Position: Project manager
Company: SimpleTexting
Experience required: 3y
English level: fluent

This position is for bi-lingual candidates, fluent in Russian and English

About the role

We're looking for a mid-level Project Manager to help us define, prioritize, build and ship features for our web application. In this role you'll collaborate closely with the product designer and the tech team to maximize the value end users get with new features. You will be responsible for managing your team daily goals to achieve high performance as well as making sure new feature releases happen according to the schedule

About SimpleTexting

SimpleTexting is the leading web-based platform for SMS marketing and business texting. Our software gives organizations the ability to send marketing campaigns and provide a tool for 1-on-1 communication with the customers. Thousands of organizations in North America rely on SimpleTexting to connect with their audiences. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, nonprofits, healthcare providers, churches, schools, and more.

Simple Texting started back in 2010 and has grown to the current total of 100 amazing people. We've worked as a remote team since the very beginning and love to work together no matter where we are located. That's why excellent knowledge of Russian and English language is important for us

What you'll do:

Define epics/user stories and establish acceptance criteria for functional and non-functional requirements
Collaborate with design, tech and QAs to prioritize features for development, remove impediments and deliver valuable features to our customers on time
Work with QAs to determine whether or not acceptance criteria have been satisfied
Work closely with cross-functional teams to gain an understanding of customers and their pain points, suggest improvements to the platform and new features, and translate them into technical specs

Who you are:

Bi-lingual: fluent in English and Russian languages
3+ years working as a project manager
Successfully delivered 2+ projects or features on time and within a budget
Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, strong attention to detail, excellent organization skills, and ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities
Self-motivated, you can deal with ambiguity and competing objectives in a fast paced environment
Experience with JIRA, Figma, ProductBoard, Miro and other remote team collaboration tools
Not Required, but a Plus

Experience building mass messaging and/or one-on-one conversation messenger tools
You're familiar with the concept of Agile development and can make a decision if Scrum or Kanban works best for the given project
Certified as Product Owner, Scrum Master or Project Manager

Benefits:

This is a full-time remote position (we’ve been remote for years, long before COVID and we know how to be effective working in different time zones)
Unlimited flexible time-off policy with a 10-day minimum. Take the time that you need to operate at peak performance. We don’t limit vacation, sick or personal days
We will pay for you to get certified CSPO or CSM
Compensation in US dollars