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Project / Team / Area of Responsibility
Provide project management, planning, coordination, and execution support across the Storage Software Engineering organization. Drive visibility, accountability, and delivery of multiple concurrent development initiatives spanning software development, QA, DevOps, cloud architecture, platform engineering, and cross-functional product programs. Act as the operational hub between Engineering, Product Management, Program Management, and Leadership to ensure projects are effectively tracked, risks are managed, and commitments are delivered on schedule.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist the VP of Storage Software Engineering in managing and tracking all active projects across multiple engineering teams.

Maintain visibility into project status, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and resource constraints.

Coordinate daily Scrum activities across development teams, ensuring blockers, risks, and action items are identified and resolved promptly.

Partner closely with Product Management to ensure engineering priorities align with business objectives, roadmap commitments, and customer requirements.

Drive sprint planning, backlog grooming, release planning, and retrospective activities across multiple Agile teams.

Manage and administer Jira boards, workflows, dashboards, and reporting structures.

Develop and maintain executive-level reporting on project health, delivery status, risks, and key performance indicators.

Monitor project progress against commitments and proactively escalate issues requiring leadership attention.

Coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving Engineering, QA, Product Management, DevOps, Support, and Operations teams.

Facilitate communication between stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, schedules, and deliverables.

Track action items, decisions, dependencies, and follow-through activities across teams and projects.

Establish and improve project management processes, Agile practices, and organizational workflows.

Support release readiness reviews and milestone assessments.

Generate weekly, monthly, and quarterly project status summaries for leadership review.

Help drive organizational accountability through metrics, reporting, and process governance.

Support resource planning and capacity forecasting activities.

Assist with portfolio-level planning and prioritization discussions.

Maintain documentation related to project plans, schedules, decisions, and development processes.

Promote continuous improvement across project execution, Agile processes, and engineering collaboration.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

MUST HAVE

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or equivalent practical experience.

5+ years of experience in Technical Project Management, Program Management, Scrum Master, or Engineering Operations roles.

Proven experience supporting software development organizations operating in Agile/Scrum environments.

Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, release management processes, and engineering workflows.

Extensive hands-on experience with Jira administration, project tracking, dashboards, reporting, and workflow management.

Experience coordinating multiple concurrent software development projects.

Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid project delivery models.

Experience working closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership teams.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Strong analytical abilities with experience producing project metrics, status reports, and executive summaries.

Demonstrated risk management and issue tracking capabilities.

Experience facilitating sprint planning, backlog reviews, standups, and retrospectives.

Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and related collaboration platforms.

Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Self-motivated with strong attention to detail and follow-through.

DESIRABLE

PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or equivalent project management certification.

Experience supporting storage, infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, or platform engineering organizations.

Familiarity with distributed storage systems, cloud-native applications, Kubernetes, and SaaS platforms.

Experience with Azure DevOps, Confluence, GitLab, and software release management tooling.

Experience working within enterprise software development organizations.

Knowledge of software quality assurance and DevOps processes.

Familiarity with executive reporting and portfolio management practices.

Experience supporting geographically distributed engineering teams.

Knowledge of capacity planning, resource forecasting, and engineering operational metrics.

SUCCESS CRITERIA

Within the first 6-12 months, the successful candidate will:

Establish consistent project tracking across all Storage Software Engineering initiatives.

Improve visibility into project status, risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines.

Standardize Jira reporting, dashboards, and sprint management practices.

Drive improved predictability of engineering commitments and milestone delivery.

Increase operational efficiency across Scrum ceremonies and project governance activities.

Become the central coordination point for Engineering and Product Management execution planning.

Deliver executive-ready reporting that enables data-driven decision-making across the organization.

ROLE LEVEL

Project Manager - Storage Software Engineering
This position operates as an individual contributor role responsible for department-wide project coordination, Agile execution support, portfolio visibility, and engineering operational excellence. The role works directly with engineering managers, technical leads, product managers, and executive leadership to drive successful delivery of strategic Storage Engineering initiatives.

What to look forward to?

• Join a global team and experience a dynamic, collaborative work environment that fosters innovation and growth.
• Remote work model offering flexibility to balance work and life.
• Access to development programs with strong support and mentoring to help you grow and advance within the company.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusivity, and creating a welcoming environment for all employees.
• Attractive benefits package including health & life insurance, referral rewards, and generous leave policies to ensure a healthy work-life balance.

Salary Range: MIN 153,064 to MAX 229,596 PLN/Annual

The salary range shown reflects the company's good faith full target range for this position at the time of posting. The company may update or modify this range at any time and endeavors to keep this posting current. Compensation decisions are based on factors including geographic location, experience, skills, education, and business needs. While the full range is posted for transparency, offers are typically made within the lower to middle portion of the range.

Avid is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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