Project Manager (Agile/Scrum Master) (Direct Hire)

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• JOB TYPE: Employee, Direct Hire Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)
• LOCATION: Remote-United States and Canada only (TimeZone: PST/CIST | Full day overlap)
• HOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $95k – $135k /yr
• EXPERIENCE: 5-10 years
• BRAINTRUST JOB ID: 7932
• ESTIMATED DURATION: 40h/week - Long term

THE OPPORTUNITY
Requirements
US/Canada-only | PT time zone required
Final Compensation Based On Credentials, Qualifications, And Experience
What you’ll be working on
About The Job
Versus Game is a prediction game where you get paid for being right. We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to help build cross-platform web applications and keep our product and client deliveries on track - from planning to delivery. You will be working with an experienced global cross-functional team to build and launch awesome user experiences for the players as well as the creators hosting the games. We are looking for a highly skilled individual with experience in managing the delivery of complex software - with internal teams and with partners. Expertise and experience in software application development, AI/ML and data integration are required. Startup experience is a big plus.
Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, establish trust with a variety of stakeholders across multiple time zones, find and implement process efficiency, remove blockers, and find creative ways to accelerate project delivery.
• Coordinate release schedules
• Develop integrated plans that include program deliverables, strategic alignment, milestones, risks, assumptions, constraints.
• Facilitate product stand-ups (grooming, planning, retrospectives, etc.)
• Collaborate with the product team to ensure the roadmap, epics, user stories are clearly defined, and backlog priorities are maintained to enable a smooth agile development process and minimize blockers.
• Performs core project management duties, following established agile processes and stakeholder checkpoints.
• Track execution to ensure that key milestones are met and that projects are delivered effectively to achieve the overall goals.
• Track, manage, and report on program health to internal leaders, including escalating known dependencies, risk, or issues to be unblocked.
• Partner with product, engineering, and business teams to facilitate the delivery process; comfortable partnering with remote product delivery teams.
• Own the JIRA boards as an Admin.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6-8 years software delivery management experience; startup and leading tech experience a big plus.
• Data-driven, analytically oriented, with a commitment to process improvement
• Experience leading engagements with substantial exposure and involvement with data science, cloud infrastructure, solution architecture, application development, mobile app development, and data engineering
• Effectively work across partner and internal teams to problem solve, define scope, write technical specifications, quantify and track success metrics, and manage against a plan.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate between the business and technical domains of a software implementation project, providing leadership in both.
• Credible customer/partner presence, capable of stepping into a trusted advisor role
• Ability to successfully communicate and work with senior executive stakeholders.
• Leadership experience, the ability to enforce good project governance and promote delivery excellence.
• Excellent presentation, written communication with keen attention to detail, and interpersonal skills.

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C2C Candidates: This role is not available to C2C candidates working with an agency. If you are a professional contractor who has created an LLC/corp around their consulting practice, this is well aligned with Braintrust and we’d welcome your application.
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