Project Manager

Codazen • Irvine, CA

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

Codazen is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Irvine, CA. This role involves leading project management of multiple projects in a cross-functional environment. Key responsibilities include product planning, writing user stories, leading story sizing, sprint planning, product backlog management and grooming, facilitating retrospectives, resource management, and change management. The Project Manager will leverage knowledge of current web/software technologies and business applications, gather requirements, manage releases and versions, oversee testing and deployment, and drive project execution. They will perform quality reviews, escalate issues, track project milestones, adjust plans and resources as needed, and prepare status reports. This role also requires coordinating communication with all areas impacting scope, budget, risk, and resources, managing change requests, and driving project scheduling, resource allocation, forecasting, time entry, and project controls using standard project management tools. Maintaining a high level of trust and confidence, and embracing Codazen’s vision of innovation and teamwork are also essential.

Requirements

• Position requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Three years of project or product management experience for business application development projects.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Familiarity with web technologies or languages (HTML, CSS, or SQL).
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management of multiple projects in a cross-functional environment.
• Product planning, writing user stories, and leading story sizing (e.g., planning poker).
• Sprint planning, product backlog management, and grooming.
• Facilitating retrospectives, resource management practices, and change management techniques.
• Leverage your knowledge of current web/software technologies and business applications for competitive advantages.
• Requirements gathering, release and version control, contemporary testing, and deployment management.
• Drive the execution of project plans and teamwork assignments.
• Perform quality reviews and escalate functional, quality, and timeline issues appropriately, ensuring issue resolution.
• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of the project.
• Prepare relevant status reports.
• Coordinate communication with all areas that impact the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort being managed.
• Coordinate change requests from original specifications and ensure proper change communication and impact analysis.
• Drive project scheduling, resource allocation, forecasting, time entry, and project controls through standard project management tools to ensure proper budget allocation and capitalization.
• Maintain a high level of trust and confidence.
• Embrace and help grow Codazen’s vision of innovation and teamwork.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid schedule with on-site electric vehicle charging
• On-site catered meals
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Health, dental, vision
• 401k (with company contribution)
• Income protection plans (life, accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability)
• Free meals, drinks and snacks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees