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Were Ookla, the company behind Speedtest, Downdetector, and an ever-expanding suite of connectivity tools. Our team is a group of people brought together through passion and inspired by possibility. We are looking for team members who enjoy solving complex problems, are motivated to challenge themselves, and are delighted with turning clever ideas into unique products.

Millions of tests are performed through our products and thousands of data points are collected globally every day. With all this usage comes countless ways to dissect and analyze our data, and plenty of exciting opportunities to optimize our monetization strategy. When you work for us, you are using Ookla data and insights to further our mission to improve connectivity for all.

We are committed to providing you a flexible work environment where individuality, fun, and talent are all valued equally. If you consider yourself innovative, adept at collaboration, and you care deeply about the work you do, we want to talk!

We are looking for a Technical Project Manager II, who can execute and optimize our Agile processes (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, etc.) and support product delivery for our consumer and enterprise products. You will own a complex cross-team/cross-org project that delivers broad business impact. You will drive teams across organizations to meet project timelines and deliverables. You drive decisions about resource allocation, scope and timelines supported with team data (velocity, capacity, etc.). You will deeply understand the problems your teams are trying to solve and the impact they have on the business. From this, you consistently find the path forward and influence others (build consensus) to follow that path. You have worked closely with business and technology partners, played a crucial role in supporting customer-facing software, and have demonstrable experience building and fostering relationships with internal stakeholders.

Expectations for Success:

• Lead 3 teams through Agile/Scrum development processes, run daily Stand Up meetings, Sprint Planning, close out the current Sprint, review the Sprint Report, discuss performance with the team, and align on Sprint Goals.
• Review your teams backlog and unblock team members
• Work closely with Product to align on competing priorities for Sprint Planning and ensure the backlog is properly prioritized
• Run project status meetings to determine progress, identify roadblocks, drive their resolution or ensure a clear hand-off to the right owner and work to minimize risks
• Provide clear, concise and accurate written communication in the form of status reports
• Clearly define new and enhance existing standards to deliver positive business outcomes
• Work closely with all stakeholders, plan for the upcoming Sprint Planning meeting, review priorities, sprint capacity and team velocity.
• Meet with team members to mentor and coach on Agile best practices
• Attend cross-team meetings and articulate any issues, changes in priority, or blockers that impact your Agile teams or projects
• Maintain, track and report teams quarterly successes to upper management

• Represent, verbally and written, complex decisions, trade-offs, and potential solutions clearly to Managers and VPs
• Work proactively seek solutions and independently improve existing tools-of-the-trade and leverage automations to gain efficiencies
• Proactively define measures and metrics to track progress towards goals
• Mentor, onboard and coach team members on Agile/Scrum processes and project management best practices
• Manage project timeline including milestones, dependencies, risks and schedule and communicate status
• Track interdependencies, assess project risk and work across teams to develop contingency plans
• Own the process to gather work estimations and resource allocation
• Conduct regular quarterly and project reviews, analyze the data, success metrics, and write concise narratives, capturing outcomes to communicate to senior management and stakeholders
• Anticipate problems, see gaps and lead efforts to create new or improve existing PMO best practices and standards across organizations within engineering

Requirements

The heading says requirements but were looking for the right person not the exact list. If your life experience prepares you for similar challenges, wed like to hear from you.

• 3-5 years previous software Agile, Scrum and project management experience
• Experience with Atlassian suite of products, Jira, Jira Advanced Roadmaps, Jira Dashboards and Confluence and Google Suite products.
• Independently owned an enterprise-level software development life cycle of a complex and ambiguous project
• Proficiency at developing new and updating existing reports using pivot tables and data analysis skills in MS Excel or Google Sheets
• Proactive self-starter with ability to work independently
• Exemplary communication skills that succinctly communicate with management on the team's progress

Benefits

We care deeply about each other and the work we do, and our perks are just one way we demonstrate this. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including (but not limited to):

• 401(k) matching
• Unlimited PTO
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan options
• Health/dental/vision insurance coverage
• Wellness benefits (Calm app, gym reimbursement, ERG groups, etc)
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) (mental health, financial advice, legal guidance, and more)
• Maven Fertility options
• Pregnancy support
• Pet insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Disability coverage

If youre passionate about joining the work were doing, we welcome your application and encourage applicants with both traditional and non-traditional experience that makes them an excellent candidate for the role. We strongly believe diversity of all kinds makes us better. We are an equal opportunity employer actively working to build an inclusive workforce at all levels of the company. [Read our latest diversity report from our parent company here(link removed)>

We want to ensure candidates have everything they need throughout our application and hiring process. If you have any individual needs related to disability or accessibility, we encourage you to contact and let us know how we can best accommodate you.

Salary Disclosure

As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, Ookla provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The base pay for this position ranges from $120,000 a year up to $140,000 a year.