Software Engineering Manager

Codazen is looking for an exceptional Software Engineering Manager with professional experience and a passion for creating leading edge web-based and cloud solutions.  They will oversee diverse agile teams responsible for delivery of complex projects for high-profile customers. Must be highly motivated and excited to work in a collaborative and cross-functional team, demonstrating an open-mind and a propensity for developing strong relationships, and can easily adapt within a fast-paced and actively evolving environment. We are looking for both a leader and team player that exceedingly inspires, strives to innovate, doesn’t hold back in driving positive change, holds exceptionally high standards for themselves and those around them, genuinely enjoys working with talented teams, and has an enthusiastic sense of humor. 

• Lead project management of multiple projects, in a cross-functional environment
• Leverage your knowledge of current web/software technologies and business applications for competitive advantages
• Release management and versioning control
• Drive the execution of project plans and teamwork assignments and escalate functional/quality/timeline issues appropriately and ensures issue resolution
• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of the project. Prepares relevant status reports
• Coordinate communication with all areas that impact the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed. Coordinate change requests from original specifications and ensure proper change communication and impact analysis
• Drive project scheduling, resource allocation and forecasting, time entry, and project controls through the standard project management tools to ensure proper budget allocation and capitalization
• Maintain a high level of trust and confidence
• Embrace and help grow Codazen’s vision of innovation and teamwork 
• This role will be 100% onsite Monday through Friday based out of Irvine, CA.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Marketing, Communications or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in project or product management within business application development projects for high-profile large clients
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and follow-through to completion of tasks and proven track record of managing budgets and timelines
• Excellent time-management skills, including the ability to work on concurrent projects and quickly prioritize competing tasks and responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience managing customer relationships
• Experience interacting with engineers, business analysts, quality assurance analysts, and designers on a highly collaborative development team
• Some knowledge and familiarity of web technologies or languages (HTML, CSS, SQL, etc.)
• Extensive knowledge and expertise of project management methodologies and tools
• Shared passion for building quality, innovative web/software experiences

• Experience working on highly trafficked, high-profile websites
• Experience managing enterprise-level software development projects from the conception to launch
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Asana or similar
• Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications
• Experience with product planning, writing user stories, leading story sizing (e.g. planning poker), sprint planning, product backlog management & grooming, facilitating retrospectives, resource management practices and change management techniques