Technical Project Manager (Freelance)

About Heady:

Heady is a digital product consultancy that provides full-service strategy, design, full-stack development, and growth marketing services for the most innovative brands — and we do it all with heart.

Working at Heady means being part of a group where your perspective matters, and where longevity is the norm, not the exception. We hire the brightest minds and the most supportive managers to create our certified Great Place to Work® culture.

At Heady, you’ll work on creative projects for top-tier clients like Hibbett Sports, Crate & Barrel, Gap, MWH, and LG. Our talented team collaborates from all over the world, so you’ll learn something new from your peers every day — and we’re confident they’ll learn something from you, too.

 

About the role:

We are looking for a project manager to join us full-time for a 4-5 month-long engagement (with the possibility of extension). Must be available from 9am EST, and sometimes from 8am EST.

You’re an experienced Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager with a deep passion for coaching and coordinating software development teams.

 

Responsibilities:

• Manage the development of an app, including frontend and backend. 

• Run daily stand-ups with the off-shore engineering team and design team.

• Communicate progress and appropriate escalation to Account Manager, Product Manager and client.

• Manage project timelines, coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings, daily stand-ups and ad-hoc meetings in an efficient and productive manner.

• Work with internal and external (clients) and Product Owners to handle backlog grooming, changing priorities, and new requirements.

• Resolve conflicts, remove obstacles, and help teams implement changes and features effectively.

• Ensure deliverables are up to high-quality standards at the end of each sprint and client’s expectations are aligned on project deliverables, next steps, and blockers.

• Work closely with clients and internal teams across design and engineering disciplines on a daily basis.

• Ensure projects are on track and raise issues or flag risks effectively.

• Produce and manage all necessary project documentation, including project timelines, resource plans, action/task sheets, and status documents in Jira, Confluence and other project management platforms.

 

Qualifications + Skills: 

• 4+ years of Scrum Master or Agile Project Management Experience within a software development environment with a focus on running efficient sprints in Jira.

• Experience project managing API & middleware development .

• Experience being client-facing and comfortable communicating with client teams - specifically comfortable discussing technical and business requirements.

• Experience leading full SDLC of mobile apps and/or websites and delivering tech products and has experience working closely with off-shore engineering teams.

• A solid understanding of, or hands-on experience with, software development, including experience in mobile development, and multi-tech platform implementation.

• Exceptional planning, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.

• Highly organized and tenacious, with exceptional attention to detail and time management. Able to communicate project details proactively and clearly.

• Demonstrated ability to establish strong working relationships with team members, establish roles and responsibilities, provide direction and foster effective team skills to complete tasks on time.

• Ability to estimate work, set deadlines, and effectively manage teams of professionals to meet deadlines.

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Last updated on Jun 21, 2024