Project Manager

**Description**
We invite a project manager to join our team of 90+ professionals who have been working on creating a data ecosystem for financial instruments. Our client is a US-based financial startup. Together, we are developing an innovative business platform for capital market professionals. The goal of the product is to document and distribute financial instruments on a more standardized basis. We use Blockchain to connect notarized data to digital tokens, which represent proof of ownership of assets. What's in it for you:
- Dive into the blockchain technologies, gain expertise in a fintech domain, and learn a domain-driven design concept, as we implement it on our project
- Improve your expertise and learn from experienced team-mates, as 42% of our team-members are Senior level Engineers, 39% are Intermediate SWEs
- We deliver full SDLC, following agile processes by the book (SAFe and Scrum in particular)
**Qualifications and experience**:
- At least 2 years of commercial experience in Project Management in IT
- Commercial experience in managing projects up to 7-10 FTE with a duration of 3+ months
- Strong theoretical background in project management
- Hands-on experience in planning, executing, successful delivery, requirements
- Skill in preventing issues rather than fixing the consequences, ability to maintain a project schedule and minimize team distractions
- Ability to set up custom measurements that may be applicable to projects in order to fine-tune the processes and maintain stability
- Knowledge on how to build trusted relationships with the team: coaching and mentoring, team and conflict management, team motivation and team building
- Self-accountability, experience in communication with customers in software outsourcing
- Upper-intermediate English
**Nice to have**:
- Strong technical background in project management and risk management knowledge
- Reporting/accounting experience
- Experience in managing a remote team
- Ability to ensure that best practices in regard to quality are applied and followed on the project
**Key responsibilities**:
- Manage the software development process on the growing account, working side by side with other project managers
- Prioritize project tasks and their distribution among team members
- Monitor project progress and provide status updates on the project progress to all stakeholders
- Perform change and risk management to minimize project risks
- Manage project resources and their allocation
- Work with the team to motivate, maintain morale, and resolve conflicts
- Measure project and team performance using appropriate tools
- Work with top management to constantly develop and improve project processes
- Review and check team time reports to ensure they are maintained according to company guidelines
- Initiate and approve required project-specific training for project team members
**Our benefits**:
Professional and personal growth: ability to shift your career path, access to English courses, online training programs, webinars, and workshops
Healthcare kit for gym, sports nutrition and similar needs worth 300$ per year
Fun online activities and team-building events
30 paid rest days per year, including paid holidays
Continuous remote HR and payroll support
**Job Types**: Full-time, Contract
Application Question(s):
- 1)How many years of experience as PM do you have?
- 2) What was your average duration of projects?
- 3) What was your team composition?
- 4) Do you have experience in staffing teams from scratch?
- 5) Do you have experience in communications with foreign clients and international teams?
- 6) English level
- 7) What are your salary expectations?

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