As a contributor to the Delivery Management team at 66degrees, you will be responsible for managing the complete project / program life cycles of large complex enterprise projects, with a strong emphasis on leveraging agile delivery. An ideal candidate will thrive in our fast-paced, collaborative culture at 66degrees, and believe in delivering innovative solutions that shape the future of work for our clients through effective project execution.
Responsibilities
Manage enterprise projects from initial communication to project completion leveraging agile principles.
Lead cross-functional engagements (cloud, data, analytics, AI, application development, digital experience, strategy) and teams to maintain customer momentum driving project success.
Serve as the key intermediary between our customers and technical leadership to gather requirements, estimate work, define project milestones, and evaluate risks ensuring clear project scope. Lead standups, scrum ceremonies, and project status meetings championing agile practices.
Facilitate the swift resolution of customer concerns and act as an escalation point for issues ensuring project progress.
Develop domain and technical knowledge to understand technical implementations to facilitate conversations that inform project decisions.
Responsible for project scope, finances, schedule and expectations of all parties, meticulously managing project deliverables.
Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and executive management, maintain effective communication with leadership to keep them aware of critical issues and action plans throughout the project lifecycle. Own project retrospectives and related reporting, driving continuous improvement in project delivery.
Maintain an organized project using project management tools (e.g., FinancialForce, JIRA, Asana).
Build and maintain client relationships through project delivery and proven value
Confidence in self-organization and a tenacity to deliver results for clients
Qualifications
3+ years of relevant experience working as an Project Manager or equivalent experience with technology implementations including significant experience successfully leading large engagements for enterprise clients.
Prior experience working as a consultant and communicating with executives is required.
Strong technical background with a good understanding of software development and cloud technologies (GCP is a plus).
Unmatched analytical and communication skills, and demonstrated ability to translate client requirements to system functionality and project outcomes.
Technical aptitude and ability to understand technical designs, challenges, and risks
Proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying close attention to detail
Solution-focused and ability diffuse high stake situations
Scrum/Agile Certification and knowledgeable about large enterprise delivery frameworks such as SAFe, Waterfall, etc with a strong preference for agile project work. Familiarity with agile software management and collaboration tools (JIRA, Google Workspace, Mavenlink, Asana).
Interest in building out regional delivery management teams focused on effective project delivery.
Capacity to travel to client sites as needed and requested (
A Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Engineering, or related or equivalent work experience required.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Chicago, IL
Skills
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Consultingunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Delivery Managementunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
GCP (Good Clinical Practices)unmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Project Executionunmatched
Project Lifecycleunmatched
Project Management Softwareunmatched
Project Planningunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
Standup Meetingsunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
Waterfall Model of Software Developmentunmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
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