Principal Project Manager

Summary

Join Thoughtworks as a Project Manager and lead multiple project workstreams, fostering collaboration and delivering exceptional business value. You will oversee release plans, manage project financials, and utilize agile best practices. This role requires experience managing large, complex projects, strong leadership skills, and the ability to navigate organizational structures. You will work with clients to shape strategic initiatives and ensure successful project delivery. Thoughtworks offers a hybrid work model with opportunities for professional development and growth.

Requirements

• You have ample experience managing large, complex projects with end-to-end responsibility of project delivery
• You are adept with release planning, estimation, capacity planning, proposal building, contract negotiation and managing project financials
• You have experience with various software development approaches (traditional, agile, etc.) and have the ability to consult clients on the best approaches applicable to their scenarios
• You believe in the power of a flat hierarchy and enjoy facilitating and organizing sessions to promote collaboration
• You have managed distributed or co-located teams in your recent experience
• You are adept with team management and team growth plans
• You are comfortable working with senior client leaders and company leadership teams to shape and execute strategic initiatives
• You are resilient in ambiguous situations and can adapt your role to approach challenges from multiple perspectives; You don’t shy away from risks or conflicts, instead you take them on and skillfully manage them
• You are seen as a coach and mentor, taking the time to motivate others and influence teammates to take positive action and accountability for their work
• You are a proven leader with a track record of encouraging teammates in their professional development and relationships
• Cultivating strong partnerships comes naturally to you: you understand the importance of relationship building and how it can bring new opportunities to our business

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple project workstreams and create an environment of trust that enables autonomous teams to work effectively and collaboratively within their team and with others
• Oversee release plans for iterative and incremental delivery of value and be accountable for iteration planning, tracking, reporting, delivery scope, prioritization, estimates, risks, dependency management and financials for the client engagement
• Bring innovative and fresh ideas to project management, pushing the boundaries of how project managers can deliver exceptional business value
• Orchestrate the design and build of critical and complex custom-designed, multi-tier, business applications that use a wide range of the very latest technologies
• Propose and deliver a high-value delivery roadmap and plans that support the client's business strategies and objectives; Proactively manage risk and openly communicate with the client with integrity
• Ensure that the delivered value is explicit and well understood by the client and the Thoughtworks teams
• Set up project processes in line with agile best practices and ensure their sustainability over a period of time
• Drive towards impactful business outcomes, setting clear expectations and providing space for creativity; Achieve results through leveraged leadership and inspire/recognize teams to achieve sustained, tangible progress and impactful objectives, while holding both yourself and others accountable
• Navigate organizational structures and politics effectively to drive expected outcomes and develop/foster authentic executive client relationships

Benefits

• There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you
• Your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow
• We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys
• While we’ve traditionally been a traveling consultancy, we have adopted a hybrid working model with the majority of work being completed remotely from either home or local Thoughtworks offices
• However, business travel to client locations should be expected when required by Thoughtworks or our clients’ needs