Want to be challenged and work with awesome people who you can trust to get the job done? Want to work on a product that people love to use and improves their lives?
You can direct and coordinate projects to ensure the overall success of the Wikia platform.
Wikia is a collaborative publishing platform that enables communities to discover, create, and share content on any topic in any language. Project Managers at Wikia co-ordinate a diverse team of Engineers and help build new and amazing features for one of the largest user-generated media companies, with over 300 000 passionate communities attracting more than 50 million global unique visitors each month.
For our office in Poznań we are looking to fill the position:
Project Manager
Miasto: Poznań
Region: wielkopolskie
As Project Manager, you will become a part of the development team, be in charge of process, daily scrums, release and sprint planning, track team progress, identify roadblocks, and create tools to facilitate software development processes.
Opportunity:
Manage software projects for geographically dispersed teams in an Agile environment
Cooperate with other Project Managers and Product Managers to ensure optimal project management solutions
Responsibilities:
Run projects in an agile environment, participate in portfolio management
Improve the productivity of the teams
Ensure necessary communication
Coordinate as needed with other players – Product Managers, Engineers & Project Managers.
Requirements:
At least 3 years experience of project management (including Agile environment)
General technical understanding of software programming, software releases, testing and QA
Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities
Willing to be challenged and to develop management skills
Able to communicate with the California team (during their morning business hours)
Ready to travelto the USA twice a year for three weeks
Fluent English (written and verbal)
Benefits & Perks
Wikia offers a salary of up to 15 000 zł gross depending on level of experience, plus stock options. You’ll also get to expand your knowledge and skills with at least two fully paid professional conferences as well as two visits to our San Francisco office per year, team lunches, company trips and full pantry complete with delicious coffee, coke and cookies.
How to Apply
Send your resume and cover letter to Agnieszka Chojnowska at hr-pl@wikia-inc.com and include “Project Manager” in the subject line. Please send your CV in English.
Also, include the following legal gibberish somewhere in your CV: Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych dla potrzeb niezbędnych przy realizacji procesu rekrutacji zgodnie z Ustawą z dn. 29.08.97 o Ochronie Danych Osobowych (DZ.U. nr 133, poz. 883).
If you're an active Wikipedia or Wikia editor, please include also your username.