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# Technical Program Manager

- **Company:** FIRECROWN LLC
- **Location:** Chattanooga, TN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, PRINCE2
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=77cea69352e7cfe3

## About the Role

* Track record delivering enterprise system implementations or migrations end to end (CRM, ERP,

production, or comparable).

 * Proven vendor/contractor management - owning external dev teams to scope, budget, and deadline.

 * Strong program management fundamentals: scoping, budgeting, risk, stakeholder communication,

driving to launch.

 * Comfort owning budgets and making the go/no-go call at go-live.

 * Based in or willing to relocate to Chattanooga; on-site role.

Preferred qualifications

 * Experience with Omeda (or comparable CRM) and/or WoodWing (or comparable print/publishing

production system).

 * Background in media, publishing, or subscriptions.

 * Formal PM discipline (PMP, PRINCE2, or rigorous Agile).

 * Fluency with AI tools for scoping, documentation, and vendor evaluation.

## Description

Firecrown is seeking a senior individual contributor who owns major non-website system implementations end to end. They scope the work, own the budget, select and manage the third-party development firm that executes the build, coordinate stakeholders across departments, and hold go-live authority. Internal developers provide strategic and architectural guidance only; the hands-on build is done by the contracted vendor under this person's management., * Scoping & budget ownership. Define scope, requirements, milestones, timelines, and budgets - and own the budget outcome.

 * Vendor selection & management. Source, contract, and manage the third-party dev firm to scope,

budget, quality, and deadline.

 * Cross-functional coordination. Align editorial, sales, finance, and operations stakeholders through

each program.

 * Go-live authority. Own the launch decision - testing, cutover, risk, and rollback planning.

 * Technical partnership. Draw on the CTO and internal dev team for architecture guidance and stack fit.


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