
Senior Project Manager
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About the Position
We're seeking a Senior Project Manager with 8+ years of experience in software development to join our remote team in Lviv, Ukraine.
Responsibilities
- Take end-to-end ownership of project success from delivery, client, financial, and team perspectives.
- Lead complex projects with multiple teams, workstreams, stakeholders, and dependencies.
- Establish structure and processes for new, ambiguous, or problematic projects.
- Manage scope, priorities, timelines, budget, risks, and client expectations.
- Own client communication, including scope negotiations, difficult conversations, and escalations.
- Proactively identify risks and drive mitigation and project recovery plans.
- Manage project financial performance, including budget, profitability, forecasting, and staffing efficiency.
- Work closely with technical teams to understand estimates, dependencies, constraints, and technical risks.
- Lead teams, build accountability, and handle performance and communication issues.
- Participate in pre-sales and discovery, including estimates, team composition, risks, and delivery approach.
- Mentor less experienced PMs and contribute to improving the company’s delivery practices.
Requirements
- 8+ years of Project Management experience in software development, including complex, multi-team or multi-stream projects.
- Ability to manage the full delivery lifecycle - from pre-sale and discovery to release and post-launch support.
- Strong technical background and understanding of software development, architecture, integrations, dependencies, and technical risks.
- Proven ability to work with ambiguity, changing requirements, priorities, and complex dependencies.
- Strong client and stakeholder management skills, including difficult conversations, negotiations, and escalations.
- Strong leadership and people management skills - able to resolve conflicts, address performance issues, and build team accountability.
- Advanced risk management and problem-solving skills, including experience recovering projects that are off track.
- Strong financial and business awareness - budgets, profitability, forecasting, staffing, and the commercial impact of delivery decisions.
- High level of ownership and autonomy - able to make decisions and handle complex situations without constant escalation.
- Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum and project planning practices, with proficiency in Jira and Confluence.
- Experience participating in recruitment and HR processes, including interviews, performance reviews, and team changes.
- Advanced English, including the ability to independently lead complex client conversations.
Nice to Have
- Previous experience in a technical role (Software Engineer, QA, BA, etc.).
- Technical or engineering degree.
- Project Management certification (PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM, etc.).
- Experience managing multiple projects or accounts.
- Experience with account growth or identifying new business opportunities.
We Offer
- 15 days paid vacation + 5 public holidays.
- 7 days 100% paid sick leaves.
- Sport and health compensation.
- Flexible working hours.
- Corporate training (internal and external).
- IT Cluster membership.
- Personal Birthday and anniversary gifts.
- Corporate parties and team-buildings.
- Company legal and accounting support.
About the Company
Volpis is a company that values remote work and offers a supportive environment for professional growth and development.
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Regularly listed in the Top IT Outsourcing Companies and Top Custom Software Development Companies onClutch.co, Volpis has been transforming big ideas into robust software since 2016.Being a full-service company, we provide expertise in all phases of the software development life cycle. Together, we’ve created a dynamic, fun, inspiring environment where we can be ourselves and grow each day.Why should you join Volpis?🟢 Excellent salary — we aim to provide competitive compensation and valuable benefits;🟢 Paid sick leave, vacation time, and personal leave days;🟢 Flexible working hours;🟢 Career growth opportunities;🟢 Health and wellness program to support work-life balance;🟢 Sports activities — runs and active leisure;🟢 Regular pizza parties;🟢 Though we do work hard, we do enjoy a relatively relaxed environment.Learn more about us:Website:volpis.comFacebook:www.facebook.com/volpisInstagram:www.instagram.com/volpisdev/We’re always on the lookout for like-minded people who share our passion for engineering excellence. If you enjoy making things to the highest standards, check out our open roles to see if anything is a match.Welcome to a company where your talent is valued and your dedication is rewarded!