Digital Project Manager

Company Description

About Agility

Agility CMS is the next generation of web content management systems. Cloud-based, agile and powerful, Agility CMS powers customer web and mobile sites that deliver content to over 5 million visitors per day.

Job Description

As Agility CMS grows in 2016, you will join a team of driven professionals who are determined to drive Agility CMS forward.

We are looking for a Digital Project Manager to lead our development projects. The Digital Project Manager will work with cross-functional, multi-project permanent resources, as well as contract resources, to ensure solutions are delivered on time and within budget according to defined scope, timeline and cost parameters. The Digital Project Manager is also responsible to ensure that the goals of each project are outlined and revisited throughout the life of the project to successful completion. The Digital Project Manager will plan, schedule and control all project activities toward these objectives - applying technical, theoretical and managerial skills to satisfy project requirements, while building positive trusting relationships with clients and team members.  

We are very excited to find the right person for the Digital Project Manager role! If you have experience working as a Project Manager at a technology company, want to work for an established business with a start-up culture and have a customer-first mindset, please get in touch by expressing your interest here! 

Skills/Attributes:

  • Skill in negotiating win-win solutions between stakeholders and project team
  • Ability to clearly communicate project objectives and business purpose to stakeholders and project team throughout the life of the project
  • Ability to effectively understand the objectives of the project and take those into account when making day to day project decisions
  • Desire to hold team accountable for project deliverables 
  • Ability to objectively present alternative solutions with accompanying consequences and drive a rational decision that meets project objectives
  • Ability to break projects down into deliverables and clearly communicating and managing deliverables with project team and stakeholders
  • Willingness to be held accountable for results and not deflect blame
  • Experience managing virtual teams
  • Avoids showing biases toward any team member or stakeholder
  • Staying calm during turbulent times

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years direct digital project management experience
  • Portfolio of successful web projects
  • Employer and customer references for specific projects
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • In depth understanding of the entire web project life cycle from inception to completion
  • Comfortable managing up to 8 concurrent web implementation projects
  • University degree in Business, Engineering, Science or Communications
  • Desire to manage multiple complex web projects in a fast-paced environment
  • In depth knowledge of Agile and Waterfall Project Management methodologies
  • Basic knowledge of UX principles
  • Basic knowledge of QA principles

Bonus skills/experience:

  • Experience using Microsoft Visual Studio to manage projects
  • Functional knowledge of UX principles
  • Functional knowledge of QA principles
  • Any programming knowledge will be viewed as a plus

Additional Information

Company Perks

  • Fully-stocked kitchen with the healthiest of snacks, and the city's best coffees and teas
  • Paid company lunch outings every first Friday of the month 
  • Monthly team-bonding events and quarterly full-day outings
  • Competitive salary and benefits plan
  • Individually-tailored professional development opportunities
  • Flex hours and casual working environment
  • Comfy open-concept loft office that promotes teamwork and cross-department collaboration
  • Lounge area with a flat screen, Nintendo Wii, games, and a well-used ping-pong table

Please apply today if: you have the required experience, enthusiasm and love coming to work every day at a company that is changing an industry.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Please note we will be doing a reference check if you receive an offer.