Middle Project Manager

Key responsibilities:

• Developing and Implementing Project Management Strategies: Defining methodologies, tools, and standards to ensure efficient project execution.
• Creating Detailed Project Plans: Developing plans that include tasks, timelines, milestones, dependencies, functional specifications, and technical requirements, followed by monitoring their execution.
• Risk Identification and Management: Conducting risk analysis, developing mitigation strategies, and response plans to ensure project success.
• Coordinating Cross-Functional Teams: Facilitating collaboration among legal, technical, and business teams, ensuring their efforts and goals are aligned.
• Effective Stakeholder Management: Identifying key stakeholders, regularly informing them of progress, managing expectations, and resolving conflicts.
• Ensuring Transparency and Accountability: Providing regular project status reports, analyzing performance metrics (e.g., velocity, productivity, sprint success rates), and offering insights for decision-making.
• Conducting Meetings and Agile Ceremonies: Organizing and leading kick-off meetings, demos, retrospectives, and strategic discussions with teams and stakeholders.
• Change Management and Plan Adaptation: Anticipating and responding to changes in the project, making adjustments to plans and strategies according to new requirements or conditions.
• Team Development and Mentorship: Supporting the professional growth of team members, teaching best practices in project management, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Required Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience as a Middle Project Manager in the IT industry, preferably across multiple organizations.
• Proven expertise in managing the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to delivery.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with a strong focus on empathy and conflict resolution.
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities, navigate uncertainty effectively, and maintain focus on delivering results.
• Proficiency in Jira (and plugins such as EazyBI, Plans, Big Picture) and Confluence.
• Strong understanding of major principles and methodologies of project and delivery management (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
• English and Russian proficiency at an upper-intermediate (B2+) level or higher.

Nice to have:

• Experience working in the Gambling/Betting industry
• Previous work experience in product-focused companies
• Knowledge of the technologies used by software development teams
• Professional certifications in project management or Agile methodologies

Our Benefits:

• Full-time remote work opportunities and flexible working hours
• Private insurance
• Additional 1 Day Off per calendar year
• Sports program compensation
• Comprehensive Mental Health Programme
• Free online English lessons with a native speaker
• Generous referral program
• Training, internal workshops, and participation in international professional conferences and corporate events.