Technical Project Manager

at  Outliant

ABOUT US:

Outliant is a fully-remote, US-based, digital product development and startup consulting company, with a team of culturally diverse creators whose exceptional skills and talents help conceive seamless digital products. Our teams exhibit work-play energy that supports individual growth, as well as encourages the freedom of creativity and “thinking outside the box.”

REQUIREMENTS:

• Has at least 6 years of a solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies preferably any CMS and JavaScript.
• Previous experience in a project development or management role
• Expertise in software project management
• Experience in the management of full-cycle software projects
• Experience coordinating deployments including orchestrating content changes and code changes.
• Experience managing engineers and QA - hands-on experience in debugging technical issues
• Strong sense of accountability and leadership regarding decision-making and working closely with developers, designers, and clients
• Ability to foresee challenges and seek to head off obstacles proactively
• Exposure to the startup work environment and agile/scrum development process
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Based in Seattle, US is a big plus

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We’re looking to hire a full-time remote Technical Project Manager. For this role, your primary focus will be to work with a diverse team of creators and grow and learn with exceptional world-class engineers. You’ll have the opportunity to choose your hours and work and learn with a team of world-class engineers and designers through a commitment to team collaboration, communication, and product quality.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Managing a team of engineers to ensure that technical projects are completed within the deadlines.
• Creating and optimizing internal management processes.
• Setting up sprints/epics, deadlines, and Gantt charts.
• Communicating and collaborating with executives, clients, and team members to troubleshoot problems and keep projects on task.
• Define project responsibilities among team members.
• Schedule and lead regular team meetings to discuss project status and determine progress or address any challenges the team might have.
• Documentation and follow-up of important decisions made during meetings with clients/stakeholders.