Full-Time

Technical Project Manager

Coates Group

Coates Group

201-500 employees

End-to-end digital signage for QSRs

Compensation Overview

$110k - $125k/yr

+ Annual bonus

Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Category
Engineering Management (1)
Business & Strategy (2)
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Required Skills
JIRA
Risk Management
Asana
SCRUM
Confluence

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Requirements
  • At least 5 years of experience in project or program management, including technical or digital project experience.
  • A technical background or understanding of software engineering, infrastructure, and software deployment practices.
  • Strong experience with Agile methodologies.
  • Strong experience with Jira, Confluence, and other Agile project tools.
  • Proven ability to manage distributed and cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to influence and motivate diverse teams to achieve shared outcomes.
  • Ability to proactively address project barriers and adapt to changing conditions.
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Ability to track intricate project dependencies and timelines.
  • Ability to present complex technical updates in clear, business-relevant terms.
Responsibilities
  • Ensure end-to-end delivery of technical projects, including requirements gathering, milestone planning, technical solutioning, documentation, execution, and final delivery.
  • Act as the main point of contact for client-facing technical projects, setting expectations around scope and timelines and reprioritizing as needed.
  • Collaborate across internal teams, including Engineering, Content, Operations/DevOps, and Deployment, as well as client teams, to coordinate seamless execution.
  • Identify risks early, create mitigation strategies, and resolve project roadblocks with minimal impact.
  • Maintain transparent communication with internal and external stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and challenges.
  • Use Jira, Confluence, and Asana project dashboards to provide project visibility and performance tracking.
  • Identify and implement improvements in project delivery processes to drive continuous improvement and scalability.
  • Promote Agile best practices within projects by facilitating Scrum ceremonies and driving prioritization.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in the quick-service restaurant, digital signage, or retail technology industries.
  • Familiarity with content management platforms.
  • Experience with API-based software integrations.

Coates Group provides digital signage and customer experience solutions for Quick Service Restaurants. It offers digital menu boards, self-service kiosks, and content management systems, along with hardware, software, installation, and ongoing support. The system combines displays and interactive kiosks with a central content platform to create, schedule, and push menus and messages across multiple locations, while technicians install and maintain the setup. Its goal is to help QSR brands improve the customer experience and drive sales by offering end-to-end, location-wide digital signage management for large chains and independents.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Newtown Township, Pennsylvania

Founded

2003

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What believers are saying

  • H1 2026 revenue grew 1% organically to $837 million despite weaker markets.
  • Coates released its 2025 Sustainability Report on 12 March 2026, beating targets early.
  • July 2026 interim results kept full-year outlook unchanged and raised the dividend 5%.

What critics are saying

  • McDonald’s concentration exposes Coates if the 2022 five-year CMS agreement slips.
  • Indeed reviews in 2025 show toxic management, low pay, and burnout culture.
  • Acrelec and other QSR signage vendors can undercut hardware and CMS bundles by 2027.

What makes Coates Group unique

  • Coates Group won McDonald’s global Digital Menu Board CMS mandate in 2022.
  • Switchboard™ CMS links hardware, content, installation, and support across QSR touchpoints.
  • Thousand-restaurant deployments and standardized global tooling create switching costs for 2026 renewals.

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