Project Manager
hybrid
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada .
full-time . June 19, 2024
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada .
full-time . June 19, 2024
Description
About Spark
Spark is a collection of people, ideas and experience focused on a singular goal — to move the new development industry forward. With Spark’s mission to transform the real estate development industry, we’re empowering developers and sales agencies to modernize outdated technology, reduce resources within the most critical stages of the new home sales process, and provide outcomes positively affecting new residential home communities around the world.
The opportunity
The Project Manager is responsible for opening, organizing, executing, and closing projects within the product life cycle, as well as managing specific internal projects. They help to ensure that projects are completed within scope and on time.
- Ensure delivery of assigned products/projects within scope and on time.
- Minimize project risks and disruptions.
- Improve project efficiency and effectiveness through process organization and optimization.
- Improve the accuracy of project timeline estimations.
- Enhance communication and collaboration within the project teams.
- Contribute to the overall success of the project management process.
- Enhance and contribute to product planning documentation and standards.
What you’ll be doing
- Developing project plans, contributing to documentation, defining timelines & milestones, and collaborating on resource allocation.
- Coordinating and communicating with cross-functional teams to ensure project progress.
- Identifying and mitigating risks and challenges that may impact project delivery.
- Reporting on project status to key stakeholders and leadership.
- Collaborating with product managers, development, and quality assurance teams to ensure alignment with business and product goals.
- Facilitating and leading daily product standup and project retrospective meetings.
- Contributing to the creation and maintenance of the product team’s standard operating procedures and documentation.
- Reviewing and organizing new bugs and requests as they are submitted.
- Maintaining a level of consistency and cleanliness in project management tools.
- Reporting to the Director of Product, providing daily updates on assigned projects & initiatives.
What you’ll need
- 3+ years of professional experience as a Project Manager.
- Experience with delivering projects within an Agile SaaS environment.
- Experience with project management and productivity tools such as Asana, Slack and Google Workspace.
- Experience with writing and maintaining documentation such as progress reports and SOPs.
- Experience with managing 3-5 projects and teams at a time.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience and robust understanding of all aspects of the product development lifecycle.
- Bonus points if you have experience in Proptech, and previously worked on software for the Real Estate space.
Who you are
- You love collaborating with various teams and working throughout the entire organization.
- You are flexible and quick to adapt in a fast paced environment.
- You are highly organized with excellent time management skills.
- You’re open to learning the intricacies of a constantly evolving industry.
- You have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- You enjoy working in small teams.
What we offer
Salary Range
The base pay range for this position is between CA$ 75,000 and CA$ 95,000 per year for British-Columbia-based roles.
The final compensation offer will reflect our consideration of factors such as the candidate's relevant qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and geographic location.
Perks
- Competitive vacation policy
- Flexible health and wellness spending accounts to reimburse you for things that keep you healthy and active (Dental, vision, gym memberships, sports equipment, transit/rideshare, treatments, procedures, excursions etc)
- Parental leave top-up
- One paid volunteer day per year
- Annual Learning & Development reimbursement
- Hybrid work environment: work from home in combination with utilizing our spacious, dog-friendly Yaletown office (with well-stocked snacks!)
- Join a team of unique, well-rounded individuals of various backgrounds, all lending to Spark’s distinguished brand in the proptech and real estate development industry.
Diversity & Belonging
Spark is committed to building and fostering an inclusive, people-first culture where perspectives are welcomed, uniquenesses are valued and curiosity is celebrated. The diversity of our people is central to our collective success; all recruiting and hiring decisions are based on the experience and skills relevant to the position.
Applicants will be considered without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, political belief or criminal conviction unrelated to employment.
Accommodations will be provided upon request by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Compensation
$75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
