Associate Project Manager

Summary

Join Code and Theory's program management group as an Associate Project Manager and drive seamless product delivery. Collaborate with engineering, design, product, and QA teams to build high-quality software. You will plan, direct, and coordinate projects from initiation to implementation, facilitating scrum ceremonies and communicating project status to stakeholders. This role requires strong project management skills, experience working with global teams, and excellent communication abilities. The ideal candidate possesses an engineering background and proven experience in agile methodologies. You will manage project scope, risks, and dependencies, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.

Requirements

• 8+ years of overall experience with Engineering background and 4 years actively as a Project Manager/Scrum Master
• Ability to effectively interpret project’s objectives from client's perspective as well as challenges and support the team on their deliverables
• Prior experience directly interacting with or working with clients across the world is a must
• Extremely strong oral and written communication skills are a must
• Strong experience working with colleagues and stakeholders in the US
• Deep understanding of all aspects of software development
• Track record of championing agile practices and identifying the right framework that can be adopted by agile teams
• Experience in managing and tracking team velocity and other KPIs in relation to the project
• Experience in risk management of projects
• Experience in dealing with ambiguous and uncertain situations. Must be able to demonstrate a past track record
• Experience reporting project budgets and tracking burn
• Experience using Jira/Azure DevOps agile delivery tools is must and should be able to maintain as single source of truth for end-to-end project execution and governance
• Proven track record of working independently and making key decisions
• Ability to influence team members with innovative changes and improvements by challenging the status quo and demonstrating risk-taking
• Must have a pleasant and polished demeanor

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and coordinate projects from initiation through to implementation
• Clearly define project roles & responsibilities, escalation paths, and ownership
• Actively participate in project scope, sizing, and resource requirements
• Facilitate scrum ceremonies with the project team and establish various touchpoints with internal stakeholders and clients to communicate clear status
• Coordinate with global Program and Project Managers for sprint scope and overall release scope
• Coordinate, supervise and support the project team members/staff with regards to project deliverables
• Track project deliveries using agile project management tools
• Allocate and monitor SOW deliverables by scheduling tasks and tracking progress to delivery milestones, adhering to process compliance in producing the release level artifacts, and reviewing deliverables
• Manage Risks and Dependencies
• Reporting on project progress and communicate relevant information to Program Manager and leadership team
• Contribute to team building and resolve or escalate team conflicts with engineering managers
• Track daily progress and ensure slippages are controlled, managed and reported
• Conduct defect triage workshops to improve product quality
• Coordinate with product owner and scrum teams in preparation for sprint planning in order to set the team for success. Document and publish sprint delivery schedules and timelines
• Manage Scope by capturing all elements in the scope item, whether charging additional to the customer or not
• Keeping a signed-off Change Order document for each chargeable scope item
• Focus on value delivered to the customer and constantly work with client engagement and product managers

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferably a BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or prior experience in software development or QA engineering
• PMI PMP/ACP Certificate / Scrum Master certification is a plus