Senior Project Manager

5 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa SPAN Digital Full time

SPAN Digital is a growing premium software product and consulting company with Headquarters in San Francisco, USA., and Development offices in Cape Town, South Africa, and Guadalajara Mexico. We focus on the entertainment, technology, and real-estate industries. We strategize, design, and develop software solutions for our clients and customers from startups to global brands. We help engineering teams successfully overcome the challenges caused by the accelerating pace of change in software development, allowing them to build better digital solutions. Our Services teams work side-by-side with our client’s engineering teams to develop prototypes, proof-of-concepts, production services, and major product enhancements. Our Product teams distill the knowledge we gain from our custom services work into tools and SaaS products designed to support engineering teams struggling with the accelerating pace of change in software development.

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our expert team focussed on driving the successful execution of custom software development projects.

**Responsibilities**
- As a Senior Project Manager, you will help to drive the successful execution of SPAN custom software development initiatives. You will work collaboratively with software engineers and client stakeholders to coordinate the successful delivery of goal-oriented software projects.

It is required of the Senior Project Manager to work with developers in different organizations; therefore, adapting to different methodologies and technologies is essential.

**Key Responsibilities include**:
- Lead, monitor, and motivate project teams across the company and interact with staff at all levels in the organization, facilitating commitment, productivity, and removing obstacles-
- Contribute to adopting, mentoring, and improving overall Project Management processes and procedures-
- Drive collaboration between internal engineering teams and external customers to achieve milestones and deliverables-
- Execute on several projects concurrently, with remote & distributed project teams, while balancing shifting priorities-
- Mentor individual on delivery management through one-to-one involvement with the ‘People Management’ of team members-
- Build relationships with clients and stakeholders to ensure quality deliverables and client engagement-
- Foster a positive team culture, mentor engineers, and help execute growth plans-
- Define the project and build the comprehensive work plan and manage the budget - plan, execute and close projects-
- Manage Teams — facilitating commitment and productivity, removing obstacles, and motivating team members-
- Manage Expectations — aligning projects to business goals, managing stakeholders, and communicating project status, milestones, and unexpected difficulties effectively-
- Assist the team to perform at their highest level, by removing any impediments to progress and by facilitating meetings**Requirements**:
- Minimum 7 years experience in a Project Management role within a Software Engineering environment-
- Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle (including agile, and/or waterfall or hybrid methodologies and approaches)-
- Knowledge of project management principles, processes and tools (eg JIRA); including budget management, creating supporting documentation, and managing resources needed to execute a project-
- Scrum master certification preferred-
- Qualification in CS, Eng or IS (or equivalent experience)-
- Experience within a Global Distributed Delivery team and therefore the willingness to work evenings-
- Ability to identify and manage project risks and solid change control experience-
- Proven ability to prioritize, follow-through, and multi-task-
- A seasoned problem solver who manages proactively-
- Ability to both work independently and direct a multidisciplinary team-
- Excellent customer service orientation in dealing with external audiences and internal clients-
- Experience and proficiency in handling client contact for all project communications**What we Offer**- Flexible and generous work & leave schedule-
- Hybrid-remote working model (the best of both worlds)-
- Learning organization based on a reverence for expertise & craftsmanship (Meetups, Conferences, TechRadar Sessions, complimentary education, journals, e-Learning)-
- Friday catered lunches, on-site haircuts, pet-friendly workplace, ping pong (home away from home)-
- Headspace meditation app subscription, charitable community initiatives, employee awards, and recognition-
- MacBook Pro and home office allowance**You will love it here if**- You are allergic to hierarchical, bureaucratic, business-card cultures-
- You want to work with very smart people from different backgrounds-
- You are a voracious learner & an eager teacher of others-
- You don't tolerate intra-office posturing or other douchebaggery

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