Project Manager

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Configura works with parametric configuration. We develop rules-based software to draw spaces in 2D and 3D for leading companies within the commercial furniture, kitchen and material handling industries. In the background, prices and configurations are automatically calculated. We are a global company with customers in 10 countries and users in more than 100. Configura is headquartered in Linköping (Sweden) with SIX wholly-owned subsidiaries in Grand Rapids (Michigan, USA), Cincinnati (Ohio, USA), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Shenzhen (China), Berlin (Germany) , and Japan (Tokyo). Our unique expertise places us at the forefront of Space Planning and Configuration solutions. With more than 250 professionals we are now ready to take on unique challenges anywhere in the world.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

Our Linköping office is growing and we have an opening for a communicative and committed team player who will work within our Project Management process. You will work within a global team contributing to the planning, executing, communication, and delivery of a variety of software projects. This role will have the opportunity to contribute to external projects with our Partners as well as R&D effort that strengthens the entire community and performance of our software. 

As a Project Manager at Configura you will be a part of a team who all share a passion for delivering value through innovative software solutions. Collectively we have a clear, strategic direction and processes in place that help us work successfully together and independently across continents. At Configura, we truly are a global team. We take pride in our low employee turnover and are especially proud of our approach for teamwork and strong work enthusiasm among our talented employees.

WHO WE BELIEVE YOU ARE

We believe that you are an organized and communicative person with a great interest in building relationships across project parties. You have the ability to collaborate and interact with people of varying talents and contributions in successful execution of an innovative software project. You understand the importance of clear communication between project team members and key stakeholders that are involved in the project. In addition to strong communication skills, you also possess the ability to motivate and align team members on the project vision. You are an organized person who naturally creates transparency around expectations, deadlines, and team accountability. While you strive to reach your own goals, you believe in the power of a team and the strength collective talent can bring to an organization.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Create an agile project plan in collaboration with technical talent
• Track and communicate project progress in a digestible format
• Facilitate an iterative development process to create a high level of engagement from all project parties
• Facilitate activities like stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives as appropriate to the cadence of the project
• Communicate and articulate project risk to enable educated decisions to be made throughout the project
• Drive the project towards milestones and delivery markers in collaboration with the project team
• Ability to facilitate multiple projects at once as appropriate to size and complexity
• Facilitate discussions in decision making across technical and non-technical people
• Coach and facilitate the team through estimation exercises at the task and roadmap levels
• Remove roadblocks from the team that inhibit progress
• Contribute to resource planning activities to secure the project
• Coordinate effort across global project teams that span multiple time zones

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCE

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Experience Level: mid-level 

• 3 + years’ experience managing projects in a Project Manager, Project Coordinator, or similar role

• Experience in an agile and/or scrum environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience communicating to project stakeholders

• Experience in software development in any sort of facilitator or manager role 

• Willingness to embrace change and seek opportunities for improvement

• Ability to travel globally

• Action-orientated with a positive and engaging energy

• Bonus: Experience with Jira

• Bonus: CSM or CPO and/or additional Scrum Certifications 

As a member of the Configura family, you will be given the opportunity to grow and develop your skills in an innovative and high-tech environment surrounded by committed, talented and enthusiastic co-workers from all our offices.

At Configura, we combine office-based work with working remotely. We believe that the office is important for innovation, knowledge sharing, spontaneous meetings, information exchange and social interaction. Therefore, we see our offices as the primary work locations even though we have the opportunity to partly work remotely when the business allows.