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Project Manager - Privacy 🔥


 

About Platform.sh

 

Platform.sh is a remote-first global workforce that began in France. Our founders are committed to a better way, and that common thread continues today in each of our staff. 

We’re inspired by a future where digital infrastructure is at once everywhere and invisible. Where innovation and collaboration can easily flow, without technical barriers.

We’re a collective of diverse backgrounds seated together, testing, innovating, challenging each other, and reflecting on new ways to improve digital experiences. We’re here to help our customers thrive.

Bring your experience to our team and help us build a better way.

 

Position Summary

 

Platform.sh is looking for a Project Manager in the

Americas timezone

to join the Project Management Office (PMO) to facilitate and execute requests of work from beginning to completion for the Data Privacy Team, one of the PMO’s four main stakeholders. Additionally, this role will be responsible for identifying weaknesses in processes and workflows and developing and implementing efficient solutions.

The successful applicant will have a natural knack for leadership, outstanding organizational and communication skills, demonstrated versatility, and maintain strong problem-solving and multitasking skills. They will also have the ability to apply existing knowledge and expertise where possible. 

 

What you can expect to do on a daily basis

Directly reporting to the PMO Manager, and in close collaboration with the Data Privacy Team, you will:

 

  • Facilitate the vendor process from initiation to completion by managing, communicating, and coordinating with the vendor. 
  • Identify, prioritize, and assign daily, weekly and monthly tasks and schedules to yourself and team resources while coordinating, managing, and reviewing a successful workflow around company and team priorities.
  • Work with teams to develop project plans including scope, schedule, process, requirements, milestones, and timeline.
  • Work cross-functionally with business partners, suppliers, and other teams to ensure the successful execution of tasks and projects.
  • Concurrently manage and coordinate multiple projects and resources through conception, initiation, planning, and execution to project close while ensuring conflicts are considered and mitigated.
  • Communicate project plans to all parties required and provide regular status reports and updates to project and ticket stakeholders.
  • Ensure all project milestones are met and all projects are delivered on time within scope.
  • Identify and implement process or project structure improvements.
  • Write and maintain comprehensive process and project documentation relating to the team and role.
  • Own, lead and facilitate daily scrum calls and weekly Sprint-planning calls in addition to various weekly and monthly initiative team-calls and meetings.
  • Develop, implement, track and present KPIs through team-specific metrics. 
  • Unblock project or ticket-related issues through hands-on support, leadership, and initiative.

 

What you bring

  • A minimum of three years experience in a PM position or similar role.
  • Highly proficient in spoken and written English.
  • Adaptability and fast learning with problem-solving skills.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
  • Outstanding attention to detail and technicalities.
  • Strong ability to gather, analyze, and present information.
  • Excellent organizational ability.
  • Good interpersonal, collaboration, and multi-tasking skills.
  • Ability to remain calm and composed in high-stress situations.
  • Project Management certification or Scrum certification.

 

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Privacy, Legal, or Compliance 
  • Experience with:
    • Jira
    • Slack
    • ClickUp or Monday.com
  • Remote work experience
  • An understanding of the SaaS, or better yet, PaaS, space

 

What we bring as a team 

  • A strong team-mindset of collaboration and teamwork.
  • Inclusivity - we love working with others from different backgrounds.
  • An opportunity to work and learn with great Project Managers on engaging projects.

This is a remote job. Work from the Americas region!

We’re a worldwide, distributed team looking for the best talent. Our remote model has been in practice and thriving since 2014. To us, remote work means flexibility and having truly diverse, global teams.

To maximize team collaboration, this role is preferred in the US, South America and Canada. 

Company perks and benefits

  • Leadership that cares 
  • A global team rich with culture and diversity
  • An open work environment where your voice is encouraged. We can always find ways to do better and look forward to hearing your ideas.
  • A product you can believe in. We’re changing the way companies develop and manage their web applications 
  • Wellness stipend of $300 a year
  • Professional development budget of $800
  • Tandem – a pool of linguists from around the world willing to help each other work on learning new languages
  • $3,000 office budget at hire (computer is mandatory but spend the rest on things that help you work, from headphones to a wifi extender) and a welcome kit of branded swag
  • A yearly global gift exchange - get paired up with someone 3,000 miles or kilometers away and share a part of your home
  • We’re voted as A Best Place to Work by 96% of our employees, Forbes Top 30 Companies for Remote Jobs, and in France Best Workplaces for Women
  • Company-wide DE&I initiative that you can be a part of 
  • Yearly, international, company-wide meetups (when we're not experiencing a pandemic)
  • Fair PTO based on your country’s standards 
  • Inclusive parental leave (timeline is country-dependent) 
  • Remote working/flexibility
  • Healthcare, dental, and vision (US, CA, UK and FR staff only)
  • Matched contributions to 401K/RRSP (US and Canada staff only)
  • Extra compensation for on-call ops and support staff
  • Company shares (discretionary)
  • Unlimited Platform.sh accounts 
  • 6 months of individual coaching for all new managers 

About our recruitment process

We don’t expect a great hire to meet every requirement we have listed. If you can see yourself elevating the team we want to hear about your story. Few of us would be here had we not taken a chance.   

You can expect 1-4 interviews on Google Meet. We leave the process fairly customizable to teams and roles, so in some scenarios we’re able to streamline the process to have minimal rounds. Expect a higher number of rounds for director level roles and above.

Additionally, you can schedule coffee chats with potential future peers while you’re in the recruitment process to see if you can envision working together. Use interview and coffee time to make sure the company aligns with your best working environment.

All roles require background checks.

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