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JOB DESCRIPTION: 

Energize Global Services CJSC is seeking a Project Manager for a development team. The Project Manager will be responsible for service delivery for a significant team. He/ she should possess an integration of interpersonal, leadership, guiding, technical and fluent English language communicative skill sets being able to travel abroad.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Technical:
- Responsible for the development infrastructure and implement security guidelines;
- Periodically check the needed hardware and software (e.g. terminals, debug boxes, etc.) and communicate with partners located abroad to receive them;
- Check the backlog and keep in touch with the offshore-coordinator(s) to understand the coming tasks and organize corresponding trainings in the team if needed;
- Communicate with developers to figure out the existing blocking issues or bottlenecks of tasks and provide effective solutions for them using either internal or external resources;
- Participate in meetings on behalf of the whole team (steering, face to face, etc.);
- Guarantee efficiency by coordinating iterations, following up tasks (planned, current and completed) making sure the team performs at the highest possible level;
- Help configure the development environments and the logistics aspects, as part of the overall responsibility for the quality of the deliverables;
- Collaborate on solutions and techniques for meeting project demands;
- Assure the quality of the deliverables;
- Understand the business environment of the client, its challenges and how the Company's solutions will provide business benefits.

People/ Team Management:
- Guide and manage the Development Team on Agile/ Scrum practices and values;
- Communicate with team members and discuss issues such as motivation, effectiveness, team fit, and, if needed, escalate/ discuss the issues with foreign partners and EGS top management;
- Manage vacations, days off, daily activities and other similar needs;
- Work on opportunities or events to improve the team's technical skills and share the knowledge;
- Organize team building events to enhance social relations and increase motivation;
- Participate in resignation of team members and new team member selection when needed;
- Responsible for proactive prevention of conflicts rather than reactive actions to keep the healthy environment between team, EGS and foreign partners;
- Receive and be the management-point of contact for any complaints or remarks between the local and abroad based teams, as well as help manage for successful resolutions;
- Propose actions to improve work efficiency and quality;
- Report at every time on the situation for each track to ensure that the methodology is strictly respected;
- Coordinate team members' activities with the goal of achieving targets on time;
- Evaluate continuously the performance of each team member towards the yearly salary increases, or increases due to market competitiveness; implement sanctions (dismissal, improvement plans, etc.) where necessary;
- Introduce and manage the training of new members;
- Be able to take trips to Europe, preferably on a quarterly basis, to meet and discuss in person with foreign colleagues and management related issues for constant better management of the two working teams.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

- Bachelor's degree preferably in a technical field or equivalent experience;
- More than 4 years of professional experience in management in the IT field;
- Familiarity with C/ C++ and/ or Java/ JEE;
- Strong professional experience in Agile/ Scrum methodology and delivery process/ methodology;
- Person highly competent in product delivery life cycles and methods to optimize the life cycle for project needs via use of best practices;
- Strong technical aptitude and hands-on experience in working with technical teams;
- Familiarity with security concepts, embedded technology or both;
- Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines;
- Excellent problem-solving, leadership and impediments removal skills;
- Very good interpersonal skills;
- Fluency in English language, both verbal and written;
- Knowledge of French language is a plus.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

If interested, please send your last updated detailed CV and cover letter to: **@**************.*** . In the subject line of your message, please mention "Project Manager". Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview and test.

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY: 

Highly competitive, based on the previous work experience and alignment to requirements mentioned, plus a benefit package, including a medical insurance, training, working opportunities abroad and sponsored sport activities.