Senior Technical Project Manager
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Petaling Jaya, W.P. Kuala Lumpur

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Hybrid

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Direct hire

|Job ID 7749|Posted May 9, 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Senior Technical Project Manager
Location: Petaling Jaya
Working arrangement: Flexible

About Horizontal:

Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in US, UAE, India, Malaysia and Australia.

Role Summary:

Senior Technical Project Managers manage the development and execution of medium to large, complex, multi-phased projects for new business clients and technology upgrades and enhancements to existing client solutions. You will promote client satisfaction by ensuring the project adheres to stakeholder specifications and ensure project completion is within the determined scope, quality, time, and cost constraints.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define, organize, and plan project schedules to meet required project timelines

  • Client focal point for managing scope and driving projects end-to-end, while mitigating project risks to ensure timelines and cost constraints are met or changed based on client agreement

  • Facilitate/lead estimation of various complex projects, developing the project schedule and determining resource needs

  • Resolve potentially conflicting requirements

  • Coordinate preparation of complete written scope statement that spells out project goals and details, ensuring compliance with Service Levels

  • Ensure changes to the project scope are implemented according to the project change management process

  • Help define, communicate, and enforce project roles and responsibilities

  • Establish consistent communication between all parties for each project

  • Ensure documentation standards are in place and they are being kept up to date

Requirements:
 

  • Minimum of 5 years of project management experience with a Bachelor's degree

  • Proficient English Speaking and Writing

  • Thorough understanding of project management principles and the application thereof

  • Knowledgeable in project management methodology and solution development methodologies

  • Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with both internal colleagues and external clients

  • Technical literacy with ability to explain technical information and concepts to non-technical audiences

  • Ability to work seamlessly cross-geography and cross-functionally within an organization to accomplish objectives

  • Acumen working in a technical environment to solve business related problems

What will set YOU Apart:
 

  • 2+ years of experience in the Marketing Information or Information Technology field

  • PMP certification; Handles 2-3 complex projects

  • MarTech/AdTech project management experience

  • Encryption/Decryption experience (PGP/GPG, SDMS, GIS)

  • Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure)

  • PII / Pseudonymous Data experience

  • USPS Address Standards

  • Working Knowledge of Big Data

  • Working Knowledge of Identity Resolution

Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 

We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.

All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.