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Technical Project Manager, Remote - Canada
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Summary
The job is for a Technical Project Manager at Wattpad, a global entertainment company. The role involves driving project delivery, planning, risk management, communication, and process improvement in an agile environment. The ideal candidate has experience leading a team in an agile environment, is user-focused, and has strong communication skills.
Requirements
- A agilist who can empower the team through the delivery process
- An advocate for team members, ensuring that they remain focused on the most important issues to solve
- An effective communicator, you have the security to say no but also to recognize and negotiate effectively
- Process oriented - the idea of building something from nothing is exciting to you
- Experience leading a team in an agile environment
Responsibilities
- Drive delivery on a cross-functional project team within time and quality constraints
- Help the project team with project planning, preparing a delivery plan that outlines critical path activities, timelines, and milestones
- Establish effective communication, collaboration, and decision-making within the project team
- Identify, regularly monitor, and mitigate project risks and dependencies
- Provide regular project updates to stakeholders
- Engage with other project or technical program managers (TPMs) to discuss and align on potential risks and dependencies
- Collaborate with other TPMs and functional managers to define and establish project management processes tailored to Wattpad’s needs
- Assess and analyze the effectiveness of existing project management practices. Identify areas for improvement by working with stakeholders to optimize processes, and address any challenges or bottlenecks that may hinder project success
Preferred Qualifications
- You have an engineering background, either through education or a career path
- You bring similar experience from an agile start-up or tech environment
- Previous ad tech exposure
- CSM, PMP, or equivalent
Benefits
- Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
- Health benefits, including vision and dental!
- RRSP Contributions (Canada), 401K Contributions (USA)
- Generous vacation and Parental Leave Top-up
- Corporate discount for gym memberships for you and your family
- Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!
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