Job description
Role Overview
Senior Software Project Manager at Squadio, a global remote-first IT service provider headquartered in Riyadh, KSA.
Company Overview
Squadio is a Global Remote-first IT service provider headquartered in Riyadh KSA with Delivery Centers in Egypt and KSA. Our distributed teams are located in Tunisia, Egypt, KSA, Palestine, Nigeria & India. We were founded in 2011 in Riyadh, KSA, as an app development company (previously Ibtikar technologies) and have successfully pivoted our model to support the growing need of startups and companies seeking to hire and manage their own engineering team remotely with engineers vetted by Squadio's talent community.
Role Purpose
To lead the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects on time, within scope, and within budget, while managing stakeholder relationships, coordinating internal and external resources, and mitigating project risks.
Key Responsibilities
Project Planning & Scope
- Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
Execution & Delivery
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
- Ensure resource availability and allocation.
Monitoring & Control
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
Risk & Relationship Management
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
Reporting
- Report and escalate to management as needed.
Qualifications & Experience
- Great educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science or engineering for technical project managers.
- Proven working experience as a project administrator in the information technology sector.
- Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies.
Skills & Competencies
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus.
- Arabic language proficiency (Required).