Job Title: Software Project Manager (web/app front-end, back-end)
Location: Remote / East coast
Job Type: Full-Time
Company: Pinata.ai
As a Project Manager (agile), you will be responsible for managing the development of web applications. You’ll work with developers on both the front-end and back-end, focusing on delivering efficient, scalable, and robust solutions.
NOTE: You must be able to work daily starting at 6am EST so that you can collaborate with developers in Eastern Europe.
About Us
Pinata is a market leader in the rental rewards market. We ensure that renting pays you back via reporting on time rent payments to credit agencies, improving your credit score, enrolling you for rewards and gifts from top brands, and expanding your benefits for doing what users already do every month - paying their rent. We make renting more fun!
Key Responsibilities
- The Agile Project Manager is responsible for planning, leading, consulting, and managing complex Agile web/app front-end and back-end projects
- This role will communicate with project sponsors, stakeholders, and vendors to coordinate and facilitate all project activities
- Manages software, systems, and business projects
- Works closely with product managers to define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery
- Performs delivery planning and managing project risks for assigned projects and teams
- Prepares project documentation as required including plans, stories, burn ups, burn downs, release plans, postmortem and other documents as needed
- Aids in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work
- Supports the Product Managers in managing expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance
- Defines and manages a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management
- Promotes empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace
Required Skills & Qualifications
• Five (5) years of project management related experience
• Experience working as Scrum Master
• Experience managing agile software development projects
• Ability to create and deliver influential large-scale project communications with clarity, confidence, and enthusiasm
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and multiple commitments / projects simultaneously
• Relevant work experience in technology with a broad understanding across multiple IT disciplines
• Understanding of leadership development and engagement techniques
• Strong written / verbal communication, organizational, and analytical skills
What We Offer:
- Exciting space with a lot of visibility and opportunity for growth
- Opportunities for professional growth and development as we grow the organization.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment highly integrated with product
- Chance to take a leadership role in defining technical approach and working with a team to execute our roadmap
- Health, vision, dental insurance
