Project Manager

As the only company focused 100% on Java, Azul is building the Java platform for the modern cloud enterprise. We are reimagining how customers use Java, bringing them the tools and insight they need to deliver faster, more performant, more dependable, and less expensive Java services.

Azul’s rapidly expanding product portfolio, engineering team growth, and investment in innovation has created the need for an Engineering Project Manager. You will work closely with engineering and product management to drive excellence in our release, scheduling, requirements, and tracking processes. You will ensure smooth execution of engineering projects, provide a high-level of transparency on progress, ensure alignment between product management and engineering, enable early identification and escalation of potential issues, and lead adoption of best engineering processes and practices.

This role is based in the Czech Republic.

Your role

• Work with engineering management, product owners, QA and tech leads to align release dates across multiple projects based on an agile Sprint & Ship methodology, spearheading a strong and predictable release strategy
• Help to improve our project management processes with a special focus on Agile development
• Keep a living release calendar of implementation phases / events to ensure plans can accommodate realistic schedules / avoid conflict and provide accurate reports on major activities.
• Build and manage dashboards and reporting on development performance metrics, top-down and bottom-up forecasting, benchmarks, trends, and ad hoc analyses
• Use your subject matter expertise to drive processes that lead to predictable insights with the minimum necessary overhead
• Work with customer support to track escalated issues

Your responsibilities

• Deeply knowledgeable in engineering project management including release cycles, bug tracking applications, reporting, and schedule forecasting
• Experience as a project and/or program manager in SaaS industry and/or a background overseeing multiple technical projects simultaneously
• A stellar skillset of collaboration, planning, influencing, prioritization, and time management
• Ability to drive data analytics and reporting of development processes
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Expert in the use of Jira, Confluence and related tools by engineering teams to accurately track software development projects

Your qualifications

• 4+ years minimum working in a project/program management role for a software organization
• Startup / Small company experience would be benefitial
• A positive attitude around learning new skills and growing your career
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills

Our offer

• Comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages
• Equity Program – be part of our success
• Generous Referral program
• Work-life balance, remote-first, paid time off, holidays, sick leaves
• Offices in Prague City Centre
• Most importantly you will work with top experts worldwide who contribute to the Java ecosystem