Full-Time

Project Manager

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Critical Mass

Critical Mass

1,001-5,000 employees

Digital experience design and marketing agency

Data & Analytics
Consulting
Consumer Software

Mid, Senior

San Jose, CA, USA

The position requires employees to work from the office a minimum of 3 days a week.

Category
Project Management
Business & Strategy
Required Skills
Agile
Word/Pages/Docs
Risk Management
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • English Proficiency (B2+/C1 reading, writing, and conversation)
  • Proven ability to successfully manage multiple stakeholders
  • Proven ability to work on small and medium-scale digital projects
  • Proven ability to follow processes to ensure high-quality deliverables for the client
  • Proven acumen, negotiation skills, and proven ability to interact with Senior-level employees
  • Presents him/herself in a polished, professional way. Very high degree of personal professionalism
  • 3+ years of experience managing various digital project types: site builds, e-commerce, marketing campaigns, microsites, and maintenance
  • 3+ experience in project finance, pipeline planning, forecasting, road mapping, and leadership
  • 3+ experience in resource management for projects, including balancing priorities and timelines
  • Mastery of office productivity tools such as Excel, Word, MS Project, Smartsheet, and PowerPoint
Responsibilities
  • Responsible for immediate supervision project delivery including scope, resource, risk, financial and time management
  • Responsible for monitoring the daily activities of the projects assigned
  • Works on issues of limited to moderate scope
  • Receives predetermined work assignments that are subject to a moderate level of control and review
  • Follows established practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained
  • Requires moderate knowledge of own area of functional responsibility
  • Follows practices which ensure there are no delays in schedules, deadlines, outcomes
  • Understand and applies the Agile values and principles
  • Raise flags to its Program Manager on needs and opportunities for improvement of Agile practice
  • Follows Hangar Agile governance approaches - such as ticket descriptions, metrics, dashboards and reporting
  • Manages projects and resources in charge
  • Understands project delivery phases and manage them with minimal supervision ( initiation, planning, definition, design, implementation/development, testing and deployment cycles)
  • Drives weekly releases for vertical and/or horizontal; review and prioritization of work and resource planning
  • Coordinates with Development and QA teams and communicates with all impacted Stakeholders
  • Collaborates with IT technical teams to ensure successful delivery of projects
  • Ensures all projects stay in scope and on schedule and inform the Program Manager if anything risk is identified (even with low probability or impact)
  • Partners with our AP team to drive cohesion around the customer experience and partner retention
  • Supports Agency Partnership Director and New Business Development team to engage and prospect clients
  • Follows Hangar standards and supports the overall success of this group within the organization
  • Identifies areas for improvement in process and present them to Program Manager
  • Adheres to and advises on the company wide operating metric targets with the Program Manager
  • Responsible for ensuring teams are developing and executing against detailed project plans, including overall budget allocations, schedule roll-ups of all projects, critical path and risk assessment
  • Follows process and documentation standards with the end goal of top-efficiency and quality
  • Works with Program Manager to align appropriate team members against suitable assignments, considering business needs and individual skills
  • Evaluates and promote teamwork, initiative, work ethic, values adherence and reports findings to discipline leads
  • Ensures effective communication and promotes a sense of participation and involvement
  • Clarifies and sets deliveries and milestones with internal and external clients. Ensures his/her deliveries to internal and external clients are meeting their expectations in content, time, cost and quality
Desired Qualifications
  • Knowledge of collaboration and issue-tracking tools like Box, Jira, and Confluence
  • PMP designation, SCRUM Master, Six Sigma

Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency that creates engaging digital solutions for clients in various industries, including automotive, finance, healthcare, and retail. The agency focuses on delivering tailored digital strategies, user experience (UX) design, and technology solutions. Their services encompass website design and development, digital marketing campaigns, social media management, and data analytics. Critical Mass differentiates itself through a collaborative approach, working closely with clients to co-create solutions that resonate with their target audience. They also have unique programs like the Critical Mass Artist In Residence (CM AIR) and Trailhead, which nurture emerging talent and foster creativity. The company's goal is to simplify complex digital challenges and provide impactful, user-friendly solutions.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

$238K

Headquarters

Calgary, Canada

Founded

1996

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What believers are saying

  • Increased demand for personalized digital experiences boosts Critical Mass's core services.
  • The rise of e-commerce aligns with Critical Mass's expertise in digital identity solutions.
  • Growing digital ad expenditure in Canada expands the market for Critical Mass's services.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging digital agencies in Canada threaten Critical Mass's market share.
  • Rebranding with BlackSquare may misalign with Diageo's brand vision, affecting collaborations.
  • Public health disinformation focus may attract scrutiny, impacting reputation in studied regions.

What makes Critical Mass unique

  • Critical Mass excels in advanced UX design and data analytics.
  • The company specializes in voice interface design and AI-driven customer interactions.
  • Critical Mass offers integrated marketing communications and omnichannel strategies.

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Benefits

Professional Development Spending Account that can be used for conferences, courses, subscriptions, books

Competitive pay and benefits

Match charitable donations up to $100USD

Flexible, reasonable work-from-home arrangements whenever possible

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