Project Manager

Kobie Marketing•St. Petersburg, FL

7d•Remote

About The Position

As a Project Manager within Kobie’s Project Management Office (PMO), you will lead and oversee internal and potentially client-facing projects from inception to completion. You will ensure successful delivery within scope, schedule, and budget while meeting stakeholder expectations. The role requires leadership, communication, and technical skills; the ability to navigate complex stakeholder relationships and guide cross-functional teams; and an understanding of both a project’s technical scope and its business drivers. Kobie is a remote-first organization headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, and this role may require periodic travel for business objectives, team collaboration, customer engagements, training, and company events. The position participates in PMO governance, including keeping Workfront current with user, project template, and resource management information and assessing requirements for new reports and creating them in Workfront.

Requirements

At least 5 years of project management experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Experience managing projects at a software development company.
Expertise in project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Scrum, and Kanban.
Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
Experience managing project lifecycles using tools such as Jira, Workfront, and Microsoft Project.
Ability to prioritize and reprioritize tasks across multiple concurrent efforts.
Attention to detail, including capturing tasks that might otherwise be overlooked.
Willingness to learn from mistakes and avoid repeating them.
Honest, enthusiastic, and positive approach.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification.

Responsibilities

Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets with stakeholders, aligning them with client objectives and business requirements.
Drive project execution by managing resources, tasks, and deliverables to meet milestones and deadlines.
Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation strategies.
Serve as a primary stakeholder contact, build and maintain relationships, and understand stakeholder needs, expectations, and concerns.
Provide internal and external stakeholders with regular updates on project status, risks, and issues.
Manage stakeholder expectations and negotiate scope changes as needed.
Lead cross-functional teams by providing direction, guidance, and support throughout the project lifecycle.
Promote communication, teamwork, and accountability in project teams.
Ensure project deliverables meet or exceed client expectations and industry standards.
Assess project risks and issues and develop risk mitigation and contingency plans.
Conduct project reviews and audits to monitor compliance with project management processes and best practices.
Identify opportunities to improve project management processes and efficiency.
Lead lessons-learned sessions and capture insights and best practices for future projects.
Contribute to the development and refinement of project management methodologies, tools, and templates.
Participate in PMO governance activities, including keeping Workfront user, project template, and resource management information current.
Assess requirements for new reports and create them in Workfront.