Description
IO Global, creator of the Cardano blockchain platform, is looking for a Project Manager to join the Cardano ecosystem bootstrapping team. Cardano will soon add support for smart contracts – and is inviting the community to build decentralized applications for users on top of its peer-reviewed, secure, scalable, and interoperable third-generation blockchain platform. Many exciting projects are looking to benefit from the advantages of Cardano over other blockchain platforms. They are rallying to implement their ideas as DApps on Cardano.
IO Global wants to help projects succeed, so that together we can build the foundation for a fast-evolving and inclusive global financial and social ecosystem. To achieve this, we are building a dedicated team that will focus on discovering and evaluating strategically relevant use cases. The team will also provide technical support and guidance during the DApp implementation phase carried out by selected partner projects.
Your mission
As a member of the team, we are looking for a Project Manager with a strong technical background who enjoys daily communication with technology partners and clients. You will support a product manager and work with our engineering leads and with development teams working on partner projects.
Duties will include:
- Working with technology partners to define deliverables based on an agreed scope, and track their delivery
- Supporting partners and clients with developer resource planning
- Working with external developers to understand their skills and capacity to support our partners
- Coordinating issues raised by partners and tracking their resolution with project managers in development and engineering teams
- Tracking and reporting on the progress of partner projects
- Coordinating and scheduling partner-related activities with marketing, engineering, testing and certification, business intelligence, and product teams.
Requirements
Your expertise
- Blockchain development experience a plus
- Qualification in project management or equivalent
- Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
- Knowledge of project management techniques and tools
- Direct work experience in a project management capacity
- Proven experience in people management
- Proven experience in strategic planning
- Proven experience in risk and change management
- Proficient in project management software
- Strong experience in delivering software projects
- Knowledge and understanding of software development life cycle (but you are not required to have hands-on involvement)
- Demonstrable experience in managing client projects
- Demonstrable skills in project monitoring and reporting
- Familiar with methodologies such as agile and waterfall
- Rigorous and detail-oriented
- Experience of managing partner and client accounts, including managing contracts and agreements
- Experience of managing complex software projects.
Benefits
Location
IOG is a fully distributed organization and therefore this is a remote position. Due to team distribution we are ideally searching for someone in an EU timezone.
All Colleagues
- Flexible schedule
- Remote work - ability to work anywhere
- Laptop reimbursement
- New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
- Competitive PTO and Sick Leave plan
US Employees
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits coverage through Anthem with 100% premium cost covered by IO Global for the employee and dependents
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
UK Employees
- Monthly Health Stipend to use towards any wellness or medical coverage/service
- Pension
Deadline for applications: 09.10.2021.