IT Project Manager

As a Project Manager you will ensure that we help our clients be more efficient and make better business decisions.

By joining Appsilon as a Project Manager you are entering a company that will challenge you and force you to learn while consistently investing in your professional development. You are taking a role that will steer your career toward the top level of business expertise in the highly technological fields of data science and machine learning.

Whether you’re a business analyst a software engineer a data scientist a consultant or an experienced project manager working with us will be a challenging next step in your career!

Working hours: Flexibility is provided with daily meetings scheduled in the Pacific Time Zone

(PST UTC-8) due to collaboration with teams based in the USA (West Coast).

Must haves:

• At least 6 months of experience in managing agile IT projects in modern technologies (Python/React/Django/Shiny) and working directly with a development team;

• Practical knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies and project management tools - you will support the PO in managing the backlog day to day and providing the user stories to the dev team;

• Experience working closely with product owners and product managers or familiarity with product management practices.

• Oversee multiple projects (3-4 simultaneously) balancing priorities effectively.

• Facilitate remote cross-team coordination and manage asynchronous communication across time zones.

• Great social skills to facilitate productive meetings with tech and non-tech stakeholders;

• Technical knowledge that allows among others navigating tech debt and helping the dev team successfully estimate;

• Excellent written and spoken English (C1). Polish is NOT required;

• Alignment with the Appsilon values core purpose and the Code of Conduct ;

• Willingness to travel abroad.

Nice to have:

• Experience in delivering projects in a corporate environment.

• Experience delivering products or working within cross-functional teams in a product-focused environment.

• Basic understanding of R Shiny and experience working with financial data reports or dashboards.

• Product Owner or Scrum Master certification.

You will:

• Manage complex projects for corporate clients (Fortune 500) with 5-8 developers in a team;

• Advise our clients on the project scope and project roadmap define priorities set the timeframes for sprints and manage risks;

• Boost team members' productivity by improving work methods managing scope asking the right questions contacting the right persons together etc.;

• Ensure smooth communication between everyone involved in the project;

• Liaise between the client and Tech Team throughout the project to ensure mutual satisfaction client success and smooth delivery.

Within 3 Months You’ll…

• Receive a lot of support from the Delivery Manager

• Support the client in structuring the collaboration with the team

• Understand the business context of the project you lead

• Understand the benefits and limitations of the R Shiny technology

Within 6 Months You’ll…

• Become an advisor to the client and support them in the product management

• Support the team members in prioritization and communication with the client

Within 12 Months You’ll…

• Suggest improvements to the processes in the project you are leading

What's in it for you:

• Enjoy a monthly salary of $2300 - $3550 on B2B contract.

• Benefit from 26 days of paid holidays plus the equivalent of public holidays in Poland.

• Receive 33 paid sick days per year at 80% of your salary.

• You'll have a 5% addition to your salary allocated to a Professional Development Budget for activities that help you grow.

• Embrace remote work with flexible hours tailored to your time zone and family life.

• Enjoy four paid days per year for training conferences events or workshops.

• Access private health care insurance (in Poland) or a cash equivalent if you're not in Poland.

• You can receive a FitProfit or FitSport membership card (in Poland) or a cash equivalent if you're not in Poland.

• Your family will be covered with life insurance.

• Benefit from AskHenry your assistant.

• Equipment: Mac or Lenovo Thinkpad.

• Flexible working hours & home office.

• Career path and personal growth support.

• Travel to international conferences (giving a talk) or on-site client visits.

What can you expect during the recruitment process?

• Screening call with recruiter

• Task

• Interview with the Hiring Manager

• Interview with the Client of the project we are currently recruiting for