As First Factory's Project Manager, you'll be responsible for handling our company's ongoing projects. You will be working closely with your team members to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track.
You will need to possess fluent English proficiency, both spoken and written, to effectively communicate and provide quality support to internal and external clients.
**Main Responsibilities**:
- Reviews project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of projects.
- Confers with project staff to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority within defined Project Delivery Methodology based on Agile development practices
- Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure the project progresses on schedule and within the prescribed budget
- Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and will modify schedules or plans as required
- Prepares project reports for management, clients, and others
- Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and resolve problems
- May manage project supervisors or leads assigned to specific larger projects in the organization
- Experience writing agile user stories as a Project Manager, with a focus on budgeting, planning, and reporting.
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Experience supporting multiple development teams and projects
- Jira administrative skills: configuration, notifications, project settings, and reporting
- Strong client service experience
- Ability to juggle, prioritize, and delegate multiple tasks
- Relevant experience managing IT projects with a tracking record of successful completion
- Familiarity with agile project management methodologies
**Nice to have:
- Certifications in project management methodologies (PMP, Agile, etc.)
- Experience using MS Office suite, project tracking tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps
- Experience working in an Agile Project Management Environment (Scrum) environment.
**Some of our benefits**:
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Work From Home**
We believe in hybrid work. While the office is open five days per week, most employees enjoy working predominantly from home.
- ** Medical & Dental Insurance**
First Factory is proud to offer free private medical and dental insurance for our Costa Rican team members.
- ** Time Off**
Enjoy your time away from work. Our vacation policy grants extra PTO after 2 years of employment. Our team never misses a national holiday and has their birthday off.
Special events are important for you; take time off to attend your graduation, weddings, and more.
- ** Continuous Learning**
We want you in for the long term. We hire individuals passionate about learning and offer many tools for professional development and growth. We provide a $500 educational reimbursement so you can reach your learning and professional goals.
Learn about our culture and more benefits here