Project Manager
As a remote-first organization headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, Kobie values meaningful in-person connection and collaboration that strengthens our teams, supports our clients, and enhances our culture. While travel requirements vary by role, periodic travel may be required to support business objectives, team collaboration, customer engagements, training, and company events. Candidates should be able and willing to travel as needed to fulfill the responsibilities of the role.
About the team and what we’ll build together
How you will make an impact
Project Planning and Execution:
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Lead the development of project plans, timelines, and budgets in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with client objectives and business requirements
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Drive the execution of project activities, managing resources, tasks, and deliverables to meet project milestones and deadlines
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Monitor project progress, identify potential risks and issues, and implement mitigation strategies to keep projects on track
Stakeholder Management:
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Serve as a primary point of contact for stakeholders, establishing and maintaining strong relationships to understand their needs, expectations, and concerns.
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Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, risks, and issues.
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Manage stakeholder expectations and negotiate scope changes as necessary to ensure successful project outcomes.
Team Leadership and Collaboration:
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Lead cross-functional project teams, providing direction, guidance, and support to team members throughout the project lifecycle
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Foster a collaborative team environment, promoting communication, teamwork, and accountability to achieve project goals
Quality Assurance and Risk Management:
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Ensure the quality of project deliverables meets or exceeds client expectations and industry standards
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Proactively identify and assess project risks and issues, developing and implementing risk mitigation and contingency plans as needed
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Conduct regular project reviews and audits to monitor compliance with project management processes and best practices
Continuous Improvement:
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains within the project management function
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Lead lessons learned sessions at the conclusion of projects to capture key insights and best practices for future initiatives
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Contribute to the development and refinement of project management methodologies, tools, and templates
Project Management Office (PMO) Governance
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Participation in PMO governance activities including updates required to keep Workfront current with the latest user, project template, and resource management information
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Ability to assess the requirements for new reports and create them in Workfront
What you need to be succesful
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5+ years of PM experience working in a fast paced and dynamic environment
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Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
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PMP certification preferred but not required
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Experience managing projects at a software development company
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Expertise in project management using various methodologies (ex. Waterfall, Scrum, Kanban)
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Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
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Experience managing the project life cycle with tools like; Jira, Workfront, Microsoft Project
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The ability to prioritize (and reprioritize) tasks across many concurrent efforts
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Attention to detail – ability to capture those tasks that everyone assumes will be completed, that might otherwise slip through the cracks
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Unafraid to make mistakes, learn from them, and avoid making them again
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An honest, enthusiastic, and positive person
Skills
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- Will you require Kobie to sponsor an employment-based immigration case now or at any time in the future in order to work in the United States (for example, an H-1B visa or other work authorization sponsorship)? optional
- Are you willing to submit a drug screen and background check?* optional
- What is your current location (State)? optional
- How did you learn about this specific role at Kobie? (Select the most accurate answer) optional
- How many years of experience do you have? optional
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- Which best describes Kobie as a company?
- As a remote-first company, Kobie believes flexibility and meaningful in-person connection can go hand in hand. While travel requirements vary by role, employees may periodically travel for team collaboration, customer meetings, training, and company events, including visits to our headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. Are you able and willing to travel as needed to support these activities?
- Kobie operates in the following states. Are you currently located in one of these states? Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
- What is your annual salary expectation for a new opportunity? optional
- Are you flexible if the budget is slightly outside of your desired range? optional
- You're managing a software development project with a fixed launch date. Midway through the build, a senior stakeholder asks you to add a significant feature that wasn't in the original scope. What is your best first step? optional
- Two weeks before a scheduled release, QA finds a critical defect. The development lead estimates a fix will take about a week, and the same developers are also committed to another project. What should you do first? optional
- You're managing five concurrent projects when two of them hit unexpected urgent deadlines in the same week, and your team can't cover both. What is the best approach? optional
Written answers (1)
- If you were referred by a Kobie employee, please list their name. Leave blank if not referred. optional