Product Owner
E-COMMERCE PROJECT MANAGER
About Vaan:
We build commerce engines.
We're a design and engineering studio. That’s our difference.
We're not a 360 agency.
We're not a marketing agency.
We're a remote only, asynchronous first company.
Our e-commerce stores are designed and built to give our clients a technical edge over their competition. To do this, we synthesize business requirements, UX requirements, marketing requirements, technology requirements and creative requirements into a single digital shopping experience built for our clients and their consumers – a commerce engine. Our technology becomes the foundation upon which businesses scale their operations, escalate their marketing efforts, and grow their sales. The value of our work is defined by how big of a moat our clients’ technology creates between them, their competition, and Amazon.
At Vaan, we specialize in creating highly converting brand-forward websites. Unlike traditional branding agencies or UX shops, we uniquely blend brand and UX to create online experiences that resonate with our clients' audiences. Our brand conversion design approach has earned us a reputation for delivering exceptional results.
This position is open in Latam and the US. You should be able to take some meetings in Pacific Standard Time. The position is mostly asynchronous but you will have regular video calls in a US time zone.
The Role:
We are looking for an E-commerce Project Manager to join our team and play a crucial role in the delivery and optimization of e-commerce web experiences for our clients. As an E-commerce Project Manager, you will be responsible for the success of your projects, with a focus on efficiency, timeline, and budget. You will work closely with our development team, designers, strategists, solutions architects, and stakeholders to ensure that the product backlog is well-defined, prioritized to maximize value and ROI, and executed in a timely fashion with the highest standards of quality.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Project Manager
Extremely detailed oriented and organized
Experience with e-commerce platforms and technologies.
Strong knowledge of agile development principles and practices.
Exceptional communication and leadership skills, including leading meetings and regularly speaking with clients
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work proactively and independently
Advanced or Native-level English proficiency (both spoken and written)
Shopify knowledge
Experience with web design and development.
Knowledge of SEO and site optimization best practices.
Familiarity with web analytics tools like Google Analytics.
Responsibilities:
Act as the main point of contact and Project Manager for all stakeholders, including clients and internal team members
Manage the budget and timeline of the project and regularly report hours to internal and external stakeholders
Lead and organize a squad of developers who will work with you on 3-6 projects at one time
Write detailed tickets with acceptance criteria for a team of developers and facilitate estimations
Schedule and manage sprints across all projects for a squad of 3-4 developers and 1-2 designers
Lead weekly meetings with clients to report on project status updates and proactively identify next steps
Proactively push your team forward and regularly identify next steps
Work with clients and strategists to define and prioritize the product backlog to ensure the development team can work efficiently.
Organize ceremonies and meetings like sprint planning, sprint review, weekly project check ins, etc.
Refine tasks with the development team
Recruitment process after your application:
HR interview
Tech interview
Cultural interview
Offer letter
Other things you should know:
This is a full-time long-term position
Salary commensurate with experience
Although we are accepting applications from candidates located anywhere in the world, this position will require that the candidate is able to accommodate some remote internal team and client-facing meetings in North American/European time zones.
Benefits after the third month of employment:
Once per year, the entire team meets in one place (all the costs will be covered by the company)
500 usd for equipment
20 PTOs
10 holidays from your country of residence (you choose which one)
Bonus depending on the performance of the company
Do you want to join our team as our new Project Manager? Then we'd love to hear about you!