Position: Product Owner/Project Manager
Company: TurnKey Labs
Category: Project Manager
Experience required: 5y
English level: fluent

About the product

Agora Data, Inc. a provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry has developed groundbreaking and market disrupting exchange software for the auto finance industry. Agora is a cloud-based marketplace that enables buyers and sellers of auto loans to transact in a direct manner without the need for brokers or intermediaries.

We use ML to analyze billions of dollars of past receivables, and thousands of iterations are run on each loan daily. Learning from the past allows us to project loan values and future performance of an entire portfolio with extreme accuracy!

With the insight this technology can provide, organizations will have the ability to drastically improve efficiency, lower costs, and gain an advantage over competitors.

About the role

Are you a passionate Product Manager looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to advance your career in a great working environment?

If you have an eye for simple, intuitive and elegant design, if you love the journey of discovery through iteration and have relentlessly high standards for delivering innovative and groundbreaking products, we have the perfect job for you!

About functions

- Project Planning and Management: Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects.
- Team Management: Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members.
- Product Owner Support: Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance.
- Process Management and Improvement: Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management.
- Team Building: Promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team.

About you

-Solid understanding of software development life cycle
-Expert knowledge of Agile project management principles
-Outstanding organizational and time management skills
-Proven track record of successfully implementing software or web development project using Agile in large, complex projects in high-tech development environment with multiple teams
-Experience with Agile Project Management tools such as Jira/Piv0tal or equivalent
-Jump into a fast paced environment and take ownership
-Passion for solving complex problems at scale with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the “big picture” view

Preferred

-PMP certification
-Experience performing product-driven quantitative and qualitative analysis
-You bring passion and playfulness to your work and those around you.
-Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Management, Marketing Management, or Business

What You Get

Unlimited PTO for any reason, including sick days (no specified limits), flexible work schedule;
Personal laptop (MacBook Pro);
Trainings, certifications, conferences;
Private health & dental insurance;
English lessons
Business trips to assigned client headquarters in the US
Remote/coworking work;
Accounting and legal support required to file taxes.

Agora is a fast-paced workplace with the ability to revolutionize an antiquated industry. The path is laid, the contracts are signed, and it’s up to us to execute. Come be part of an exciting remote environment that promotes new ideas and takes ownership in all that we do.