Remote Technical Project Manager (Software | Scrum | Agile)

Location: Remote

Virtual, work-from-home position. Work anywhere in the US; must live in the US

Join a technology team of 40+ developers, test engineers, project managers and more who support a company of over 150+ team members with industry-leading web applications in areas of subscription-based continuing education, simulation and training, ecommerce, content management, and more.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

A leader in online education, Continued is composed of passionate individuals dedicated to empowering professionals, enhancing careers, strengthening teams. We are fast-paced, nimble, and laugh a lot. We all work from home offices in various locations across the country. We are dynamic, engaged, highly motivated, and highly skilled. We are passionate about our work and our professions and we’re looking for another team member to join our cause. We are certified as a great workplace, ranked #74 in Fortune’s 2024 Best Small & Medium Workplaces for Millennials, ranked #57 in Fortune's 2024 Best Medium Workplaces and ranked #12 in Fortune's 2024 top 25 Small & Medium Workplaces for Women by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work®. Learn more about us at continued.com.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Though we are virtual, we communicate a lot and have a tight-knit group. Our meetings are filled with sarcasm, laughter, and movie quotes. A thirst for knowledge and passion for solving problems drives the team.Training and education are a big part of who we are, not only as a company but also as a mindset. We keep up to date in our field via continuing education, conferences, etc. Everyone works hard, we contribute directly to the success of the company, and we have an excellent work/life balance.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Reporting to the Manager of the PMO, we are seeking an experienced and engaged Technical Project Manager for our software projects to add to our small team of Project Managers.

• Full-time W2 position, work core U.S. business hours in your time zone
• Work from your home office
• Company-provided MacBook, internet stipend, etc
• Must have the ability to fulfill the job requirements with or without reasonable accommodations
• Must be located in the United States and be legally eligible to work for us
• Travel is required for an all-company meeting and may be required at other times during the year to attend team and/or project meetings 
• We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision group health insurance, flexible spending accounts, accident insurance, and more
• We offer 21 days of flexible paid time off per year (increases with tenure) as well as your birthday and holidays (you may substitute any of the standard holidays for another public holiday such as bank/school or other regional or religious holidays)
• We offer a 401k match, professional development, charitable gift matching, robust wellness programs, and more

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the full lifecycle of product-driven software development projects using Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Coach teams on Agile values and Scrum practices to foster continuous improvement and self-organization.
• Analyze Sprint metrics to uncover trends, drive data-informed improvements, and facilitate experiments.
• Work closely with the Product Manager to ensure alignment on priorities, proactively identify risks and blockers, and facilitate effective communication with the development team.
• Develop and maintain feature rollout and migration plans, project documentation, and schedules to support deployments.
• Manage stakeholder communication and foster cross-team collaboration to ensure alignment on expectations and progress.
• Oversee tracking of bugs, features, and technical tasks, creating related work items from discussions and dependencies.
• Manage Jira projects and workflows, leveraging automation to boost efficiency.
• Along with the other PMO team members, help to refine our internal project management process and best practices, as we continue to grow and scale as a company.

REQUIREMENTS

Self-management and time management are critical in this role. Without it, you will not be successful. Other requirements include:

• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies.
• Proven ability to apply technical expertise by leading multiple concurrent projects, including web development, platform migrations, feature enhancements, and maintenance - preferably within learning platforms or similar ecosystems.
• PMP, CSM and/or PMI-ACP certification, or other industry-standard certification.
• A communication professional – must be able to explain technical issues to a non- technical person, pleasantly (we are always on Slack and Zoom with stakeholders), and work with highly-technical developers.
• Highly-attentive to detail.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence is preferred.
• Experience working from home and managing projects remotely preferred.
• Experience working with nearshore/offshore developers preferred. While most of our developers are US-based, several key projects will be augmented with nearshore developers.
• Eager to research and learn in a self-directed way (always improving), while maintaining a passion for managing technical projects.
• Familiarity with AI technologies such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and eagerness to learn about new processes, techniques and technologies. Data driven approach to project management.

TO APPLY

Please submit a cover letter with your application. In your cover letter, we’d love to hear about: 1) why you would make a great addition to our team; and 2) a project with a tight deadline or scope that you had to manage.