Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Principal33 is a company focused on delivering innovative solutions and fostering a collaborative work environment. They are seeking an experienced Project Manager who will manage software development and DevOps teams, bridging business, product, and engineering to ensure timely delivery of high-quality projects.
Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end project lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure
- Define and control: Scope, timelines, budgets, and resourcing; Risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions
- Own project governance, reporting, and stakeholder communication
- Manage change control and ensure alignment with organizational standards
- Act as Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead as needed
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies: Sprint planning, Daily stand-ups, Sprint reviews, Retrospectives
- Promote Agile values, continuous improvement, and team maturity
- Act as Product Owner where a dedicated PO is not present
- Own and maintain the product backlog, ensuring it is: Clearly prioritized by business value; Well-groomed and refined; Ready for development
- Translate business needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria
- Balance delivery constraints with product goals and technical realities
- Work closely with stakeholders to: Define product vision and roadmap inputs; Manage scope and priorities; Make trade-off decisions
- Accept completed work and ensure it meets business and quality expectations
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams: Software engineers, QAs, Business Analysts, UX Designers, DevOps
- Understand system architecture well enough to: Facilitate technical discussions; Identify risks and dependencies; Support architectural decision-making
- Collaborate with DevOps to ensure: Reliability, scalability, and security
- Serve as a primary interface between: Business stakeholders; Engineering and operations
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proactively manage expectations, risks, and conflicts
Skills
- Strong experience with PMBOK-based project management
- Proven ability to run hybrid (Waterfall + Agile) delivery models
- Hands-on experience with Scrum and Agile frameworks
- Strong Product Owner skills, including: Backlog ownership and prioritization, User story writing and acceptance criteria definition, Value-driven decision-making
- Ability to balance business outcomes, delivery timelines, and technical constraints
- Solid understanding of: Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Modern application architectures, Cloud platforms and DevOps practices
- Comfortable collaborating with senior engineers and architects
- Excellent facilitation, prioritization, and decision-making skills
- Strong ownership mindset and accountability
- Ability to lead without formal authority in cross-functional environments
Company Overview
principal33 is a fast-growing European IT company helping organizations design and deliver high-quality digital solutions, from software engineering and digital transformation to data, AI, and cloud services. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in Brasov, Brasov, ROM, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://principal33.com/#page-top.