Project Manager

Job description

We are seeking an experienced **Project Manager** to plan and manage project and release activities across platform components and customer-facing products. In this role, you will operate with independence, drive agile delivery and ensure programs stay aligned with organizational objectives from inception through successful delivery. **Responsibilities** - Plan and manage project/release activities across a group of platform components and customer facing products in a coordinated way from inception through successful delivery - Alignment of dependent organizations and removal or mitigation of all release blocking issues - Support Release Trains and drive PI (Program Increment) activities - Collection of project, release and train metrics to provide insights and share lessons learned - Deep diving to understand the platforms capabilities and underlying technologies - Operate across development, product and operations support overseeing the gaps between teams, processes and systems, while removing blocking issues that would introduce risk to a project and release - Facilitate a variety of release ceremonies including change review board, release status, release readiness reviews, go/no go, implementation plan reviews and release retrospectives - Regular review of metrics to proactively ensure the program stays aligned with organization objectives - Application of continuous improvement methodologies across teams through data driven decision-making - Relationship building, partnering with and influencing dependent teams while commanding the respect of individuals across the organization **Requirements** - 10-12 years of experience in software development - Demonstrated ability to operate with independence and autonomy - Experience breaking down problems, organizing work, planning sprints and delivering technical programs in agile delivery models (scrum, Kanban, etc.) - Proficiency in Agile practices with strong understanding of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and SDLC (software development life cycle) - Strong background in Technical Project and/or Program Management - Proven track record of data driven decision-making - BS in engineering, computer science or related discipline **Nice to have** - Expertise in Payments, IaaS and PaaS - Familiarity with serverless technology, CI/CD and NoSQL databases - Knowledge of microservices APIs and distributed systems operations in a DevOps model