Project Manager

Mozaic.io is a fast-growing payments startup focused on facilitating payouts to creators and their collaborators all over the world. Our dynamic and collaborative team is dedicated to revolutionizing the way creators get paid. The company has offices in Chicago and Nashville, and aims to make compensation as equally distributed as talent is in the Creator Economy. ​​

As a Project Manager, you will oversee the end-to-end delivery of projects involving web, API, and mobile app development. You will manage Scrum teams using Jira, and also lead efforts to ensure that the software meets industry regulations, data privacy standards, and audit requirements.

This is a key role in ensuring that our products not only meet market needs but also align with the stringent security and compliance standards of the financial industry.

Agile Project Management:

• Lead project planning, sprint execution, and delivery using Agile/Scrum methodology. Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and sprint planning.

Jira:

• Use Jira to manage project backlogs, work items, CI/CD pipelines, and releases, ensuring transparency, efficiency, and collaboration within the team and across multiple teams.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work with development teams, QA, product owners and business stakeholders to ensure project delivery.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status.

Risk Management:

• Proactively identify project risks, and work with teams to implement mitigation strategies.

Guidance:

• Coach teams on Agile practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Budget & Resource Management:

• Manage project budgets, timelines, and resources, provide weekly updates on progress and assist with headcount planning.

Jira Administration experience:

• Be able to create and maintain projects in Jira, including burn down reporting and project field schemas.

Tracking work across multiple teams:

• Be prepared to provide examples of how you helped coordinate work between teams working towards a shared goal.

Roadmap experience:

• Be able to show an example of how you have created and tracked a roadmap that spans multiple teams over two or more quarters.

• 3 years of project management experience, with at least 3 years managing Agile/Scrum projects in technology development.
• Extensive experience using Jira for managing projects, backlogs, and release trains, including Jira project administration, launching and leading sprints, maintaining field schemas and reporting.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders, particularly around security and compliance.
• Proven ability to lead teams in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, especially within a startup setting.
  

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification.

Mozaic values our employees highly, and to best support them, we offer a wide array of benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage 🩺
• Premiums 100% covered by Mozaic
• EAP Access through Spring Health
• Weekly pay 💲
• 401K 🏦
• Mozaic matches up to 6%
• Immediate vesting of company contributions
• Paid Time Off 🏝️
• Unlimited PTO
• Sick time
• Holiday schedule - and your birthday is a Holiday!
• Continual learning and development opportunities 📓
• Professional organization memberships
• Certifications and / or degree programs
• Learning management systems access
• Conference attendance
• Company-provided technology 💻
• You pick: Mac or Windows?