Position: Project Initiation Specialist
Company: AgileEngine
Experience required: 2y
Category: Project Manager
English level: upper
Published: 2022-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

Your goal will be to ensure that all projects are initiated with a clear understanding of what is to be achieved, a structured approach and a defined development plan.

In addition, you will also work closely with our Sales and Client Engagement teams through the early stages of new partnerships. This includes providing PM support in meetings, helping create project estimates and proposals, and explaining our way of working to clients as required.

**With us, you can**

● Grow as a Project Manager and learn from the best
● Work in a dream team of A-players, 65% of whom are seniors
● Create solutions for Fortune 500 companies and the hottest startups
● Know that your opinion matters
● Enjoy flexibility by operating remotely or onsite
● Shape your professional journey through a personalized growth roadmap tailored to your interests and goals
● Get premium compensation for the right skills
● Embrace agility, forget about micromanagement and old-school hierarchies

**You will work with**

● Start new projects and establish efficient PM processes for new teams
● Support sales and pre-sales processes
● Drive Inception & Discovery phases for new engagements
● Manage Pilot Projects
● Help with improving the PM processes for existing projects
● Take responsibility and tailor the best solution in terms of budget/scope/time
● Manage people and build strong, trustful relations with clients/stakeholders

**Our team is looking for someone who has**

● A strong analytical mindset
● Understanding of software development life cycle and PM practices
● Experience with planning, work tracking, requirements elicitation and other PM activities
● Experience initiating projects
● Ability to fluently communicate in English in a business setting
● Diagramming skills (User story maps, roadmap, business processes, timelines, risk matrix, others)
● Understanding of software development life cycle and PM practices
● Experience with planning, work tracking, requirements elicitation and other PM activities
● Hands-on PM experience
● Go-getter and result-oriented attitude
● Full-scale project management (from strategy development to reporting)
● The desire and motivation to follow new technologies, trends, and best practices
● Advanced/Upper-Intermediate English

**Will be a plus**

● Previous experience as a Business/Product Analyst and/or Account Manager
● Experience with project initiation processes (Discoveries, Inceptions, others)
● Knowledge of product development strategies and the startups ecosystem
● Basic project finance management knowledge