Senior Project Manager
Nava
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Alabama • Arizona • United States
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Salary
💰 $126,000 - $139,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Operate with leadership excellence in three core competency areas: team cohesion and health, ownership of technical and value delivery for approved work, and contract level planning, control and governance
- Work with sense of urgency, ready to stand up new processes and execute agile methodologies and best practices
- Operate with flexibility, proactivity and skilled discernment with respect to team oversight and coaching, executive briefing and client relationship management
- Facilitate communication and information exchange between external partners and the project team
- Be an Agile evangelist; drive value delivery, empower teams, role-model servant leadership, maintain accountability at all levels, default to open with respect to communication and working style
- When/if required, facilitate sprint ceremonies in accordance with agile development practices; Sprint planning, Standups, Refinement, Sprint retrospective
- Own the results and evolution of the program's epic life cycle for delivering product features to production and value to clients and users
- Proactively remove roadblocks from the team's path to keep project work on track
- Depending on the project, this role may require on-call duties and/or management of on-call and related processes and SOPs with other contract leadership peers
- Proactively communicate with client decision makers and stakeholders to report status and metrics, and produce forecasts, as required
- Oversee and facilitate risk management program-wide to ensure timely discovery, tracking, mitigation and resolution
- Ensure that the project is staffed appropriately to complete the work required
- Ensure that all project teams are providing timely delivery of approved work
- Manage the team's capacity against their workload — ensuring that time off is marked on the calendar, and ensuring that for each sprint, each individual does not take on too much work
- If applicable, meet with direct reports regularly
- Guide direct reports when they are stuck in their IC duties
- Mentor direct reports, helping them with their career path
- Manage time off, expenses, administrative work
Requirements
- At least 8-10 years of experience as a Project Manager managing medium to large custom software development projects leveraging Agile methodologies, with 5 years (minimum) direct experience with agile development practices
- Experience with both the use and management of issue management and other ticketing systems
- Experience with Agile planning systems and methods
- Experience managing client relationships (managing milestones and dependencies, stakeholder awareness of goings on within the team, stakeholder communication)
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, GitHub, AzureDevOps, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and/or other industry-standard tools
- Experience leading complex projects, including managing milestones, dependencies, and integrations with significant risk, uncertainty, or scale
- Previously worked with product, design, and engineering teams as a cohesive unit and maintaining open lines of communication in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Previous experience using agile frameworks like scrum, kanban, or SAFe and familiarity with agile development practices such as continuous integration and continuous delivery
- Scrum Master or Product Manager in a complex software development environment with multiple stakeholders
- Highly skilled in facilitating communication and managing the psychological safety of a team
- Ability to create training materials
Benefits
- Health coverage — comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs
- Insurance coverage — Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost
- Time off — vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays to rest and recharge
- Company holidays — enjoy 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO
- Annual bonus — when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus
- Parental leave — paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home
- Wellness program — full platform offering physical, mental, & emotional health resources & support tools
- Virtual care — see doctors online with no copay through UnitedHealthcare’s virtual visit program
- Sabbatical leave — earn extended unpaid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest
- 401(k) match — Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan
- Flexible work — remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities
- Home office setup — company laptop & setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs
- Utility support — monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses
- Learning opportunities — internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills
- Development opportunities — LinkedIn Learning access & an annual allowance for courses, tuition, & certs
- Referral bonus — get rewarded when you refer great people who join the Nava team
- Commuter benefits — pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable
- Supportive culture — A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment where people genuinely care
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Agile methodologiesAgile development practicesissue management systemsAgile planning systemsscrumkanbanSAFecontinuous integrationcontinuous deliveryproject management
Soft Skills
leadershipteam cohesioncommunicationcoachingproactivityflexibilitymentoringstakeholder managementpsychological safetytime management
Certifications
Scrum MasterProduct Manager