The act of hiring is not simply to up the headcount or to fill a seat quickly. When we hire at Bounteous, it’s to add to our interpersonal dynamics and choose the right person to impact, collaborate, commit, inspire, and grow alongside our tenured teams. Our success starts with hiring the right people, in the right roles, at the right time to strategize, analyze, design, engineer, and market for some of the world’s biggest brands.
Currently, Bounteous is searching for a Mexico-Based Senior Project Manager to add to our fast-growing team, where you’ll be responsible for prioritizing, guiding, and directing practice area teams throughout the life cycle of various small to large-sized projects.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Independently lead and motivate diverse teams on various types of projects in a fast-paced environment
- Manage project scope, timeline, budget, issues, risks, dependencies, and deliverable outcomes
- Lead on-time, on-budget delivery of digital projects, following internal processes, resulting in a high degree of client and internal team member satisfaction
- Function as a Scrum Master to lead effective Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint reviews, grooming, and planning
- Perform Content Management and Commerce Platform Administration tasks as necessary to support project teams
- Report project status on a weekly basis, providing transparency to the client and Bounteous stakeholders regarding budget, schedule, scope, risks, issues, and dependencies
- Act as a key client contact and ensure their expectations are met and results are delivered
- Leverage current project management systems, including OpenAir and Jira, to make data-driven decisions and provide reporting as needed
- Manage and maintain resource forecasts for all project team members in OpenAir on a weekly basis
- Work with the clients and product owners to ensure the realization of business goals in working solutions
- Partner with Client Service Executives and Business Development to scope, size, and solution new opportunities
- Report to Program Director and work with them to enhance process and efficiency across the Program Delivery competency
- Coach and mentor other team members
- Build strong relationships with client and internal team members to deliver success
- Contribute to the internal development of Agile and project management processes, deliverables, and standards
- Continue expansion and development of new skills, techniques, and tools through continuous learning.
Qualifications:
- BS/BA in a relevant program, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of project management experience of progressively increasing responsibility with at least 1-2 years of Agile experience
- 5+ years of experience working as a consultant or in an agency as a project manager
- Fluency in English and Spanish required
- Exposure to a wide variety of management techniques including Scrum, Agile, and/or Waterfall
- Worked with multiple teams simultaneously, consisting of 4 to 8 people
- Managed distributed or remote team members
- Experience delivering large digital-related projects ($1MM+, 9+ months)
- In-depth understanding of the digital development process and technologies
- Proven organizational skills and focused attention to detail
- Experience in both Confluence / JIRA or equivalent tools for software development
- Experience working in Digital Commerce is highly desirable