Technical Project Manager
Location: US, IL, Chicago
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Internet
Function: Project Management
Salary range: 65000-110000
Company profile: We believe in a smarter workplace.The gateway to a successful business is an efficient, productive workplace. We Are Mammoth builds web apps that help companies around the world do a better job communicating, organizing, and hiring.Our mission as a workplace feeds our mission as a business.Our mission as a workplace is to be just as productive as the folks who work here everyday building software. Indeed, building an efficient company requires just as much design, craft, and focus as building a high-availability software system. Effective project management, sharp IT support, a healthy fridge, comprehensive benefits, and helping folks be proactive team members are just a few ways we express our view that the gateway to a successful business is an efficient workplace.Our mission as a business is to build web apps and services which help other companies be better places to work at too. Every company should work smarter, hire better, and organize quicker. Our applications and consulting services show them how.
Description: We’re looking for a Technical Project Manager to interface directly with our production team and clients.  You'll be empowered to make a real difference in projects from scoping all the way through deployment and post-launch support. This is for a full-time position either at our Chicago office or from a remote workplace. More than just a task master, as Technical Project Manager you're expected to lead projects forward.  You'll be the definitive knowledge keeper of project features, deliverables, budgets and timelines, communicating concisely and politely to client stakeholders and production peers.At We Are Mammoth, we believe the gateway to a successful business is an efficient, empowered and productive workplace. We Are Mammoth builds web applications that help companies around the world do a better job communicating, organizing, and conducting business.What you'll be doingOngoing commitment to evolving duties and responsibilities to best match the needs of the production and business teams.Manage content documents, programming manuals and content assets as well as train and assist client partners in using content management systems.Perform multiple cycles of internal testing and issue resolution with the programming team.Work to maintain a sense of fairness as it pertains to project scope.Diligently create and manage timelines, budgets and overages with our clients with tact and transparency.Maintain clear and constant lines of communications with all client stakeholders.Serve as primary internal knowledge holder as it relates to project deliverables, features, due dates, contacts and budgetsAlong with your lead developer, lead the project forward in pre-production, production and post-launch life cycles.
Requirements: BA or BS degree or equivalent experience.Sound understanding of web technologies including HTML/CSS, JavaScript, middleware technologies such as PHP and .NET and server and security infrastructure.Former experience in development, design or experience planning strongly preferred.4+ years in digital or software project management.Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.Experience in leading cross-platform projects from mobile to desktop and even the occasional email campaign.Ability to manage multiple projects with minimal direction.  You bring clarity to ambiguity.Successful history of requirements gathering sessions to understand project objectives and expectations including business requirements documentation, use cases, QA testing and training plans.
Benefits: Working at We Are Mammoth: We're a hard working team of 20. We don't like long hours. We opt for a smarter, constantly tuned workplace.•   Competitive benefits package including: medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs, paid time off (PTO), employer matched retirement funding account.•   We have a beautiful office in Chicago's Fulton Market. It's like a home, a library, and a gallery mashed into one.•   We'll pay for one parking space near the office if you're working locally.•   We do quarterly check-ins, annual salary reviews and have an employee equity plan and bonus based on performance.
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