Open role
[Remote] IT Project Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SwingDev, a Polish branch of Hippo Insurance, is hiring an IT Project Manager to lead technology projects supporting insurance products. The role involves defining project scope and execution plans, coordinating cross-functional teams, facilitating Scrum routines, and managing risks, dependencies, and alignment across workstreams.
Responsibilities
- You'll help create projects that can revolutionize the insurance industry. These projects may involve developing mobile applications, web portals, or large-scale data processing engines
- You'll work closely with a team of outstanding designers, developers, testers, Engineering and Product Managers. Your role will involve facilitating smooth Scrum routines and collaborating with our Polish-American teams
- You'll directly communicate with Product Managers and Engineering Managers to assist in the creation of exceptional products and address significant challenges
- You'll define project scope and develop an execution plan, leading project teams and managing relationships with our team's projects
- You'll be managing risks and identify internal and cross team dependencies with team support
- You'll be responsible for mediating conflicts, clarifying roles and ensuring alignment across multiple workstreams
Skills
- Have 2-6 years of experience in project/program management in tech environment
- Have experience working in a software house or tech company
- Are able to understand the company business and present goals of the project to the team
- Are a well-rounded person with amazing written and spoken communication skills in English (C1/C2) and Polish (C2)
- Are able to stay calm and professional under pressure
- Can juggle multiple projects without dropping the ball and communicate clearly with both tech and non-tech teams
- Understand software development
- Have experience working in an international environment (US ideally)
- Have worked in small environments (ideally startups/scale-ups)
- Experience overseeing the development and implementation of data pipelines and analytics platforms
Benefits
- Form of employment of your choosing
- Remote work & flexible working hours
- Paid sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Private medical care with dentists & orthodontists package for you and your family
- Group life insurance
- Psychotherapists support — free online sessions with psychologists and psychotherapists
- Home physiotherapy
- Multisport card & meditation apps reimbursed 50%
- Gear with Apple Logo and monitor
- 50% reimbursement for courses, conferences, books & certificates
- Free access to private language lessons
- 6 Personal Development Days & 4 Voluntary Days Off
- Cafeteria platform — extra “stówka” every month to spend on whatever you want to
- Nanny services for parents
- Concierge services - a personal assistant to help you to deal with your everyday matters
- Chill room with table football & PlayStation 5
- Free snacks, and ice cream in the office (every day, all year round!)
- Free Friday Lunch in the office
- Team building events — we party together several times a year during the annual Offsite & Christmas Parties, beer after work, or our #WinterEscapeMonth workation in Cyprus
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