Technical Project Manager in Chicago, Illinois at Ocient Inc.

About Ocient:Ocient is building OcientAIQ™ – a complete ecosystem for delivering trusted agentic AI solutions at petabyte scale, for the organizations that can't afford to get AI wrong. Our customers protect networks, secure nations, and power the global economy. The problems we solve are genuinely hard, and the work matters. Founded in 2016 by the team that built Cleversafe (acquired by IBM in 2015), Ocient is headquartered in Chicago with a remote-first global team. We are a carbon-neutral company backed by leading investors including Greycroft, OCA Ventures, In-Q-Tel, and Buoyant Ventures.
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Job Title: Technical Project ManagerLocation: 100% Remote (US Based Only)

• We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind now or in the future (ex. OPT, EAD, H1B, H4, etc.)

Hiring Manager: Solutions PMOEstimated salary range: $80,000 to $130,000

• The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidate’s experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluations

Position Overview:We're building a world class team with the aim of providing polished, professional, Project Management for an emerging company and product. Ocient is looking for ultimate team players who are dedicated to improving our Project Management, product, and customer experience with every interaction. The Ocient team consists of highly technical engineers and understanding the end-to-end development, sales, and delivery cycle is key to adding unique value to the organization. Our ideal Project Manager passionately understands complex software development Project Management. They are driven to lead successful projects coordinating across many participants and stakeholders, solve complex problems, and push the bounds of what is possible with performance and scale. Ocient Project Managers are self-motivated, enthusiastic leaders. They work directly with Solutions Delivery, Systems, Customer Operations, Engineering, Testers and Product Management personnel and with every part of the internal Ocient organization.
Responsibilities: • Own end-to-end planning and execution for technical programs and projects, including scope, timeline, resourcing, risk, and budget tracking• Manage hardware and software installation projects, including coordination of procurement, site readiness, customer and/or vendor schedules, and go-live cutovers• Coordinate database-related workstreams - requirements definitions, deployments, migrations, and workflow implementations• Manage overall project organization to ensure requirements and project deliverable dates can be clearly communicated to between teams (Product/Engineering/Solutions/Systems/ Customer Operations/QA/Sales) as well as business stakeholders• Build and maintain project plans, RAID logs, status reports, and dashboards; run stand-ups, steering committee updates, and retrospectives• Identify risks and blockers early, drive them to resolution, and escalate proactively when timelines or scope are at risk• Manage a portfolio of concurrent projects, prioritizing based on business impact and dependencies• Continuously improve program management processes, templates, and tooling for the team• Must be legally authorized to work in the US
Ideal Qualifications: • BS in management information science, computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field• 4+ years of program or project management experience, ideally in a technical or engineering-adjacent environment• Hands-on experience managing projects involving databases (in cloud, on-prem, as a service), data workflows, or data platform operations• Experience coordinating hardware and/or software installation or deployment projects (on-prem, data center, or cloud infrastructure)• Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid) and tools (Jira, Asana, MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar)• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting status and trade-offs to technical and executive audiences (both internal and external)• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment• Strong organizational skills with sharp attention to detail and follow-through
An Exceptional Candidate Will Have: • PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent certification• Experience working in Adtech, Telecommunications, and/or Network Security environments• Familiarity with distributed systems, data warehousing, or large-scale data infrastructure• An understanding of SQL, database HA/DR, and database security.• Interested in pushing the bounds of what’s possible in large-scale data analytics• Experience working directly with enterprise customers on technical deployments• Background in a startup or high-growth, fast-paced and dynamic technical organization• A self-starter who can work projects from start to finish
Interview Requirements: All interviews are conducted via video and require candidates to have their camera on for the duration of the session. The use of video filters, face-altering effects, or virtual backgrounds is not permitted for security and verification purposes.
We are not open to using an agency or staffing company at this time. We do not accept unsolicited agency or staffing resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Ocient is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, parental status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please contact recruiting@ocient.com for more information.
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