Project Manager

Caylent

10h•$100,000 - $125,000•Remote

About The Position

Caylent is a cloud native services company that helps organizations bring the best out of their people and technology using Amazon Web Services (AWS). We provide a full-range of AWS services including workload migrations and modernization, cloud native application development, DevOps, data engineering, security and compliance, and everything in between. At Caylent, our people always come first. We are a global company and operate fully remote with employees in Canada, the United States, and Latin America. We celebrate the culture of each of our team members and foster a community of technological curiosity. Come talk to us to learn more about what it means to be a Caylien! We are seeking a talented Project Manager to join our growing Cloud Project Management team. The right candidate is empathic, customer-obsessed, and organized. Your mission will be to work collaboratively with engineering teams and customer stakeholders to meet project goals and engagement expectations. You have experience in managing large-scale or enterprise Clients as well the ability to act as a Scrum Master on projects to deliver quality solutions to our customers using a consultative approach. As a Senior Project Manager, you will be expected to contribute to best practice sharing and mentoring of new team members.

Requirements

5 years (minimum) of experience in consulting or professional services managing large-scale, complex programs for Enterprise clients
Prior management of technical engagements that consist of 5 or more people and over a $500,000 budget
Experience and knowledge of project management disciplines, methodologies, and tools with the ability to build out client roadmaps
Experience leading projects in an Agile/Waterfall environment using advanced tool sets (e.g. Jira, Monday, SmartSheet, Assembla)
Experience in forecasting and budgeting management to drive accuracy in revenue projections to realization
Ability to identify and manage risks as well as proven ability in successful Escalation management of Enterprise and Strategic or Complex clients
Demonstrated ability to understand client's business needs, encompassing both short-term objectives and long-term goals to drive additional revenue or account growth
Ability to interact with clients at both a business and technical level
Strong communication skills with the ability to present to executives
Ability to contribute processes, templates and standards around project management best practices
Demonstrated ability to provide thought leadership in the areas of infrastructure modernization, application development and/or data engineering disciplines
Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks, manage engagements and ensure they are executed with excellence
Ability to act as a mentor to new team members as part of onboarding or provide coaching to peers as needed.

Nice To Haves

Project Management certification - PMP, CAPM
Agile Certifications - CSM, PSM, CSP
Cloud certification such as AWS Practitioner or Azure Fundamentals

Responsibilities

Manage all assigned projects, including setting goals between clients and delivery teams, planning and executing of projects, conducting regular touch-points and coordinating account-related activities as needed
Act as Scrum Master to manage and track sprint progress against the overall project timeline
Schedule and facilitate short Daily Stand-Up meetings with the delivery team to track progress
Facilitate agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Sprint Demos and Sprint Retrospectives
Collaborate with client Product Owners and Caylent Architects to author technical User Stories
Review and approve weekly time submissions and monthly invoices
Work closely with the team to ensure forecasting accuracy and budget management against deliverables
Report on project scope and budget against Statements of Work (SOWs) weekly
Proactively identify and resolve project issues and roadblocks
Champion project experience through excellent communication and relationship building amongst our customer stakeholders and Caylent’s delivery, sales and leadership teams
Seek and identify additional growth opportunities during the project lifecycle to help retain and grow the Caylent client portfolio
Mentor new team members through the onboarding process
Assist in identifying best practices or gaps in the process and work to implement changes as needed