Project Manager

Description
 

Modern Tribe is looking for a talented and experienced Project Manager. If you are drawn to order like a moth to a flame, then drop us a line. If you like maintaining lists and seeing team members make progress because you set them up to succeed, then you are perfect for this role. We’re a WordPress agency so hopefully you have run some projects with the platform. If you are skilled in agile, waterfall and whatever-suits-the-project techniques, then we should talk.    

The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the lifecycle of multiple projects from inception to launch and beyond. You should feel comfortable wrangling a chaotic project into an organized one. You should ask lots of questions and feel a need to. We are hoping you will not just project manage, but understand the project, the business goals and engage in the technology enough to be able to anticipate scope, budget and timeline challenges.     

Your primary responsibility is to shepherd the project to success. We pride ourselves on our projects arriving on time, on scope, on budget with a happy team and customer. You will create confidence through organization and oversee communication.     

This is a permanent full-time remote position with a salary of up to $85K annually.   

Responsibilities:     
Manage expectations for everyone on a project including the team, the account managers, and the customer    
Create and define project roles and responsibilities    
Communicate project information, including: status reporting, meeting actions, change requests, risk reports, issue logs, schedule and budget tracking.    
Manage all aspects of project delivery including:    
Project scope definition    
Specifying deliverables    
Specifying project duration    
Cost estimation    
Review and forecast project budget    
Creating project plans    
Managing project change requests    
Run scrums and other status meetings    
Regularly review team hours    
Write SOWs and Change Orders    
Manage collection of assets and information from the customer    
Perform meeting prep, prepare agendas, and handle all follow up    
Produce weekly and monthly summary reports    
Oversee team performance / collaboration and provide feedback, correcting course as needed    
Be responsible for the employee life cycle including; disciplinary actions, performance reviews, goal reaching activities, fostering a positive environment, following company policies, etc.    
    

   
Skills, Competencies, and Qualifications:    
Bachelor’s degree in related field specialized training, or equivalent work experience     
5+ years of project management experience    
Experience with agile and waterfall management styles    
Experience producing large CMS-powered websites
Advanced skills when it comes to online collaboration tools. You feel at home when we talk about Slack, Google Meet/Zoom, Google Docs, Jira or any number of online PM tools
Experience managing projects with large budgets 
Excellent, clear and concise communication skills, both oral and written 
Creativity and flexibility to facilitate leveraging solutions for positive outcomes 
   

Preferred Qualifications:    

Experience with WordPress    
Experience with enterprise-level web development projects
Some strategy, business analysis or product owner experience
    

We Offer:    

Excellent Employer paid Benefits options – Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription    
Traditional and Roth 401k with company matching    
Fun employer-sponsored events    
A collaborative team culture    
Consistent/set work hours    
Challenging non-redundant daily duties    
A voice in how things get done    
Access to ongoing training    
     

Disclaimer:    
This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all job responsibilities, tasks, or duties. Additional duties and tasks may be assigned as part of the job function. Liquid Web Inc. reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in a way that best supports the organizational needs. The job description in no way creates or implies an employment contract. The employment contract remains “at will”.    
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