Technical Project Manager

We’re looking to hire a part-time, remote Technical Project Manager to join our development team. For this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of creators and grow and learn with exceptional world-class engineers. In addition to choosing your work hours, you will be paid to learn new skills and lead and manage projects from the ground up.

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level

Responsibilities
Managing a team of engineers to ensure that technical projects are completed within the deadlines
Creating and optimizing internal management processes
Setting up sprints/epics, deadlines, and Gantt charts
Communicating and collaborating with executives, clients, and team members to troubleshoot problems and keep projects on task
Define project responsibilities among team members
Schedule and lead regular team meetings to discuss project status and determine progress or address any challenges the team might have
Documentation and follow-up of important decisions made during meetings with clients/stakeholders

Requirements
Has at least 2 years of a solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
Ability to review APIs
Background in App Store submission and SDK Development
Previous experience in a project development or management role
Experience in the management of full-cycle of software projects
Strong sense of accountability and leadership regarding decision-making and working closely with developers, designers, and clients
Ability to foresee challenges and seek to head off obstacles proactively
Exposure to the startup work environment and agile/scrum development process
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
A knack for benchmarking and optimization
Excellent English communication skills (B2 to C2 level)

The successful candidate must be:
Passionate. You care about growing with others and bringing them together around what’s possible.
Communicative. You can communicate complex ideas clearly regardless of your audience.
Human-Centered. You get excited from the journey of building and shipping products, and you have a desire and ability to connect with customers to fully understand their needs. You're defining clear and actionable problem statements to help teams deliver results while displaying a comprehensive understanding of iterative software delivery, capable of thin-slice MVP grooming.
Intellectually Curious. You ask why, you explore, you’re not afraid to blurt out your crazy ideas or follow an email thread for weeks to find someone with an answer. You're comfortable with ambiguity, you're hungry to learn, and you constantly seek new challenges.
Do-er. You’re motivated by action. You can work around roadblocks and bottlenecks, and stay focused on your goals. You’re well organized, able to multitask and prioritize workload.
Learner. You're hungry to learn new things or new technologies. You're humble and at the same time, not afraid to ask for help when needed.
Team Player. You enjoy working with diverse people and driving the team toward a common goal.
Transformational Leader. Developing and communicating the product’s vision to internal and external stakeholders with accurate details and transparency on risks and issues. You're contributing to team culture and leading activities to attract and retain top talent and mentoring and developing junior teammates.
Technology Driven. Leveraging technology and understanding end-state architecture vision to drive comprehensive decisions, sharing business strategy and roadmap while also leading and facilitating agile ceremonies.
Business-Focused. Owning and prioritizing the near-term product roadmap to deliver on business outcomes, quickly identifying points of leverage in complex problems or systems, and utilizing data effectively to define success metrics and measurable outcomes. You're making a balanced judgment in decisions about the risks while innovating on ways to iterate faster in a well-managed way for the team.

About Us
Outliant is a fully-remote, US-based, digital product development and startup consulting company, with a team of culturally diverse creators whose exceptional skills and talents help conceive seamless digital products. Our teams exhibit work-play energy that supports individual growth, as well as encourages the freedom of creativity and “thinking outside the box.”

Why You Should Work with Us:
As a member of our team, you’ll enjoy:
Flexible hours, work whenever you choose
Work from home
Financial support for online courses
Mental health and well-being programs
Fun and casual work environment
Employee engagement activities and virtual gatherings
We are a very diverse bunch!