Agile mindset with an understanding of SCRUM/Kanban processes
Able to support a project team consisting of onsite, co-located and remote team members
Be able to proactively identify and remove impediments
Manage project risks and issues
Define and refine project team’s “Way of Working”
Streamline communications between the project team and project stakeholders
Able to manage expectations of project stakeholders, where the majority are leaders within the organization
Operate in a small, dynamic, fast-growing team, able to be self-sufficient with an ability to have a can-do attitude and make oneself accountable
Act as a liaison between the customer, project team and the rest of MongoDB (sales, customer success, support, product and engineering) throughout an engagement
Create plans and priorities for both project delivery and customer resources. Guide customer as well as project team members to a successful business outcome by managing the client relationship and setting and managing customer expectations during implementations
Establish and lead recurring project status or governance meetings, including preparation of materials and working with customer project manager and key internal and external stakeholders to review key project information and maintain visibility and accountability
Periodically report, in a concise and actionable manner, project status both internally as well as to the customer and document project progress as per established best practices (meeting minutes, project plan updates, weekly status reports)
Manage escalations or critical situations
Assist with scoping of solution and project scope definition
Adopt a consultative and prescriptive approach that inspires trust and confidence
Be intrigued by the possibilities of genAI to assist in accelerating the delivery of projects
Requirements
5+ years of project management experience with enterprise-scale software solutions, large-scale software engineering or consulting services delivery experience preferred
Demonstrated experience in software development
Excellent customer interaction and presentation skills (ability to present to different audiences and bring the message across in a concise, professional manner)
Demonstrated belief in the power of stakeholder management and communications; track record of affecting change through stakeholder engagement
Services delivery experience with development or operation teams is a plus
Ability to travel and work on customer sites for a number of continuous weeks
Nice-to-have skills
Experience as a SCRUM master
Experience in managing projects with a high degree of uncertainty (research and innovation)
Experience in delivering software development projects (ideally modernization of a legacy application)