Project Manager

In this role as Project Manager, you will help to increase Copilot’s trajectory by being a key driver in improving process efficiencies, defining best practices, and playing a lead role in the top-down management of the full project lifecycle--from planning and resourcing to execution and close. You will oversee project management and be the scrum master that “keeps the trains running on time.”

A FEW DESCRIPTORS THAT FIT YOU:

• You strive for clarity in communication, distilling information to only what is relevant to illustrate an idea or a problem.
• You keep an open mind toward solutions and don’t treat your ideas as precious.
• You love to work on complex problems and build solutions that are simple for users.
• You obsess over details but know when to compromise to ship code and deliver value.
• You are detail-oriented and comfortable writing coherent and detailed technical specs.
• Can think on your feet and if you don’t know it, “you’ll figure it out.”

YOUR IMPACT:

• Organize and facilitate project planning, grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Ensure the engineering backlog is comprised of well-defined stories and tasks, with agreed upon and understood acceptance criteria.
• Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition, as well as resource schedules.
• Continuously track progress, document and follow-up on issues, and facilitate communication to keep projects on-track.
• Communicate team metrics (velocity, cycle time, etc.) and release progress to product, team leads, and management.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, roadblocks, dependencies, and other obstacles to release commitments.
• Coordinate dependencies on shared data science, analyst, design, and QA teams.
• Create and maintain process documentation and project management artifacts, along with on-boarding material.
• Plan and track for activities that be capitalized per finance guidelines.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Work with Engineering and Product teams to ensure resourcing aligns with timelines and goals.
• Establish and maintain JIRA workflows and field usage that streamlines all tasks above.
• Work with Product team to make sure JIRA backlog is properly maintained.
• Draft process and workflow documentation as it relates to project management.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years of experience as Scrum Master or Project Manager in an Agile software development environment.
• Strong experience managing JIRA/Confluence, DevOps, or related software.
• Strong written and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Process-oriented with a strong desire for efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Ability to reconcile multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.
• PMP, Agile Scrum Master, or related certification preferred.