Position: Middle Project Manager
Company: Mind Studios
Category: Project Manager
Experience required: 2y
English level: upper

In this role you will:
— Regular communication with main project stakeholders about its progress.
— Track project development progress with tracking tools.
— Manage project cost estimation process.
— Help the team to stay focused and make sure that they clearly understand the tasks and project goals.
— Identify potential risks and bottlenecks.
— Manage product delivery process.
— Create and maintain the project plan to make sure it correctly reflects the situation.
— Participate in project pre-sale stage and help to build the team with the necessary skillset.

What we offer:
— Building expert teams hungry for knowledge and aiming to create products that stand out — we support and encourage our teams to take up courses, visit conferences, learn and develop as professionals and as people.
— Boing a job that’s high-quality and successful — we prefer projects that are interesting, ambitious, and allow us the time and opportunity to grow.
— Chance to work with our best developers — you’ll have a personal mentor to guide you.
— Coaching and reviews to support your career development, personal development plan with maximized opportunities for skills upgrade.
— Offering our employees the freedom and flexibility to work comfortably on projects that matter to them, so that they could do their best. We stick to trust and loyalty when everything is based on your own task estimates.
— We allocate a highly generous budget for education depending on the employee’s level.
— Office with option for occasional remote work.
— Paid vacations (18 business days) and sick leave.
— Transparency — monthly reports on company’s state of affairs.

What is important to join us:
— 2+ years of experience as a Project manager.
— Solid understanding of SDLC.
— Proven project planning skills and delivering projects on time.
— Have skills in recognizing project risks and bottlenecks and mitigate their impact.
— Great presentation skills and experience in performing demo to clients.
— Good theoretical knowledge of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean). Understanding the pros & cons of applying one or another.
— Practical experience in change requests management.
— Solid understanding of the web and iOS/Android release process.
— Experience in handling requirements change management.
— Upper-intermediate spoken and written English.

It’s great if you additionally have:
— Experience in Business Analysis.
— Strong problem solving and negotiation capabilities.
— Technical background: development / design / QA expertise.

What differs us from others?
We are focused on results, not on processes, although we make sure there is no mess.
You are going to have a solid influence on the product and its future strategy.
We build products for users, not for clients, and sometimes it is OK to say reasoned “No” to the customer.