Green River
At Green River, Project Managers are critical team members who collaborate with our clients to facilitate information-sharing and decision-making. They excel in eliciting and defining technical requirements, and guide projects through scope, timeline, and budget constraints. They love to create and sustain structure, yet are thoughtful, adaptable, and non-dogmatic in approach. And they deeply understand the processes behind creating and maintaining software solutions.
Green River is a 42 person remote company with a genuine focus on creating “software and analytics for a better world.” Founded in 2000, we provide technology solutions to government, nonprofits, and corporations worldwide. We value team members who truly believe in social impact, and who bring a professional approach to delivering results. We enjoy a collaborative atmosphere, and have exceptionally long-term relationships with both our staff and clients.
We are looking for a team member who will…
- Negotiate contracts with clients, balancing business needs with financial, operational, and technical requirements.
- Facilitate discovery sessions with clients to gather and document work requirements.
- Incorporate multiple disciplines into the discovery process such as design, engineering, and data analysis.
- Document the scope, effort, and priority of each deliverable for clients.
- Create development plans and review them with clients.
- Organize deliverables into releases that align with the development plan.
- Enter each deliverable in our issue tracking system with sufficient detail for assignment to the development team, including clarity of scope and effort.
- Track and communicate progress on releases with the client in a manner that reinforces project vision and strategies.
- Notify clients when deliverables in the development plan cannot meet schedule, scope, or cost constraints, and propose necessary adjustments.
- Participate in the testing of all releases to ensure client expectations are met with respect to designs and specifications.
- Gather and document client feedback on deliverables and collaborate on how best to incorporate feedback into the development plan.
- Generate reports and present results to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Foster an effective working environment that seeks to maximize team performance through goal setting and feedback.
Requirements (Skills and experience):
- 3-5 years project management or analyst experience in agile-ish software development environment
- Strong understanding of web application development
- Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical people
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, facilitation, and follow-through skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in project management techniques, tools, and software
- Establish clear expectations for teams and provide constructive feedback on contributions
- Comfort with embracing change and fostering innovation
- Discretion and ability to handle confidential data appropriately
- Proficiency in G-Suite, GitHub Projects, Jira, Asana, or Figma is a plus