Software team - Project Manager

Expected start date: ASAP (position is open if you can still read this)

Experience required: 5+ years of relevant experience

Salary package: Competitive

Who We Are

Techgenix is building an enterprise level software development team. Our entire vision drives around Quality, On-time delivery, and a Customer first approach. 

About The Role

This team is responsible for process, organization and communication to improve engineering efficiency as we scale. As the project manager, you’ll play a large role in shaping our technological organization.

As the Project Manager, you will be in charge of day-to-day operations for 1 to 3 software / engineering teams. This includes leading and constantly improving the sprint planning, retros, demos and other agile rituals. You’ll also project manage some of our highest priority projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a company’s project or a collection of multiple projects

• Responsible for end to end engagement from start to end, ensuring that the right software development approach is followed.

• Identify and bring together a variety of technologies to deliver a complete information system that supports operational and management objectives. Define the client’s requirements within the context of their business and assess the opportunities, benefits, risks and success factors of a potential solution.

• Participate in scoping, planning, cost estimating, pricing of consulting projects, statement of work development and risk assessment, including but not limited to defining goals and objectives, identifying and documenting client requirements, resource requirements, project budget, project risks, and the translation of the client’s business requirements into specific deliverables

• Ensure projects are completed on-time, quality and within budget on client expectations

• Be responsible for and manage the budget/cost (P&L)

• Manage day-to-day relationship with all stakeholders including customer and resolution of issues if any.

• Manage client acceptance of the solution in line with the agreed business outcomes.

• Maintain and communicate project status to all internal and external stakeholders

• Build a project team, including ZT employees, offshore team, and contractors.

• Ensure proper setup of the engagement in the time keeping system, ensuring consultants and contractors are always current with their reported time.

• Manages and/or produces project financial and status reports for the engagement

• Ensure that ZT knowledge resources and tools are fully leveraged

• Lead project/engagement close-out debriefings to identify lessons learned and best practices

• Responsible for preparation and compliance with internal controls and documents including participation in periodic reviews and audits as mandated by internal and client stakeholder

  Requirements:

• Experience with project management software (such as JIRA, GITLAB, TRELLO, CLICK UP)

• Graduate in any discipline, preferably an MBA / MS Project Management/ Engineering Management or equivalent  with 8+ years of total experience.

• Proven experience record of minimum 6-8 years demonstrating the ability to manage successful project deliveries including strategic planning, budget/cost management (P&L), risk management and change management

• Proven experience in managing large multinational, multi-cultural teams across geographies on projects and in executing projects of different types eg. Development, data warehousing, migration, support.

• Solid understanding of agile and devops, Experience in projects using Agile delivery is mandatory and preferably in data analytics.

• Experience as a client facing/onsite project manager

• At Least one of the certifications for PMP, Agile, Six sigma, Prince2

• Highly experienced in virtual environment

• Capable of leading without authority and train their team along the way

• Ability to work with multiple time zones and diverse cultures

• Strong Verbal and non-verbal communicatio

We care less about years of experience and more about your drive, problem-solving skills, initiative, work ethics, personal integrity and creativity. A primary requirement for this role is an extraordinary knack for clear and concise communication. You can demonstrate that knack by explaining why you think our company is a good match for you.