Agile Project Manager (Remote) at Deimos

Deimos is a Cloud-native Developer and Security Operations technology services company.  We help companies of all sizes adopt the Cloud for improved service delivery to their clients. We’re a fully remote African-based team of engineers who are passionate about implementing engineering best practices. We leverage the latest technologies while building globally competitive solutions for our clients.

With Deimos being one of the two moons of Mars, we refer to ourselves as “Martians” who are on a mission to Mars, together. Our teams value the ability to learn and adapt to technology changes while appreciating solid foundational design and the craft of software engineering. As such our engineers enjoy working with various clients who have different problems to solve. If this sounds like you then you would be an ideal fit for our environment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Agile Project Manager

Location: Nigeria (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Professional Services

Job Description

• As a Project Manager, you will be the golden thread on multiple projects that ensures alignment between both client requirements and internal delivery, from inception to completion of a project.
• You will work closely with the Technical Leads within the Software Engineering or SRE team, and report to the Head of Delivery.

Responsibilities
What you will be doing:

• Lead multiple small to large scale technical projects, alongside the Technical Lead, from proposal to discovery and delivery.
• Plan, manage, and drive project delivery, ensuring projects remain within scope, timeline and budget. 
• Ensure projects are properly resourced, communicating resource requirements promptly.
• Schedule and facilitate all project meetings and Scrum ceremonies. 
• Participate in scoping sessions, and prioritize delivery with clients.
• Work closely with the Technical Lead to create and maintain the product backlog, ensuring milestones are planned and features broken down into individual user stories. 
• Facilitate and gather effort estimates from the team to produce cost estimates and timelines.
• Effectively manage communication between the Client and Deimos to resolve any dependencies and impediments.
• Identify and manage risks and ensure any concerns are escalated to appropriate channels.
• Establish, gather, analyze, and report on key KPIs to measure the overall success of the project delivery, as well as the team’s velocity and effectiveness

Requirements
What you must have:

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in Project Management, ideally with a good understanding of SDLC and DevOps workflow. 
• Strong understanding and some experience in Kanban, Scrum, and Agile delivery. 
• Proven ability to take ownership of managing several projects concurrently
• Exceptional organizational, time-management, and multi-tasking skills.
• Highly proficient in reporting with proven risk identification and resolution abilities.
• Confidence to build, grow and manage client relationships.
• Experience in remote working (managing remote teams and clients, working asynchronously).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.