Working from home or at the Wrocław / Gdańsk office
Senior Project Manager
Miejsce pracy: woj.
wielkopolskie
As a leader of software development projects, you need to know the software development lifecycle. The more you have in common with programming, the better a fit you’ll be. Infrastructure, deployment and integration projects are good experiences to have. However, our core activity is software development for external international clients, and we will look for this in your background.
Orientation in Agile methodologies is vital as we want to work very closely with our clients. We cooperate mainly with clients based in the UK and Ireland, so fluent knowledge of English is a must for Project Managers in Objectivity. Rather than delivering systems we build relationships. Our clients remain with us for years, which is why we employ Project Managers with a people-oriented mindset and strong interpersonal skills. We are responsible for delivering value for money to our clients with maximum effectiveness, so we want people ready to take ownership and accept accountability.
How you will work:
- You are fully responsible for all project management areas.
- Your people work only with you. We do not remove people from your team without consulting with you and obtaining your agreement.
- You work with experienced specialists who help you deliver projects successfully.
- As a PM you are fully responsible for project budgets: you provide estimates and ensure software delivery within the established budget.
- All team members are in contact with the client, thus you are not the only contact interface. Consequently, all your people have advanced client-facing skills.
- Objectivity employs mostly senior engineers with extensive experience. As a result, you have access to the most advanced technologies in software development.
- You are supported by our Project Management Office and people performing a project support role. They assist with charts, timesheets and reporting.
What we offer:
- You can make your own independent decisions.
- We focus on good practices and open communication.
- Working in international environment, as we work mostly with clients from UK and Germany.
- We offer an inspiring working environment: end to end projects among various business areas: banking, transportation etc.
- Cooperation with highly skilled professionals including TA and BA. You will be supported by Project Management Office and people performing a project support role. They assist with charts, timesheets and reporting.
- Our organizational culture is based on knowledge-sharing and friendly help.
- You will be working with Project Assurance Team who ensure the deliverables and project process is correctly in place.
- Time for self-development. You decide how do you want to grow. We are eager to share knowledge // support you in gaining knowledge.
This is what you will do:
- You will be independent and responsible for project scope, budget and timeline, which means that you will create and maintain financial metrics and project plan.
- You will be managing project for the whole project lifecycle, from initiation to closure.
- You will look after all project management areas to ensure that each is properly managed to ensure project success.
- Monitor project delivery and identifying issues that may occur will be important part of your role.
- All team members are in contact with the client, although you will be the first point of contact in terms of project delivery.
- Significant amount of time you will spend on communication, both with the Client as well as the project team and supporting roles at Objectivity.
- As a leader you will be managing and mentoring project team will be part of your role. This includes: ensuring that team is performing well, all team members are motivated, solving problems, ensuring that you have the right team composition for the project, ensuring that team knows what to do.
- You will be responsible for project reporting and presenting it to senior stakeholders.
- You will become a mentor for other Project Managers within the organization.
- Sharing knowledge and experience with other people within the organization is crucial for us, hence you will be involved in running internal workshops.
Apply if you have:
- Problem-solving skills.
- Great passion about people and leadership & proven experience in team management.
- Fluent English (essential).
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience.
- Knowledge of the software development process and experience in managing software projects.
- Experience in negotiating.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Practical knowledge of various project management methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, DSDM, Scaled Agile).
- A knack for establishing business relationships.
- Independency in executing assigned tasks.
- Experience in running workshops/trainings.
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Experience as mentor for other Project Managers.
To find out more:
- Check out our Guilds and Tribes structure which helps us to avoid being a corporation.
- Moving to Wroclaw? Check out our relocation package.
- Check out our benefits.
- Everything you need to know about onboarding of PMs can be found in the “Project Management Handbook”, also known as the “PM Survival Kit”, which is certainly worth reading.
What we can offer
- english courses
- medical care for you, your family or life partner
- investment fund
- life insurance
- benefit system
- free parking
- fresh fruit, sandwiches and breakfast cereal
- no dress code
- no open space
- great Place to Work
- friendly, skilled and helpful people
- healthywork - llfe balance
- relocation package - for candidates from outside of Lower Silesia
- probably the best coffee in town
- time for self-development