(Remote Work) Project Manager – Coforma

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Job Overview

  • Job Title Project Manager
  • Hiring Organization  Coforma
  • Company Website https://coforma.io/
  • Remote Locations US
  • Job Type  Remote, Full-Time
We are looking for a collaborative, detail-oriented Project Manager to join our distributed company at Coforma.
Are you a self-starter with experience managing distributed teams using contemporary project management tools? Are you passionate about improving lives? Consider joining the Coforma team! We’re seeking a collaborative Project Manager with the ability to connect across research, engineering, design, product, and business teams to see projects through to successful completion.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for managing multiple projects and coordinating teams working on various projects. The ideal candidate possesses strong situational awareness and a desire to be part of a cross-functional team. You’ll bring these skills to bear in your tactical and team leadership throughout the project lifecycle. In this role, you’ll oversee the development of critical project integration points with a broader foundation and associated deliverables.
$117,420 to $143,170 Annual Salary + Benefits + Growth Potential
Placement within the provided tiers will be based on the competency level of the candidate:
Tier 1: $117,420 — Meets minimum qualification/experience requirements. Beyond onboarding, will need additional guidance and training to perform key responsibilities of the role.
Tier 2: $130,810 — Experienced and fully-competent. Beyond onboarding, can independently perform key responsibilities of the role.
Tier 3: $143,170 — Highly-experienced and can perform all responsibilities of the role at a higher level than expected once onboarding is completed.
To honor our company-wide equitable pay system, the posted salary is non-negotiable.
The job posting for this role is scheduled to close at 5:00pm PST on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024.
The desired start date for this role is mid-March 2024.
This is a US-based remote position (open to applicants in select states listed below) and some travel will be required.
Note: to ensure we remain compliant with all state, county, and local employment and tax regulations, applicants must currently reside in one of the following states to be considered for employment with Coforma. This list will be updated periodically as our PeopleOps team works to open up hiring in additional states.

Job Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day project details, overseeing all aspects including: scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality, and resources
  • Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance by providing purpose, direction, and motivation, enabling holistic success for everyone involved
  • Lead project teams and drive results related to contractual objectives
  • Resolve conflict between stakeholders, partners, and the team
  • Be a bridge between upper management, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams tasked with the execution of the project
  • Implement and manage on-boarding activities
  • Proactively build relationships with stakeholders and project partners and serve as the primary point of contact
  • Understand the team’s objectives, systems, and capabilities to make decisions about project priorities and to help resolve issues
  • Coordinate partnered teams on projects to bring alignment, build understanding, and ensure successful outcomes
  • Accurately track and assess project progress, making adjustments as needed
  • Report risks, successes, progress, and failures in a timely, clear, and efficient manner
  • Manage the team’s velocity and continually improve our processes for organizing and completing work
  • Track project costs to meet budget requirements
  • Monitor time tracking for the team, ensuring all members are tracking time regularly and accurately

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional work experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Project Manager, Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, or Product Manager
  • Experience in an agency setting managing small- to large-scale digital design and development projects
  • Experience working with product, design, and engineering teams as a cohesive unit and maintaining open lines of communication in a multi-disciplinary environment
  • Passion for learning, ability to create and adapt systems, and ability to collaborate with creative, technical, and business stakeholders and team members
  • Experience using agile frameworks like Lean, Scrum, Kanban, and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  • Experience working cross-functionally with strategists, product designers, developers, communications, and other disciplines
  • Experience managing milestones, dependencies, communications, and stakeholder expectations
  • Strong organizational skills and keen attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate clearly in writing and orally (whether verbally or through assistive technologies/aids) to increase transparency
  • Strong competency in situational awareness, situational leadership, and conflict mitigation and resolution
  • Ability to nurture relationships to help drive prioritization across multiple projects and create ecosystems of success
  • A proactive, empathetic, persistent, positive, and growth mindset
  • Full-time resident of the contiguous United States (must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship)
  • Applicants selected for this position may be subject to a government security clearance and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information related to the nature of some of our client’s work

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) or SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM) certification
  • 2+ years of experience working on a remote team or remote freelancing
  • Prior professional services, government, federal, or private consulting experience
  • Experience writing or editing requirements for government proposals

Other

  • Internet — will prioritize and maintain access to strong, reliable internet for the remote nature of our work, except when on vacation or holiday
  • Security — will keep the highest security practices to ensure privacy and security of Coforma and client information given the nature of our work, even when on vacation
  • Travel Flexibility — on request and with advance notice, will attend in-person events such as meetings, workshops, and trainings as assigned for projects that require it
  • Brand Representation — will represent Coforma professionally and sincerely, modeling the company values in all interactions

We Don’t Care About

  • Whether or not you have a degree of any kind
  • Whether your educational major, if you had one, is related to this role
  • Whether or not you have GitHub contributions
  • Whether or not you have worked at a well-recognized company
  • Whether you’re sure that you check every single box perfectly

We Do Care About

  • Your passions, professional or otherwise
  • Your well-informed opinions about design, technology, teams, and process
  • You

Employee Benefits

$117,420 – $143,170 a year
The salary range for this position is $117,420 to $143,170 per year, in line with our company-wide equitable pay scale.
Placement within the provided tiers will be based on the competency level of the candidate:
Tier 1: $117,420 — Meets minimum qualification/experience requirements. Beyond onboarding, will need additional guidance and training to perform key responsibilities of the role.
Tier 2: $130,810 — Experienced and fully-competent. Beyond onboarding, can independently perform key responsibilities of the role.
Tier 3: $143,170 — Highly-experienced and can perform all responsibilities of the role at a higher level than expected once onboarding is completed.
We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Due to the nature of our work with the federal government, this role is required to work from the contiguous United States.

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