Sr. Technical Project Manager - Dubai - Xpoint

Description

Technical Project Manager

Location: UAE (Dubai)

Job Type: Hybrid

About Xpoint

Join Xpoint, a trailblazer in the fast‑growing online sports betting and gaming industry. We solve complex regulatory challenges by providing cutting‑edge geolocation solutions to ensure operators comply with strict regulations. As a key player in the industry, Xpoint is gaining market share by offering superior technology and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Our innovative and fast‑growing product and engineering teams are at the forefront of this transformation.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead Agile execution and delivery across complex, cloud‑native engineering initiatives that power our geolocation and compliance platforms. This role reports to the VP of Engineering and works closely with Product Managers, Senior and Lead Engineers, Frontend developers, QA engineers, and DevOps/SRE teams to ensure predictable, high‑quality delivery. As a senior member of the delivery organization, you will also partner closely with the CTO, providing clear, concise, and actionable updates on delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and trade‑offs. You will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, proactively identifying issues and driving resolution across teams.

Operating Principles

At Xpoint, we operate under eight core principles that guide how we build products and work together. We value ownership, accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement, while fostering innovation to meet customer needs. As a Technical Project Manager, you will exemplify these principles by driving execution clarity, improving delivery maturity, and ensuring leadership has accurate, decision‑ready visibility into progress and risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive Agile delivery and sprint execution across multiple engineering teams
• Plan, facilitate, and optimize Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand‑ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Partner with Product Managers and Engineering Leads to define clear sprint goals, priorities, acceptance criteria, and delivery commitments
• Track and analyze sprint metrics including velocity, capacity, burndown, and predictability
• Identify systemic delivery issues and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead delivery of complex, multi‑quarter technical initiatives involving cloud‑native Java services, APIs, frontend applications, and platform capabilities
• Translate product and architectural requirements into structured delivery plans, milestones, and timelines
• Manage dependencies and sequencing across backend, frontend, QA, infrastructure, and security teams
• Work closely with engineering teams to understand system design, integration points, and technical constraints
• Partner with QA to align test strategy, automation, and release readiness criteria
• Coordinate release planning, environment readiness, change management, and production rollouts
• Ensure CI/CD, observability, and operational readiness requirements are integrated into delivery plans
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate technical, operational, and regulatory risks
• Drive clarity around definition of done, quality gates, and compliance checkpoints
• Ensure deliverables meet performance, reliability, security, and regulatory standards
• Support incident response coordination, root‑cause analysis, and corrective action tracking
• Provide clear, concise, and actionable delivery updates to the VP of Engineering and CTO
• Surface risks, trade‑offs, and dependency impact early with data‑driven recommendations
• Maintain delivery dashboards, executive summaries, and decision logs
• Enable informed leadership decisions through accurate and timely delivery insights
• Continuously improve Agile delivery processes across engineering, QA, and platform teams
• Establish and track delivery metrics such as lead time, cycle time, predictability, and throughput
• Mentor other project managers or delivery leads as the organization scales
• Drive adoption of consistent delivery practices across teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (preferred)
• 6+ years of experience as a Technical Project Manager, or Engineering Program Manager
• Proven experience leading Agile delivery for complex backend, frontend, and platform teams
• Strong technical fluency in Java‑based systems, microservices, and API‑driven architectures
• Hands‑on experience or deep familiarity with AWS‑native services, containerized environments, and CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated success managing large, cross‑functional initiatives with multiple dependencies
• Strong analytical, organizational, and risk‑management skills
• Excellent communication skills with engineers, product leaders, and executives
• High level of ownership, accountability, and execution discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated industries (iGaming, sports betting, fintech, payments)
• Familiarity with Apache Tomcat, Docker, Kubernetes, and observability tooling
• Startup or high‑growth environment experience
• Experience coordinating production releases, incident response, and operational readiness
• Agile or Scrum certification (CSM, PMI‑ACP)
• Medical insurance
• Paid time off
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement