Technical Program Manager
Role details
Job location
Tech stack
Job 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.
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Go-live authority. Own the launch decision - testing, cutover, risk, and rollback planning.
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Technical partnership. Draw on the CTO and internal dev team for architecture guidance and stack fit.
Requirements
- Track record delivering enterprise system implementations or migrations end to end (CRM, ERP,
production, or comparable).
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Proven vendor/contractor management - owning external dev teams to scope, budget, and deadline.
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Strong program management fundamentals: scoping, budgeting, risk, stakeholder communication,
driving to launch.
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Comfort owning budgets and making the go/no-go call at go-live.
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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).
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Background in media, publishing, or subscriptions.
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Formal PM discipline (PMP, PRINCE2, or rigorous Agile).
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Fluency with AI tools for scoping, documentation, and vendor evaluation.
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Health savings account, * 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance