Our member-owned, privately held, self-funded, and thriving cooperative web development agency seeks a talented project manager who can expertly help us manage our workflow and support client care and relations.
We are seeking a contractor who is available for ongoing, consistent work across multiple projects during USA work hours. The ideal candidate would have potential interest in eventually becoming a member-owner of our cooperative partnership. Women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ are encouraged to apply.
Our ideal candidate has some experience in Drupal and WordPress development and is passionate about Open Source ideals and community. You are also not new to the game: you’ve seen where the Web has been, know where it is now, and understand where it’s going.
You are our “air traffic controller,” a person who understands multiple perspectives on development projects, who understands what the platforms can do to help support our development efforts with our stellar clients. As a contributor to our mutual success, you ensure that developers are focused on relevant work and protected from administrative tasks and issues. You will come to know the strengths and weaknesses of every team member, and you will leverage that knowledge for optimal task allocation, as well as for motivating everyone ideally.
As Project Manager, you will:
- Manage project time effectively.
- Present and update tasks clearly in one place so that developers can readily find what they need to understand and effectively complete tasks.
- Provide ongoing clear and up-to-date information about hours and budgets so that developers and clients have persistent clarity about project status.
Responsibilities
- Work with clients to define development needs and groom them into clear, understandable tasks.
- Oversee the discovery phase to define the overall project. This includes clarifying project goals, planning relevant tasks, identifying dependencies, determining projected task durations, organizing tasks and time as sprints, and more.
- Liaise between the 1-3 developers (depending on the project), the client, and other stakeholders.
- Allocate tasks, organize team meetings, handle daily routines, track progress, address all current and upcoming issues, identify, and remove blockers, gather regular feedback from the client, and more.
- Ensure that the client’s concept is understood correctly for every task and that the project’s time and budget constraints are understood and fully met.
- Comprehensive hour and budget tracking for internal administration needs as well as for Client sprint reporting.
- Complete a report for the Client at the end of each sprint clearly explaining what was accomplished, how the sprint advanced the project, any constraints that were identified, etc.
- Remain engaged throughout the whole web development cycle.
Who we are
Polycot Associates is a values-driven, employee-owned cooperative business offering web consulting and managed web development/design services. Our preferred clients are other mission driven organizations, including nonprofits, other co-ops, green and sustainable organizations and businesses, and B-corporations.
Leveraging open source tools, we provide comprehensive custom web development and design services, content strategy, conversion consulting, SEO and social media integration. Our members have deep experience with the technologies and trends of responsive digital communication systems. We carefully manage our web development projects, and work hard to ensure that our work is efficient and budget-sensitive.
Who we’re seeking
- Self-organized, ability to meet deadlines, and identify/communicate blockers early
- Good communicator who respects and holds appropriate boundaries
- Ability to interact respectfully with team members and clients of various skill levels
- Human being with experience managing own and others’ emotions/expectations
- Responsive to email, available as needed for online chat & video conference
What we offer
- Hourly rate is commensurate with experience.
- Referral commission is 5% for any closed sales brought to Polycot.
- Provisional Member/Ownership track is available after 6 months of contracting and work on multiple projects.
- Work on your own schedule as long as communication and deadlines are intact.
Availability
- Our optional weekly team huddle where we review available work is typically on Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. CT, via online video conference.
- Availability of work depends on project scheduling
- Specific assignments are coordinated with other team members via each project’s Tech Lead.
- Most team interactions occur virtually via video conference.
How to apply
Click here to complete this form and upload your resume & cover letter.
PS: So that we know you're a human and that you've read this page in its entirety, the answer to the question on our application form is "Capybara."