About Applied Business Software, Inc.,

Applied Business Software, Inc., (ABS), the maker of The Mortgage Office®, is the industry leader in private lending and loan management technology. Since 1978, our software has powered thousands of lenders, including private money firms, municipalities, CDFIs, Tribal Nations, universities, franchisors, third-party servicers and other non-bank lenders, helping them streamline, automate, and scale their lending operations with confidence. 

About the role

We’re looking for a Technical Project Manager to join our growing Engineering team. You’ll play a critical role in managing sprints, ensuring smooth cross-team collaboration, helping prioritize work, and keeping complex technical projects on track while solidifying our documentation. If you're organized, technically curious, and thrive in a fast-moving environment, this is a great opportunity to make an impact as we scale.

This role reports to the VP of Engineering and is a full-time, on-site W2 position based at our Huntington Beach office.

What you'll do

• Own and manage agile ceremonies across multiple pods while coordinating across Development, QA, and Product teams

• Work with cross-functional teams (Support, QA, Product) to triage, prioritize, and route production issues reported by internal teams or customers

• Collaborate with engineering and product leads to manage priorities, resolve blockers and track progress across business verticals and projects

• Drive cross-team alignment and proactively manage technical dependencies for compliance initiatives (SOC-2, PCI), ensuring engineering and business stakeholders remain on track to meet audit and regulatory milestones.

• Understand the technical context of projects to help unblock decisions and communicate clearly

• Continuously look for ways to improve team efficiency, processes, documentation and project visibility

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in technical project management, software delivery coordination, or agile program management

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail keeping projects on rails and people aligned using empathy-first mindset

• Comfortable in agile environments and familiar with sprint cadences, estimation, and team velocity tracking using Jira, Azure DevOps or similar tools

• Comfortable working across teams and managing competing priorities using solid written and verbal communication - clarity is everything

• Able to grasp technical concepts and communicate effectively with engineers (you don’t need to code, but curiosity helps!)

• Self-motivated, resourceful, and proactive in removing roadblocks and bug triaging

Bonus Points:

• PMI or other project management certification (e.g., PMP, CSM, SAFe)

• Experience working in Fintech or Mortgage industry

• Experience working on compliance projects

• Experience in creating and managing documentation/knowledgebase