plans, sprints, timelines, and backlog management using Jira (ticketing/project management system).
- Manage resource allocation and capacity planning across workstreams; coordinate assignment adjustments as project needs evolve.
- Monitor, triage, and escalate stalled tasks or dependencies across cross-functional teams.
- Drive team accountability and promote a culture of ownership, transparency, and proactive problem-solving.
- Coordinate with engineering, QA, product owners, and other stakeholders to align project priorities and deliverables.
- Facilitate daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos, release planning and release notifications in a fully Agile environment.
- Understand and advocate for the DevOps lifecycle - CI/CD, release pipelines, code deployment, infrastructure-as-code, etc.
- Proactively identify risks and propose mitigation strategies; manage scope changes and timeline shifts.
- Ensure project documentation, status reports, and metrics are clear and updated regularly.
- Track project budget, forecast burn rates, and proactively flag variances or risks to budget compliance in a timely manner. Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience as a Technical Project Manager, Scrum Master, or Program Manager in Agile/DevOps environments.
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects or workstreams simultaneously.
- Strong hands-on experience managing sprints and ticket workflows in Jira or similar tools
- Solid understanding of Agile principles and software development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices.
- Familiarity with JIRA and DevOps concepts, terminology, and practices.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to translate technical language into business-relevant updates and vice versa. Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in consulting or client-facing environments.
- Certification in Agile/Scrum (i.e., CSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe).
- Technical background or experience working closely with software engineers and DevOps teams. What Success Looks Like:
- All workstreams have clearly defined goals, status, and ownership.
- Tickets are being managed proactively with no stale blockers.
- Stakeholders feel confident in delivery timelines and project transparency.
- The TPM brings clarity and structure to fast-moving, often ambiguous workstreams. Compensation & Benefits:
- $120,000-130,000 dependent on experience Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision offered
- Company paid short-term disability, long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan offered
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Leave
- 9 Paid U.S. holidays
- Referral program
Affirma is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not make employment decisions or otherwise discriminates based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by law.