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Technical Project Manager (Core Technology Team)

BehavioSec

BehavioSec

IT, Operations
North Sydney NSW 2060, Australia
Posted on Jun 6, 2025

About the Business:

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below, https://risk.lexisnexis.com

About our Team:

IDVerse is a Sydney-based start-up that is a global pioneer in the development of digital identity

verification technology. We've built everything from the ground up and have a broad range of blue-chip customers across banking, telecommunications, government and more. We've perfected the technology locally in Australia and New Zealand and are quickly expanding into the northern hemisphere.

Join a strong team of passionate engineers and build a world-class platform to fight identity fraud at a global scale.

About the Role:

As the Technical Project Manager, you will play a key role in the Core Technology team,

working closely with the Core Technology Product Manager to drive the successful delivery of

products, tools and services of varying size and complexity. These include the engines that

power our IDV solutions, our face-based authentication product and a suite of internal products

and services.

You’ll facilitate effective collaboration between the Engineering, Product Management, Design

and DevOps teams to ensure projects meet timeline and quality expectations. Your role will

require balancing technical understanding, project governance and team facilitation to deliver

value in a fast-paced environment.

Please ensure that your resume is kept between 1-2 and a max of 3 pages.

Responsibilities

  • Technical Scoping. Work closely with the product manager and engineers to break down

project requirements into technical tasks, identify dependencies, and ensure feasibility before development starts.

  • System Integration Oversight. Coordinate projects involving API development, third-party integrations, and internal system dependencies, ensuring smooth data flow and compatibility.
  • Infrastructure & Deployment Coordination. Work with DevOps and Engineering teams to

track infrastructure needs, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment schedules, ensuring production readiness.

  • Project Delivery & Prioritisation. Use lightweight project management processes that support teams without adding unnecessary overhead. Oversee multiple projects, ensuring alignment of team resources, timelines, and priorities with business objectives.
  • Risk & Issue Management. Identify potential obstacles and risks early in the project lifecycle, work to remove blockers, and keep projects on track through proactive problem-solving and escalation when needed.
  • Stakeholder Communication. Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical

stakeholders to define project requirements, objectives, and deliverables.

  • Progress Tracking. Use tools like Jira and Confluence to track the progress of projects.
  • Quality Assurance. Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and align with IDVerse’s

technical and business goals, in collaboration with the QA team.

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of experience in managing software development projects.
  • Solid understanding of software development lifecycles and methodologies.
  • Experience managing delivery of web applications and their APIs.
  • Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence.
  • Ability to prioritise and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills to foster collaboration and resolve conflicts.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills with both technical and nontechnical audiences.
  • Ability to work in either a remote or hybrid environment, pending location. We
  • currently have offices in Sydney and Melbourne.
  • Familiarity with AWS, IDV technologies, authentication solutions or neural network
  • based systems.
  • Familiarity with software development tools (IDEs, Git, CLI).
  • Experience in a tech startup environment.
  • Exposure to or having worked with systems that process and store PII data.

Working for you

  • We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
  • Discounted Health plan rate and Optical Assistance
  • Life assurance and income protection
  • Option to buy additional Annual Leave days
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Benefits for you and your family
  • Access to learning and development resources

Your recruiter will advise you on the full benefits package for your location

Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work

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