Project Manager (Software Development)

Accountabilities

• Lead software development projects across multiple concurrent workstreams, managing scope, budgets, resources, timelines, and delivery objectives.
• Plan and manage critical paths and schedule buffers to ensure successful delivery against fixed and immovable external deadlines, such as product launches and trade shows.
• Maintain client dependency registers with required-by dates, accountable owners, escalation paths, and clear follow-up actions.
• Establish and manage formal risk registers, identifying, tracking, mitigating, and escalating project risks and dependencies as required.
• Manage project change-control processes to assess and communicate the impact of scope, timeline, resource, and budget changes.
• Coordinate third-party vendor dependencies, including contracts, credentials, integration requirements, and delivery timelines.
• Facilitate Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, across software development teams.
• Define and track milestone- and gate-based acceptance criteria to ensure deliverables meet agreed project and client expectations.
• Prepare and deliver clear client-facing project status reports, communicating progress, risks, dependencies, decisions, and required actions.
• Use project management and tracking platforms such as Jira, Asana, or similar tools to maintain project visibility and accountability.
• Translate technical concepts, project constraints, and delivery considerations into clear information for non-technical clients and executive stakeholders.
• Coordinate distributed engineering teams working on large and complex software systems.
• Resolve project conflicts and delivery challenges while maintaining strong relationships with clients and internal teams.
• Take full ownership and accountability for project deliverables, commitments, and outcomes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience managing software development projects.
• Proven experience delivering projects against fixed, immovable external deadlines, with strong critical-path planning and buffer management skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing client dependencies, formal risk registers, change-control processes, and project escalation paths.
• Strong experience managing project scope, budgets, resources, timelines, and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Experience coordinating third-party vendors and managing contracts, credentials, integrations, and external delivery dependencies.
• Hands-on experience leading Agile/Scrum or Kanban teams and applying structured project management practices.
• Experience with milestone- and gate-based acceptance criteria and client-facing project status reporting.
• Proficiency with project management and tracking tools such as Jira, Asana, or similar platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical clients and executives.
• Substantial experience working with large, complex systems and distributed engineering teams.
• Experience in projects involving regulatory or compliance requirements, such as legal approvals or statutory deadlines, is preferred.
• Experience working with nearshore US-LATAM delivery teams is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong problem-solving, conflict-resolution, organizational, and decision-making abilities.
• Exceptional ownership and accountability for deliverables and commitments.
• Client-focused approach with a strong dedication to team and project commitments.
• Solid knowledge of project management best practices and consistent adherence to established processes.
• Positive, proactive, and collaborative mindset with a can-do attitude.
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Ability to maintain working-hour overlap with teams operating during US business hours.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonuses, including performance-based salary increases.
• Generous paid time off policy.
• Flexible working hours.
• Fully remote work.
• Continuing education, professional training, and conference opportunities.
• Company-sponsored coursework, examinations, and professional certifications.
• Exposure to a diverse range of challenging and meaningful client projects.
• Opportunities to work with modern technologies and experienced professionals.
• A collaborative consulting environment where contributions can have a direct impact on client outcomes.
• Opportunities for accelerated career growth and professional development.