Hybrid Technical Project Manager – Agile

at Zinnia

• Job title: Technical Project Manager – Agile
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $130,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Boulder, United States

About the role

• Agile Project Manager overseeing technology projects for Zinnia, a leader in insurance technology solutions. Ensuring project success through collaboration, planning, and adherence to methodologies and governance.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day partnership with product management team.
• Plan and oversee multiple technology projects, ensuring they are aligned with overall timeline.
• Support dependency management processes.
• Exhibit exceptional organizational skills.
• Facilitate and adhere to PMO governance.
• Lead and manage projects at an executive level.
• Develop project plans, including project scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocation.
• Manage project teams, including cross functional engineers, QA, and other technical staff.
• Communicate with various stakeholders, including management, project sponsors, and clients, to ensure that project goals, timelines, and dependencies are understood and met.
• Participate and/or facilitate various ceremonies such as backlog refinement and planning.
• Leverage Agile experience to increase team throughput, transparency, and collaboration.
• Identify and manage project risks, including developing contingency plans and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Monitor and help resolve issues as they arise.
• Maintain project documentation.
• Provide regular project status reports to stakeholders.
• Ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of stakeholders.
• Work effectively with teams across different departments and geographies, as well as with external partners and clients.
• Continuously improve project management processes and methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or relevant experience.
• 8+ years managing technology projects of increasing complexity.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practices including Waterfall, Agile, and SAFe.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and work independently.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Experience working with agile methodologies, including Scrum as well as mentoring and upskilling teams in agile methodologies.
• Experience working with project management tools, such as Jira and Airtable.
• Experience working with technical teams, including software engineers and quality analysts.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycles and software development methodologies.

Benefits

• health/dental insurance
• parental leave
• 401(k)
• incentive/bonus opportunity
• tuition reimbursement