Project Manager

CLIENT

DataArt’s new client is a non-profit organization that aims to create a trusted ecosystem of people, standards, tooling, and best practices for building green software.

Green software is software that is responsible for emitting fewer greenhouse gases. The company's focus is reduction, not neutralization. They are a non-profit formed under the Linux Foundation with organizations and individuals participating in various projects to further their mission. The Linux Foundation builds sustainable ecosystems around open-source projects to accelerate technology development and industry adoption.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The client has a broad open-source project portfolio and all their projects aimed to create tools, standards, and best practices for building green software. Green software is software that is responsible for emitting fewer greenhouse gases. The company’s focus is reduction, not neutralization.

TEAM

The project team consists of up to 20 people.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking two Project Managers to deal with their project portfolio in two workstreams.

It is not a typical Project Manager role. You would need to deal with the project's portfolio owning both coordination and organization of several workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Creating and updating the corresponding Github issues and boards
• Tracking project metrics appropriately
• Reporting progress weekly to Project Director
• Reporting blockers to Project Director as needed
• Following the client's project management documentation
• Following the client's yearly roadmap and planning
• Attending weekly client team meetings as needed

Requirements

• Professional experience working within the software engineering organization
• Previous experience as a Project Manager
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle
• CI/CD knowledge and experience
• Managing Agile teams or working as a Scrum master
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience leading engineering teams
• History of defining team mission & executing deliverables on time
• Team management skills
• Strong communication skills
• Spoken and written English

Nice to have

• Software development experience would be a benefit
• Experience managing distributed multicultural teams
• Technical background

We offer

• Professional Development:
— Experienced colleagues who are ready to share knowledge;
— The ability to switch projects, technology stacks, try yourself in different roles;
— More than 150 workplaces for advanced training;
— Study and practice of English: courses and communication with colleagues and clients from different countries;
— Support of speakers who make presentations at conferences and meetings of technology communities.
• The ability to focus on your work: a lack of bureaucracy and micromanagement, and convenient corporate services;
• Friendly atmosphere, concern for the comfort of specialists;
• Flexible schedule (there are core mandatory hours), the ability to work remotely upon agreement with colleagues.