Insomniac - Calabasas, CA

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Onsite - Calabasas, CA
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

About the position

As an Associate Technical Project Manager at Insomniac, you will play a crucial role in planning and executing engineering initiatives that align with the company's strategic goals. This position requires a highly motivated self-starter who not only has a passion for dance culture but also possesses the skills necessary to develop web-based products. You will be responsible for initiating, leading, and monitoring the development and production of technical features on our mobile and web applications. Your ability to adapt to each individual project will be paramount to your success in this role. Located in Calabasas, CA, this position offers the possibility of a hybrid work schedule, although it is not fully remote. You will be expected to assign and oversee the daily tasks of the engineering team, ensuring that team members are working towards established timelines and milestones. Effective communication with various departments to collect project requirements is essential, as is the ability to define and deliver clear requirements to engineering team members. You will facilitate technical discussions and communication between onsite and offshore development teams, preparing Project Requirement Documents (PRDs) for new or major projects, and writing user stories that explain the objectives and purposes of each project for the development team. In addition to project management responsibilities, you will also support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and training various team members, and you may be involved in various projects as needed. This role requires a flexible approach, as you will need to work off hours to facilitate projects with our offshore team and be prepared to travel to work during evening and weekend hours as required to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Initiate, lead and monitor the development and production of technical features on our mobile and/or web applications
  • Assign and oversee the daily tasks of the engineering team ensuring team members are working towards established timelines and milestones
  • Effectively communicate with various departments to collect requirements for projects
  • Define and deliver clear requirements to engineering team members allowing them to develop effectively
  • Facilitate technical discussions and communication between onsite and offshore development team members
  • Prepare PRDs (Project Requirement Documents) for new or major projects writing up user stories, explain the object/purpose of each project for the dev team
  • Support recruiting, hiring, onboarding and training various team members
  • Various projects as needed

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years work experience using Agile methodologies - Scrum, Kanban
  • Experience with an Agile based task management tool like JIRA or Asana
  • Excellent communication skills, ability to be a liaison between technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders
  • Project Management Skills - Scope management, cost management, quality management, communication management, and stakeholder management
  • Experience working with offshore development teams is a plus
  • Flexibility and willingness to work off hours to facilitate projects with our offshore team
  • Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively solve them
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment juggling multiple projects simultaneously

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience working with offshore development teams
  • Familiarity with event management or production environments
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