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Remote

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Full-Time

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As a Program Manager, you will provide simple solutions to highly complex and ambiguous problems in cross-functional teams. You are a self-starter who proactively identifies and solves problems while continuously seeking ways to improve and drive efficiencies into the organization by using appropriate frameworks and models (traditional, agile and hybrid). You thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional, action-oriented, startup environment and are passionate about mentoring, coaching, and developing people. The person in this role will be a strong program manager, synthesizer, and problem solver, with the ability to shift seamlessly between strategic, project management and execution tasks.

Your mission

  • Work with Product Development squads, streamline and drive our projects on a predictable schedule
  • Educate the squads in agile methodologies and other hybrid models (lean, scrum, kanban etc.) and help them adopt the best practices to build products with excellent quality
  • Proactively identify and communicate risks or issues that might impede assigned projects, and develop mitigation plans or solutions to resolve
  • Ensure the teams deliver against the committed milestones within the available budget and resources
  • Drive and manage processes that improve predictability and transparency, identifying dependencies, and ensuring that teams are working together efficiently to overcome roadblocks
  • Experienced at developing, interpreting, presenting, and delivering multi-level backlogs across multiple teams. Drive the definition of the "what," and empower teams to define the "how."
  • Develop status reporting and communicate effectively and proactively to all levels of the organization regarding status, schedules, risks, issues, etc.
  • Prepare upfront estimates of time and resource utilization, and update over the course of the project
  • Creates governance practices and protocols to control and monitor the program/projects
  • Collaborate with the Product Operations team to build out efficiency metrics and help the teams be more efficient
  • Identify and collect the right data for decision-making and handling tradeoffs in the programs

Your profile

  • Have 5+ years of demonstrated experience in program management with a keen understanding of team dynamics, product development/engineering, product management, and strong understanding of agile development methodologies
  • Experience leading strategy, operations, and process improvement projects in consulting and/or in a relevant strategy/operations team
  • Proven problem solving and analytical skills, with a track record of driving projects from strategy to execution
  • Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills, with experience leading/influencing stakeholders at all levels of an organization
  • Background in SaaS development or technical experience working within operations in a high paced startup environment
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to dive into a problem, figure it out, ship it, and continue to iterate and improve
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive alignment across varying perspectives and foster a collaborative environment
  • High accountability with a demonstrated ability to organize efficiently and think strategically
  • BA/BS degree in Management, Computer Science, or related field

Why us?

  • Independent work in a team and steep development opportunities in a fast-growing company in the field of cyber security / IT security
  • A competitive fixed salary
  • Possibility to get a kindergarten place via our cooperation "SoSafe x FRÖBEL"
  • Mobility Package (subsidized bicycle or public transport subsidy)
  • 33 days of vacation and a flexible home office arrangement
  • Company Retreat Summer 2023 - Enjoy the sun with your colleagues to do Workshops, Networking, Knowledge sharing and some Party. Of course it´s all inclusive!
  • Company pension program
  • Lots of (virtual and physical) networking and community formats, such as weekly "team bootcamp" as a shared sport, mystery lunches and tech talks
  • A cool team (already >350 employees) with diverse backgrounds and an inside look at a fast-growing, VC-backed startup
  • A stylish, well-connected office in the heart of Cologne-Ehrenfeld (47 seconds to Kebapland!) 

About us

As a Cyber Security Hero at SoSafe, you make the world a little better: Our Awareness Platform helps over 1,000 organizations build up their human firewall, thereby protecting themselves against costly cyberattacks. SoSafe is one of the fastest growing tech companies, and is already a leading provider of security awareness solutions in Europe. Backed by strong VC funding, we are looking for more motivated team players who will assist us with our ambitious mission. Are you interested in being a part of this exciting journey? Apply now!

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