Technical Project Manager – Consulting Engagements

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. The Technical Project Manager (TPM) will lead and deliver complex, client-facing technology consulting engagements, ensuring they are executed on time, within scope, and budget while maintaining high quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technology consulting engagements, serving as the primary point of accountability for execution
• Partner with engagement sponsors and consulting leadership to translate client objectives into actionable delivery plans
• Facilitate project governance, status reporting, and executive-level communication with client stakeholders
• Proactively manage client expectations, risks, and change throughout the engagement lifecycle
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts
• Manage scope, dependencies, risks, issues, and change control across multiple concurrent engagements
• Drive execution across cross-functional teams including engineers, architects, analysts, and third-party vendors
• Ensure deliverables meet defined quality standards and align to agreed engagement objectives
• Maintain sufficient technical depth to understand solution architecture, implementation approaches, and delivery risks
• Coordinate technical workstreams and dependencies across infrastructure, applications, data, security, and cloud domains
• Identify delivery risks early and work with technical leads to develop mitigation strategies
• Support solution design and implementation discussions without acting as the hands-on engineer
• Track engagement budgets, burn rates, and forecasts; manage variances and escalations as needed
• Support engagement setup, including scope definition, work planning, and resource alignment
• Ensure time and expense tracking accuracy in accordance with firm and client requirements
• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction to engagement team members
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team environment
• Coach and mentor team members on delivery excellence and consulting best practices
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management and engagement delivery processes

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in project or program management, with a significant portion in client-facing consulting or professional services
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, technology-driven engagements
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology environments (e.g., infrastructure, cloud, applications, security, data platforms)
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in fast-paced environments
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level client communication
• Willingness to travel as required for client engagements
• Experience working with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams
• Experience in management consulting, technology advisory, or systems integration environments
• Project management certification (PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, or equivalent)
• Experience with Agile, hybrid, and waterfall delivery methodologies
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms and tools (e.g., cloud platforms, ERP, collaboration tools, PMO tooling)
• Experience supporting M&A, large-scale transformations, or regulated environments