At Folio3, the Project Manager will be responsible for planning, executing, and delivering complex software projects while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. This role requires strong leadership, hands-on project tracking expertise, and deep situational awareness of project risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans using MS Project, JIRA, or other project planning and tracking tools.
• Manage end-to-end project execution, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, quality, and timeline.
• Maintain strong situational awareness of project health, proactively identifying risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.
• Lead and manage cross-functional teams, including software developers, SQAs, functional consultants, and designers.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project requirements, schedules, priorities, and delivery milestones.
• Implement and champion Agile and hybrid project management methodologies.
• Create and deliver clear and concise project status reports, highlighting progress, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Review, propose, and implement beneficial changes to project plans in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Analyze the economics of project plans, providing insights on cost-benefit and return-on-investment.
• Communicate proactively with internal teams and customers to resolve issues, improve efficiency, and ensure alignment.
• Anticipate future project needs by staying informed on industry trends, customer requirements, and emerging technologies.
• Establish scalable processes that enable teams to move quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Recruit, coach, mentor, and performance-manage team members to achieve human resource and delivery goals.
• Set clear goals and metrics for teams and drive execution against them.
• Contribute to strategic planning through insights, recommendations, and execution feedback.
• Take ownership of new initiatives and continuously explore opportunities to add value.

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing complex software development projects.
• Hands-on experience with MS Project, JIRA, or similar project planning and tracking tools.
• Strong ability to assess project risks and define effective mitigation strategies.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams across engineering, QA, design, and consulting.
• ERP project experience is a strong plus.
• Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
• Strong understanding of business strategy and its alignment with project objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to stakeholder satisfaction.
• Passion for continuous improvement and staying current with project management best practices.