[Remote] Project Manager III

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to clients worldwide. They are seeking a Project Manager III to lead project planning and execution, ensuring teams meet their goals and timelines while promoting Agile best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and refine continuous planning, ensuring ongoing planning for and visibility to a rolling quarter + plan for the team/s you support
• Maintain engineering team schedules, ensuring proper resource planning and translation of estimates to key milestone dates
• Track project milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and timelines to ensure projects and programs stay on track and meet delivery timelines
• Remove obstacles that may hinder the team's progress
• Coordinate communication between different teams, departments, and stakeholders
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and PMO to manage and prioritize the product backlog
• Ensure engineers have necessary product requirements and UX designs to stay on track and meet deadlines
• Serve as the key liaison between software development teams and external stakeholders building advocacy and credibility
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog maintenance and refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Promote Agile best practices and educate team members to enhance team performance and productivity
• Support the JIRA management for teams they support and other tools as appropriate
• Provide burndown charts, velocity tracking, and other agile performance metrics to inform and resolve issues with the team and manager(s)

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field
• 5+ years experience in an Agile environment with experience using Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability
• Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, and related tooling

Benefits

• Remote work

Company Overview

Welcome TekWissen, your premier partner in technology consulting, workforce solutions, payroll services, procurement, managed services, global capability centers, and venture capital support, specifically tailored for startups in the human capital sector. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://tekwissen.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

TekWissen ® has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2026, 5 in 2025, 18 in 2024, 11 in 2023, 9 in 2022, 16 in 2021, 17 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.