About Nerdery and Being a “Nerd.”
Nerdery is a digital product consultancy. Much more than consultants, we’re allies and guides on our clients’ digital journey – helping them to grow their business and delight their customers through intuitive, thoughtfully designed technology. As true partners, we prepare our clients for the opportunities in front of them, help them achieve their goals, and quickly deliver value for their customers. We do this by solving problems in creative ways across strategy, design, and technology.At Nerdery, we’re not defined by our job titles but by the impact we make.
You’ll work directly and closely with some of the world’s best brands to help create innovative digital products that serve everyone. As Nerds, our insight, innovation, and expertise are celebrated, and our growth is not only encouraged but expected. Being a Nerd means stepping up and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We’re curious, fearless (well, not totally fearless – there are heights and spiders, after all), and always our authentic selves.
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our team! We invite you to check out the details below and consider whether becoming a Nerd is the next step in your career journey.
The Project Manager will own and drive projects throughout the project lifecycle with little to no oversight. This role may lead 1-2 small to medium projects at a given time and should be able to understand the value of the engagement and lead the execution of it.. This role will be accountable for ensuring project deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and meet the objectives of the client.
Responsibilities/Duties
- Lead the delivery of product solutions using working knowledge of different SDLCs including agile and waterfall methodologies
- Own the entire project lifecycle from beginning to end including creating project plans, documentation and reporting methods
- Responsible for collaborating with other delivery team members to ensure delivery of effective products
- Manage and track team capacity including current state and project future capacity needs
- Set and manage project expectations with team and client stakeholders
- Identify and communicate projects risks and associated mitigation plans to the client and internal stakeholders
- Identify changes in project scope, create contingency plans and escalate to delivery leadership as required
- Create project status reports that accurately reflect project health, status, and risks along with associated project metrics to support the status reported
- Negotiate with other PMO team members around needs of shared resources
- Timely adherence to Nerdery Delivery Operations support tasks including financial tracking and resource availability forecasting
- Active participation in Nerdery PMO activities and initiatives
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required
- 3+ years of client-facing digital project management experience using agile methodologies or relevant experience
- Preferably minimum of 1 year of consulting experience
- Proven leadership, collaboration, and communication skills
- Must be proactive and self-motivated with a proven track record in driving solutions forward
- Ability to solve complex delivery issues and modify processes as needed
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience with Jira/Confluence or Azure DevOps preferred
- Experience with projects on GCP preferred
Are We the Right Fit For You?
The best way to get the scoop on whether Nerdery is the right place for you is to chat with current Nerds. We would be delighted to have a conversation with you and share insight into what it’s really like to work at our organization and if it’s a place where you can thrive. Our interview process will provide you ample opportunity to talk with other team members and assess whether the role is a good fit for your next chapter. Take the first step and apply today – our Talent Advocates will then reach out to you to get the ball rolling!Must be legally authorized to work within the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.Nerdery is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practice laws.
Nerdery strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), pregnancy, marital status, familial status, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
All employees, other workers and representatives of Nerdery are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. Nerdery will ensure that all employment practices are free of such discrimination. Such employment practices include, but are not limited to: hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, selection, layoff, disciplinary action, termination, compensation, benefits, selection for training, including apprenticeship and other terms and conditions of employment.
Nerdery will also provide reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities pursuant to all applicable laws.
