Project Manager

Summary

Join Aperia Solutions, a leader in SaaS solutions for the Payments and Compliance industries. Aperia is a Texas-based fintech and managed consultancy firm that creates custom SaaS applications and other software-based solutions for the payments, banking, and processing industry. Founded in 1999, Aperia offers business intelligence, risk management, compliance, and customer intelligence platforms. With offices in Dallas, Washington DC, and Vietnam, Aperia is a fast-paced, global organization that strives to improve efficiency in compliance, risk, and customer service operations. Aperia’s clients include banks, processors, payment facilitators, merchant service providers, independent sales organizations, and government entities. A career at Aperia promises a great challenge, culture, and opportunities to forge your own path.

Job Description

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, tracking, and managing enterprise projects for a key client is the payments space.

Responsibilities

Organize and facilitate project planning, host and attend daily stand-up meetings, participate in sprint reviews, lead and play an active role in lessons-learned and retrospectives, active participation and evaluation of sprint and release planning towards delivery of a cohesive project schedule, participate in demos and other Scrum-related meetings

Conduct routine planning sessions with the Scrum Master, Client Engagement Manger, and Product Owner for alignment on project plan and roadmap

Evaluate sprint/release progress as relative to the project plan

Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility

Leads Projects assigned with ability to properly initiate, plan, execute, control and close work to meet outlined success criteria.

Produces Project Plans, Estimates, and Deliverables consistent with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.

Monitor and report on Project Status, Project Milestones and Issues

Prepare estimates of Effort (EOE) and evaluate Estimates to Complete (ETC)

Interfaces with internal Business Analysts, Technical Personnel, and Management to assess and determine resource requirements and resolve conflicts

Defines standards for Project Management documentation, measurements, and reporting

Supports project team with project deliverables as necessary

Interfaces with Aperia Solutions clients as necessary regarding project status and issues

Qualifications

4+ years’ experience in project management in an Agile environment

Experience in delivery of technical software solutions using SDLC methodologies that support Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile models

Familiarity with Project Management concepts, deliverables, and techniques

Demonstrated experience in producing project tracking documentation

Experience in conflict resolution

Process orientation with emphasis on measurement and feedback

Ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environment

Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multi-task

Demonstrated leadership in motivating teams to high performance

Excellent written and verbal communications skills at the business and technical level

Strong work ethic, commitment and teamwork

Ability to work independently with little supervision

Able to work flexible hours, especially during critical project schedules

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus

BA or BS Degree preferred

Eligibility Requirements

Must be willing to submit to a background investigation and drug test as part of the selection process.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Job Type

Full-time

Schedule

Monday to Friday

Willingness to participate in late night calls periodically

Work Location

Frisco, TX

Benefits

Health insurance

Health savings account

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Childcare assistance

Education reimbursement

Fitness membership

Volunteer time off

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may also perform other reasonable related business duties as assigned by their immediate supervisor or management. Principals only.

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