Digital Project Manager

Our Digital Project Manager role doesn’t reinvent the wheel —  you can expect to lead a development team to successfully deliver web application projects on time, on budget, and with a high level of client satisfaction.

Our clients range in size and industry, with an average project length of 6-12 months. Please snoop on our site for examples of our work. 

Reasons to join our team: 

• A supportive team culture to bring your whole self

• Flexibility to adapt your schedule and control your own time for healthier work/life

• Clarity around compensation and advancement

• 20 days of paid time off per year, plus 8 paid holidays, and your birthday

• Company laptop, WFH set up allowance and a $2k annual WFH stipend

• Paid parental leave, paid sabbatical, and paid time for professional development

• Medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, and life insurance coverage

• 401(k) plan with a 4% company match

• Zero commute — flexibility to work from where you are within the US

• Proud member of 1% for the Planet

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with clients and project team to understand and define requirements then translate them into a project plan

• Create and constantly maintain accurate project timelines that help achieve on-time delivery

• Monitor and ensure accurate revenue forecasting for your projects including milestone payments and monthly T&M invoices

• Ensure that capacity planning is constantly kept up-to-date and projects are properly staffed to meet contracted timelines

• Proactively identify project risks, manage client expectations, and control project scope

• Communicate with project stakeholders from discovery through launch, leading weekly or sometimes daily client meetings

• Organize the backlog and track open issues, project sprints, and epics

• Oversee the Quality Assurance phase of the project to ensure a high quality working experience and product delivery that will delight clients

Required skills & knowledge:

• 5+ years managing digital web development projects, in an agency setting and with a successful enterprise-level project (budgets of $250k+) under your belt

• Confidence in leading technical conversations with or without the support of engineers

• You can demonstrate a keen understanding of the Drupal content management system and its supporting technologies

• Intermediate-level familiarity with the JIRA/Confluence platform as it relates to task management, sprint planning, workflow management and potential other uses

• Comfortable playing devil’s advocate — proactively look for red flags, call out potential issues and escalate them when necessary in a cool, calm, and friendly manner

• Confidence in navigating ambiguous scenarios through insightful questions

• Knowledge, skills, and abilities in leading all phases of a web project (discovery, UX, design, development, QA, UAT, launch)

• Proactive project problem solving — you know what’s happening now, what to expect next, and what to do about it

• Clear, effective, and adaptive communication skills — out loud and in writing

• Ability to forge productive working relationships with both internal project teams and client stakeholders

Time Zone Availability

Must be East Coast-based or willing to work East Coast hours

What gives you an edge if applying:

• Growing knowledge of additional, yet related digital tools such as CRM, Analytics, Personalization, A/B testing, etc.
• Experience supporting enterprise-level clients with security framework requirements such as NIST, HiTrust, FedRamp, PCI, etc.
• Project management and/or industry certifications

Clarity around our published salary range:

At Oomph, our project management career track is based on 5 levels. We're currently seeking folks who can demonstrate, at minimum, the mid-level knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for success in this role. The salary range for this position at Oomph is $72-88k and the starting level and salary are based on assessing skills and experience during our interview process.

A Bit More About Us:

Oomph is an award-winning digital services firm. Through the creation, implementation, and operation of highly strategic digital platforms, we help companies and brands strengthen their connections to customers, partners, and employees. For 15 years, our team of strategists, creatives, and technologists has been navigating the ever-changing digital landscape to provide innovative solutions that drive business outcomes. 

We are driven.  We are smart.  We are personal.  

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

US work authorization is required.  Oomph, Inc. participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information, please review the E-Verify Employee Rights and

Responsibilities here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees/employee-rights-and-responsibilities

A successful candidate will also be subject to a reference check, and a background check, based on the requirements of the position. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify a candidate. To learn more about your legal rights as a job applicant, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/background-checks-what-job-applicants-and-employees-should-know*.*