Project Manager
About the Position
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join a growing team supporting active development initiatives within an online education platform. In this role, you will act as the central point of coordination between business stakeholders and engineering teams, taking ownership of technical project delivery from intake through execution.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate incoming requests, define scope, and determine when engineering involvement is required;
- Prioritize tasks and initiatives based on business impact, urgency, and team capacity;
- Own the delivery of technical projects, ensuring timelines, quality, and stakeholder expectations are met;
- Translate business needs into clear technical requirements, user stories, and actionable tasks for engineering teams;
- Balance short-term requests with long-term product and technical priorities;
- Proactively manage stakeholder expectations, clearly communicating timelines, trade-offs, and risks;
- Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, ensuring mitigation plans are in place;
- Partner with engineering leads to plan capacity, allocate resources, and optimize team workload;
- Track progress, identify bottlenecks, and drive initiatives to successful delivery in an Agile environment.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Project Management within a tech environment;
- Proven experience working closely with engineering teams and solid understanding of software development processes;
- Strong stakeholder management skills;
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing requests and make structured, impact-driven decisions;
- Experience translating business needs into technical requirements (user stories, tickets, etc.);
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage expectations across multiple stakeholders;
- Basic technical understanding of web or software development;
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments;
Nice to Have
- Experience working with marketing or content-related teams;
- Project Management certification (PMI or equivalent);
