Agile Project Manager - (Football-Related Sw Applications)

At 8K Solutions, we are a small but mighty team of diverse individuals who create bleeding-edge technology products for elite sports teams across the United States and Canada. We are looking for an Agile Project Manager who has broad experience managing both Agile and non-Agile processes for hardware and software products. The right candidate will be a servant leader who possesses exceptional communications skills, a high aptitude for technology and business, a highly developed sense of adaptability, and comfort with quickly changing priorities. The ideal Agile Project Manager will be trained and certified in project management.

A Day in the Life...

• Planning project scope and allocating resources such as personnel, tools and processes.
• Anticipating and seeing roadblocks ahead then removing them for the team through proactive communication, planning and scope management.
• Support the Product Owner by managing stakeholder communication and customer expectations for project deliverables. Implement and then manage the system of project governance.
• Define and manage a project management process, then champion ongoing process improvements.
• Promote empowerment and engagement of the team, encourage a sustainable pace for producing high quality products.
• Act as a coach and mentor to junior development and engineering staff.

Education, Experience, and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
• Experience: 3+ years of experience project managing technical teams across hardware and software products is required.
• 5+ years in a directly related technology environment.
• An expert level of understanding of project management methodologies, including Agile, non-Agile like Waterfall, and SAFe is required.
• Certification: PMI-PMP, PMI-ACP, or ASM certifications will receive special consideration.

Knowlege, Skills, Abilities, Requirements and Other Characteristics

• Solid understanding of the product development life cycle as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles with the ability to blend these methodologies together in the right proportions to fit various projects and business needs.
• Ability to communicate highly technical details to stakeholders from across the company with various levels of technical SW development process knowledge.
• Deep understanding and experience administering JIRA Software, JIRA Work Management and Confluence.
• Servant leadership style to coach the team prioritizing growth, well-being and empowerment of the team.
• The above is NOT an inclusive list of responsibilities for this position. Incumbent will follow instructions on other related projects and processes as assigned by their leadership.
• Travel - Up to 10% travel required for this role. Rare travel to customer sites to help with testing, recording testing activities, and reporting results to the product team. Travel to industry conferences and trade shows is typically optional.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $92,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• What is your level of knowledge, interest or understanding of the game of football?

Experience:

• Agile: 3 years (Required)
• Jira: 3 years (Required)
• Confluence: 3 years (Required)
• Project management: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Titusville, FL 32780