Agile Project Manager

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About the opportunity

Agile Project Manager

Working and coordinating the customer project development and the daily coordination of the project activities from the customers with the supporting functions HelpDesk, Solution Architects. Magnolia has been in operation since 1997 and with it a robust and scalable enterprise CMS/composable DXP solution, the customer is currently running on, with the upcoming changes in the cloud service this position offers opportunity to both shape the success of the customer project as well as the direction of the role. 

As an Agile Project Manager for the customer project, you will work in the project team with a Head of development, two front-end developers and a dedicated back-end developer. You will work on the customer projects in order to define user stories and development tasks, maintain a Kanban board, and coordinate the activities with all the internal and external project team members and stakeholders. Additionally, you will take care of the customer's gradual evolution and be their representative to the internal teams, communicating and managing desired requests, in order to manage expectations.

 

 

The details

What things you’ll be doing?

  • Manage the customer project to be successful 

  • Coordination of the development tasks and maintenance of a Kanban board

  • Collecting epics, user stories and development tasks

  • Identify dependencies between the task and coordinate with the developers. 

  • Create and maintain a backlog, progress plan and define a roadmap 

  • Help in project management activities of Magnolia projects 

  • Work constantly with cutting-edge technology to help customers reach their demanding goals in digital transformation.

What do we need from you?

  • Project management practices with agile development requirements. It also involves team management, planning, customer support, and process management.
  • Several years of experience in customer work as a business analyst identifying business needs/requirements and writing user stories and development tasks in the content management and DXP industry
  • Establish agile (Scrum) process, introduce and maintain the tooling and coordinate with the PaaS development team
  • Is responsible for the coordination of engagements with the stakeholder: Customer, Partners, Customer Success Manager, SalesReps and Magnolia development teams 
  • Work on the PaaS product description, processes and enablement material and constantly evaluate processes to improve.
  • Ideally, knowledgeable with the Magnolia application and with cloud and web services.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
  • A collaborative can-do attitude and a relentless focus on helping customers succeed
  • Ability to present to customers and manage escalations

So, who are we?

  • We are a fun and open-minded bunch of colleagues spread across the globe.
  • Aside from work, we are parents, gamers, bookworms, athletes, adrenaline junkies, philosophers, and so much more.
  • Yearly company trip. We’ve just been to Interlaken/Switzerland - we’d love to see you at the next one!
  • Constant learning and knowledge sharing with some of the best professionals in the industry.
  • Lateral and vertical growth opportunities.
  • Flexibility, flexibility, flexibility.
  • Remote-friendly vibes.

We are for you if you like to…

  • take charge: You are in the driver’s seat and set the direction according to what customers, colleagues and cultures need. No matter the roadblocks you see ahead, you take charge in (re)shaping the destination.

  • connect: You never drive alone. Building meaningful connections means creating experiences together that form a foundation of trust so next time there’s a bump in the road, you know someone else has your back.

  • be you: Choose your own ways and means. You make every perspective count so that everyone feels safe enough to follow their purpose and at the same time pursue one common goal. Your way of growing is to mutually question yourself and others.

Applying

This is how it works:

  • Please submit your application in English; it’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join
  • Please click on the link below in order to proceed
  • We treat all candidates equally: If you have any questions, please reach out to our contact
  • We’re on a mission to make everyone feel valued at work. We embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
  • Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Please apply anyway!
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Melinda-Visan

Got any questions?

Melinda Visan

Talent Acquisition Manager

melinda.visan@magnolia-cms.com

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About Magnolia

Founded in 1997 with a vision to create the first truly open content management system, Magnolia is a world-leading digital experience company. Brands who want to move fast and stay flexible choose Magnolia because the company blends the power of an enterprise DXP solution with headless agility. Magnolia operates globally with offices on five continents and more than 200 Magnolia-certified partners worldwide.

To learn a bit more about our team and who we are, make sure to visit our About page.