Technical Web Development Project Manager - Digital Agency

Project Manager

This individual is expected to document and track features and functionality throughout the lifecycle of a project, manage the QA process, including visual and functional QA during development, all the way through launch and post-launch, as well as create CMS training materials for clients where applicable. Excellent problem-solving, technical, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills are critical to this role. This individual will be at the center of a fast-paced environment and be relied on to prioritize daily, weekly and project deliverables, facilitate decisions among stakeholders, and maintain process and best practices.

Responsibilities will include:

• Executing project plans and coordinating the efforts of the overall team, including client-side technology teams, producers and creatives, as well as all key internal parties
• Managing timelines, clearly setting expectations, and realigning expectations internally as priorities change
• Gathering functional requirements and documenting them as a client-ready deliverable
• Translating strategic recommendations into technical documentation
• Collecting and authoring accurate and clear requirements based tasks for developers
• Managing quality assurance testing
• Managing development tasks in tracking software with the ability to break down larger features into actionable tasks
• Recognizing blockers and working with teams to determine root cause, ensuring responsible parties are informed and acting swiftly to resolve
• Facilitating and contributing to release preparations and release activities in conjunction with Technology team and client side IT

Skills:

• Ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities at any given time
• Familiarity with software development project management tools and processes
• Ability to proactively identify milestone interdependencies across different workstreams and projects and ensure feasibility of all project timelines and deliverables
• Experience developing full sites and custom CMS’s in WordPress; Experience with Drupal and other platforms a plus.
• Experience managing frontend as well as backend website developers, and well as internal and external development teams/vendors.
• Fluency in project tracking software like Trello, Pivotal, Jira, etc.
• Understanding of deployment protocols, source control, hosting, and migrations
• The ideal candidate should have a basic understanding of the technical limitations and implications of design choices.

Experience:

• 3–5 years of Technical Production experience in an agency, digital consultancy, or other environment working on full-scale site builds for multiple clients.