Senior Project Manager

Valtech

8h • $89,000 - $132,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.
The opportunity
At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries.
We are proud of:
The work we do and the innovation we drive
Our values of share, care and dare
A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy
Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration
The role
The ideal Sr. Project Manager is innovative, working as a servant leader of their team, leading the team through refinement, planning and delivery of scope. Focused on facilitating the successful delivery of CMS Platform experiences that serve the needs of authors and end users. Working closely with client stakeholders, business users, and cross-functional delivery teams over the lifecycle of a project to gather and document solution requirements and to drive solution design in partnership with product ownership, UX design, and technical leadership. This role manages in partnership with client product ownership.
You will thrive in this role if you are:
A disciplined organizer who thrives on keeping projects on track
Skilled at managing scope, budget, and timelines in fixed-fee engagements
Comfortable leading distributed teams across multiple time zones and locations
Experienced in coordinating resources and aligning stakeholders to project goals
Adept at building trust with clients through transparency, consistency, and delivery excellence

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a delivery lead role within a software development Agile environment, product experience is a plus
• 5+ years of experience with a Content Management System; Optimizely, Contentful, etc.
• Experience leading global Agile team of 8+ developers and designers to develop the client’s prioritized features with product owner responsibility of feature sign-off and approval
• Demonstrated success in iterative release of software systems
• Demonstrated experience implemeting AI on delivery software solutions
• Experience managing project budgets of $5 million+
• Deep understanding of empirical data needed for stakeholder reporting and team measurement.
• Proven ability to manage budget, forecast, margin and utilization of project team in a Fixed Fee or Time & Material setting
• Experience working with Rally/Jira or a similar project management software

Nice To Haves

• Optimizely Opal Certification or project experience in Content management / commerce systems
• Knowledge of traditional SDLC
• Prior experience in the Financial Services industry
• Proven ability to bring transparency to the business team about development; growing trust while demonstrating your commitment to deliverables to the business team.
• Experience with identifying delivery issues and risks, and a sense of urgency for removing blocks and driving continuous improvement
• PMP & CSM or other Agile certifications

Responsibilities

• Manage CMS Platform projects from UXR through Design and Build
• Serve as an expert in the functional use of the client’s chosen CMS platform
• Understand CMS Platform and lead with platform knowledge driving UI / UX best commerce experience.
• Driving system demonstrations and training to client business users.
• Facilitating all necessary team meetings (sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews/retrospectives, etc.)
• Facilitating Agile release planning and helping the PO manage the release backlog.
• Coaching the team in Agile relative estimation techniques, cross-functionality and self-organization
• Identifying, managing, and mitigating project issues and risks
• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to defining and prioritizing the product backlog
• Ensuring transparency into the team’s work through the Sprint Backlog, Burndown Chart and other Agile metrics
• Leading by example - knowing when, and how, to push for more results
• Proactively identifying and removing impediments that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver Sprint commitments
• Being the coach and all around advocate for Agile delivery methodology amongst project team and client stakeholders
• Influencing software development lifecycles (plan, design, development, testing, and deployment) and work with both the business and technology teams
• Facilitating necessary team meetings including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews & Retrospectives, along with ensuring effective backlog refinement
• Conducting business analysis and translating business requirements to customer experience and development needs
• Building roadmaps and advising clients on future strategies and execution
• Providing recommendations catered to client industries and their customers

Benefits

• Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent)
• Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs
• Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training and industry experts
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, plus employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed