Remote Technical Project Manager - Houston, United States - Continued

Description

Location: Remote

Virtual, work-from-home position. Work anywhere in the US; must live in the US

Join a technology team of 40+ developers, QA engineers, project managers and more who support a company of over 150 team members with industry-leading web applications in areas of subscription-based continuing education, simulation and training, ecommerce, content management, and more.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

A leader in online education, Continued is composed of passionate individuals dedicated to providing an exceptional learning experience that enhances the lives and careers of the professionals we serve. We are fast-paced, nimble, and laugh a lot. We all work from home offices in various locations across the country. We are dynamic, engaged, highly motivated, and highly skilled. We are passionate about our work and our professions and we're looking for another team member to join our cause. We are certified as a great workplace, ranked #100 in Fortune's 2022 Best Small & Medium Workplaces for Millennials, ranked #86 in Fortune's 2021 top 100 Medium-Sized Workplaces in the US and ranked #13 in Fortune's 2020 top 25 Small & Medium Workplaces for Women by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work. Learn more about us at

We celebrate diverse voices within our organization and in the professions we serve and welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We strive to be an inclusive workplace where our team members feel empowered and supported in their careers. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious creed, disability status, or age. We are also committed to paying our team members at fair rates based on their skills and experience.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Though we are virtual, we communicate a lot and have a tight-knit group. Our meetings are filled with sarcasm, laughter, and movie quotes. A thirst for knowledge and passion for solving problems drives the team. Training and education are a big part of who we are, not only as a company but also as a mindset. We keep up to date in our field via continuing education, conferences, etc. Everyone works hard, we contribute directly to the success of the company, and we have an excellent work/life balance.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Reporting to the CTO, we are seeking an experienced and engaged Technical Project Manager for our data-centric projects to add to our small team of Project Managers.

• Full-time W2 position, work core U.S. business hours in your time zone
• Work from your home office
• Company-provided MacBook, internet stipend, etc
• Must have the ability to fulfill the job requirements with or without reasonable accommodations
• Must be located in the United States and be legally eligible to work for us
• Travel is required for an all-company meeting and may be required at other times during the year to attend team and/or project meetings
• We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision group health insurance, flexible spending accounts, accident insurance, and more
• We offer 21 days of flexible paid time off per year (increases with tenure) as well as your birthday and holidays (you may substitute any of the standard holidays for another public holiday such as bank/school or other regional or religious holidays)
• We offer a 401k match, professional development, charitable gift matching, robust wellness programs, and more

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage multiple simultaneous data engineering projects in a hybrid Agile Scrum or Kanban model, focus in the data and analytics space.
• Manage projects that select, integrate, and customize third-party data projects along with, and integrated with, our first-party solutions.
• Coach teams in adhering to good Agile practices and continual improvement.
• Coordinate and lead appropriate ceremonies including Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Produce, organize, and update project plans, documentation, and project metrics as required for each project.
• Develop and execute communication plans on a project-by-project basis.
• Organize and oversee bug and feature request tracking.
• Work directly with Product Managers to ensure that product backlog features, user stories, bugs, and tasks are created, maintained, and effectively communicated to developers.
• Aid in the definition of, and track and report on, key performance and progress metrics and indicators.
• Along with the other PMO team members, help to refine our internal project management process and best practices, as we continue to grow and scale as a company.

REQUIREMENTS

Self-management and time management are critical in this role. Without it, you will not be successful. Other requirements include:

• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies.
• 3+ years of experience managing technical data, data warehousing, and/or CDP projects.
• Understanding of or experience with Data Engineering platforms such as Snowflake, Fivetran or Hightouch.
• Understanding of Business Intelligence and Dashboards with tools such as DOMO, Tableau or PowerBI.
• Understanding of or experience with Customer Data Platforms (CDP) such as Segment.
• Strong experience with Agile (or Agile hybrid) project management environments and Scrum/Kanban.
• PMP, CSM and/or PMI-ACP certification, or other industry-standard certification preferred.
• A communication professional - must be able to explain technical issues to a non- technical person, pleasantly (we are always on Slack and Zoom with stakeholders), and work with highly-technical developers.
• Highly-attentive to detail.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence is preferred.
• Experience working from home and managing projects remotely preferred.
• Experience working with nearshore/offshore developers preferred. While most of our developers are US-based, several key projects will be augmented with nearshore developers.
• Eager to research and learn in a self-directed way (always improving), while maintaining a passion for managing technical projects.

TO APPLY

Please submit a cover letter with your application. In your cover letter, we'd love to hear about: 1) why you would make a great addition to our team; and 2) a project you worked on where the focus was implementing data platforms or dashboards.