Software Project Manager

The role

You will lead the delivery of complex software engineering engagements from initial scope through production delivery. You will work at the intersection of clients and engineering teams to manage scope, dependencies, and risks.

What you will do

• Own client software projects from initial planning and kickoff through delivery and project close.
• Translate project scope and client objectives into clear milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and execution plans.
• Partner closely with engineering leads to understand technical requirements, architecture decisions, implementation dependencies, and delivery risks.
• Maintain a clear and accurate view of project health across scope, timeline, resources, risks, and dependencies.
• Identify delivery risks early and drive concrete mitigation plans before they become blockers.
• Facilitate project kickoffs, planning sessions, status meetings, retrospectives, and other delivery ceremonies.
• Ensure engineers have the context, decisions, requirements, and stakeholder access they need to execute effectively.
• Communicate project status, risks, trade-offs, dependencies, and changes clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Protect engineering teams from unnecessary churn while maintaining strong, trusted client relationships.
• Escalate issues proactively with context, options, and recommended next steps.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software project management, technical project management, delivery management, or a comparable role.
• Demonstrated experience owning the delivery of complex software engineering projects from planning through completion.
• Experience working directly with software engineers and technical leads in a software development environment.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including planning, development, testing, release, and production delivery.
• Ability to understand technical concepts, dependencies, constraints, and trade-offs without needing to be a software engineer.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail without losing sight of the overall project outcome.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and creating structure in environments where processes or requirements are still evolving.
• Experience working effectively with distributed or remote teams.

Nice to have

• Experience managing projects within a software consultancy, professional services firm, or client-facing engineering organization.
• Experience delivering projects in blockchain, distributed systems, fintech, financial services, or capital markets.
• Familiarity with digital assets, blockchain infrastructure, or the Canton Network ecosystem.
• Experience delivering software into regulated or enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with various delivery practices including Agile

About the company

Obsidian Systems is a software engineering consultancy that builds production systems for capital markets and other regulated industries. They are a remote-first, globally distributed team.