Project Manager

CAI is a company seeking a Project Manager to lead IT projects in a full-time remote capacity. The Project Manager will be responsible for organizing project status, deliverable reviews, and sprint meetings, while collaborating with stakeholders to ensure project success.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure project scope, deliverables, risks, issues, dependencies, backlog, and project success measures are fully understood and delivered by the project team
• Plan, schedule, monitor, and report on activities related to the project
• Build strong account-based relationships across multiple client stakeholders
• Consult on client-facing problems and provide the necessary technical, commercial, and soft skills support to ensure excellent client relationships
• Create and maintain project plans using prescribed tools
• Approve project resource timesheets
• Create, manage, and distribute the necessary project communications artifacts
• Collaborate with offshore resources to assign and ensure completion of project tasks, resources, and deliverables
• Lead and organize project status, deliverable review, and sprint meetings with both internal and external team members and clients
• Regularly communicate with management, customers, team members, and stakeholders, proactively seeking and addressing customer and team feedback
• Manage and motivate the project team
• Resolve technical and operational issues as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in project management, business management, or related areas of study
• 7+ years of experience as a Project Manager or similar position responsible for defining and managing project scope, timelines, profitability, and effective delivery of products or services
• Experience in managing delivery of customer-facing and internal-facing products or services
• PMI or PMP certification or similar from an accredited organization
• Proficient in various project management frameworks, such as Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid
• Ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong understanding of current project tracking, communication, and project management technologies
• Experience with Agile project management tools, such as Jira and Confluence
• Experience with software development methodologies, such as DevOps
• Experience in coaching and mentoring team members
• Ability to lead meetings, with proven knowledge of how to improve attendee participation and collaboration in small and large groups
• Solid technical understanding and ability to define and refine requirements through a project lifecycle
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to manage shifting priorities, demands, and timelines
• Ability to quickly learn, understand, and apply new technologies
• Willingness to mentor junior team members and share knowledge
• Positive, can-do attitude with the ability to succeed in a fast-paced work environment
• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business management, or related areas of study