Project Manager coordinating distributed software teams and language technology field trials for SIL, a global nonprofit.
Aligning product roadmaps, Agile processes, budgets, user research, and stakeholder reporting across language programs.
Responsibilities
Coordinate the work of distributed software development teams and field trial users throughout the product lifecycle
Manage project schedules, communications, dependencies, financial management, and progress communication to external funders and co-development partners
Collaborate with the Development team, Language Technology leadership, partners, supporting organizations, user communities, and field-trial leaders
Align technology roadmaps and sprint priorities with language program roadmaps
Develop processes for collecting, synthesizing, and presenting team progress and process data
Champion team processes and development velocity in alignment with product strategy
Organize and manage user research deliverables and resulting insights
Coordinate product long-term vision and strategy with language program strategies
Align product development priorities and processes with language program roadmaps
Support yearly budget and funding proposals, budget development, and partnership reporting
Provide quarterly reports and requested metrics to Language Technology Leadership
Research, champion, and deploy process management systems and applications
Oversee integration of Agile software development methodologies with language program methodologies
Lead regular project status, planning, and partnership meetings
Support reporting of project hardware, software budget, and immediate needs
Travel to meet the larger development team and attend the Language Technology Conference
Requirements
Experience managing projects for software engineering teams
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle
Experience leading development teams in a project management role
3 to 5 years’ experience in project management for software development teams preferred
Demonstrated understanding of software development processes and methodologies
Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve complex team interactions and interdependencies affecting product development or priorities
Appreciation for quality user interface design
Good interpersonal communication skills
Good organizational skills
Ability to quickly analyze and learn a large existing product offering
Ability to make timely decisions
Ability to generate and analyze multiple solutions to a problem
Ability to quickly learn technical concepts
Ability to work with a team and independently, and multitask effectively
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent work experience preferred
PMP certification is a strong plus
Must be able to legally work within the U.S.
Must complete the initial IT Software Department training program and relevant portions of IT Orientation
Ability to travel to meet the larger development team at least once per year
Ability to travel biannually to the Language Technology Conference
Benefits
Full-time or volunteer professional opportunity
Paid - Regular position
Opportunity to make a difference through SIL’s global faith-based nonprofit mission
Travel to meet the larger development team at least once per year
Travel biannually to the Language Technology Conference
Participation in professional conferences and meetings
Initial IT Software Department training program and relevant portions of IT Orientation
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