Technical Project Manager (Level Ii)

What We’re Looking For:

A sharp and driven Technical Project Manager (Level II) who wants to expand their skillset and join a team of dedicated and technology-obsessed individuals. In this role, you will collaborate with our clients to understand their business requirements and lead projects aimed at delivering exceptional business application solutions.

At Cobalt, we specialize in providing agile implementations of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), coupled with our own products built on the D365 platform. As a Technical Project Manager at Cobalt, your primary responsibility will be to work closely with our clients, gaining an in-depth understanding of their business objectives, and delivering software solutions that align with those objectives. Your contributions will encompass project management, business analysis, system customization, and configuration, as well as quality assurance tasks, thereby generating value for and trust with our clients.

To thrive in this position, you should possess strong organizational skills, a drive to solve business challenges through technology, a penchant for collaborating with both internal team members and external clients, and a passion for exploring and mastering new, intricate technologies.

What You Will Do:

• Maintain regular communication with clients during projects to develop trust and cooperation.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform to effectively harness its full potential for the benefit of our clients.
• Collaborate with the other operational teams at Cobalt to develop and support our clients’ products. This includes working closely with Technical Leads to manage a team of skilled software developers and quality assurance testers during project sprints or Kanbans, then joining forces with our experienced technical support agents before go-live to ensure a smooth transition and continued success of the client’s product.
• Act as the project manager for a select portfolio of our clients and manage their implementation projects and service releases through all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Collaborate with Cobalt’s sales team on demos for prospective customers.
• Learn and master Cobalt’s customized approach to agile software development and scrum methodologies in order to efficiently manage the status, timeline, and budget of your projects.
• Promote Cobalt at industry events.
• Execute all project management tasks, including system configuration, gathering requirements, writing functional documentation, executing code rollouts, completing quality assurance, conducting training, and coordinating on data migration.
• Assist with coaching and training junior employees.

What We’re Offering:

The Technical Project Manager position pays a base salary of $85,000 – $95,000, based on experience, and an annual bonus of up to 10% of the base salary.

Cobalt offers all of its employees medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance, a 401K plan with employer matching, paid time off, a training budget, and a relaxed work environment in Crystal City (Arlington), VA. We host multiple events for our employees each year including fun quarterly events, a holiday party, and a company retreat. In addition, we offer multiple avenues for giving back to the community through a variety of volunteering opportunities.

What You Will Need:

• An interest in software development project management and learning new technologies
• Fluency in English (written and oral)
• 1+ years of software configuration and testing experience
• Experience working at a Microsoft partner organization (not required)
• Excellent organizational and task management skills
• Microsoft D365 implementation experience (not required)
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• A 4-year degree from an accredited institution
• 2-3 years of software development project management experience

Where You Will Work:

Cobalt has adopted a hybrid work policy for 2023 in order to continue fostering our company culture of teamwork and collaboration. All employees are required to work a minimum of 25 days per quarter at Cobalt’s office in Crystal City (Arlington), VA.

Who We Are:

Cobalt is an enterprise business software development company that is focused on customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. We provide industry-specific software products as well as custom software development services for our customers. Our software projects can include any or all steps in the software development life cycle from planning all the way through to maintenance. We use an agile scrum methodology that brings together members of all of the different departments at Cobalt to deliver high-quality software for our customers by seeking input and disseminating knowledge to a diverse group of stakeholders.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

Cobalt wants to ensure the health and safety of all its employees, which is why all employees are required to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, including at least one booster shot. All Cobalt employees are required to maintain their vaccination status according to the suggested best practices as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and to provide Cobalt with current proof of this vaccination status. If and when additional vaccine requirements are released by the CDC in 2023, Cobalt will provide updated guidance on when all employees must comply with the new recommendations.