Project Manager

Job Purpose

Responsibilities

• Create cross-functional plans that include scope definition, schedules, stakeholder identification, resourcing, communication plans and risk analysis
• Lead effective team/scrum meetings to facilitate progress, manage the critical path, and identify and communicate risks and mitigation plans
• Facilitate regular status meetings to report progress to stakeholders and executives
• Demonstrate strong business and software systems knowledge and apply that knowledge to support business initiatives
• Provide leadership and valuable insight into planning, prioritization, risk management and decision-making
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to gather and prioritize requirements, while facilitating project scope and associated timelines
• Collaborate with DevOps and QA teams to ensure smooth release planning, quality assurance, and production readiness
• Experience coordinating with QA/UAT teams and understanding test planning, automation strategies, and defect triaging
• Align project execution with business strategy and OKRs to deliver measurable outcomes
  

Knowledge And Experience

• 5+ Years’ Technology Project Management experience in a software development environment
• Proven success managing multiple, concurrent projects and ensuring development efforts remain on task relative to business priorities
• Experience managing projects using iterative software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, etc.) and demonstrated ability to drive ongoing process improvement
• Experience identifying, managing, and communicating project and technology risks and mitigation strategies
• Strong communication, time management, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with release management processes and coordinating deployments
• Experience managing projects leveraging web technologies such as JavaScript, Java and SDLC tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket, and ServiceNow
• Familiarity with collaboration and productivity tools like JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams or Slack and Microsoft Office suite
  

Additional Consideration For Those That Have The Following

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and deployment tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions
• Understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architecture
• Knowledge of API management and versioning in the delivery cycle
• Experience with internal and/or external audit engagements is a plus
  

• The nature and business purpose of the solution delivered
• The deliverables they were personally responsible for
• The extent of interaction with project stakeholders