Middle Project Manager (Development/Support)

24 Minutes ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

N-iX is seeking a Middle Project Manager to join their team, focusing on managing end-to-end maintenance and support projects for a leading North American student transportation provider. The role involves leading geographically distributed 24/7 support teams, serving as the primary stakeholder contact, overseeing incident, problem, and change management, and driving continuous improvement using Agile methodologies like Kanban. The manager will monitor project progress, track performance metrics, and coordinate onboarding and development for team members.
Must have:
  • Manage end-to-end maintenance and support projects.
  • Lead and coordinate geographically distributed 24/7 teams.
  • Serve as primary point of contact for stakeholders.
  • Oversee incident, problem, and change management processes.
  • Monitor project progress and track performance metrics.
  • Facilitate adoption and continuous improvement of Kanban and Agile workflows.
  • Identify process bottlenecks and drive operational improvement.
  • Collaborate with technical leads to prioritize and allocate resources.
  • Manage escalations, resolve conflicts, and ensure critical issues are addressed.
  • Coordinate onboarding, training, and professional development for support team members.
  • Proven experience as a Project Manager, Team Lead, or similar role in maintenance, support, or IT operations projects.
  • Excellent client-facing communication and relationship management skills.
  • Strong knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) standards and experience managing SLA-based environments.
  • Solid understanding of Kanban and other Agile methodologies.
  • Experience leading diverse, geographically distributed teams.
  • Ability to handle incident escalations, track issues, and coordinate problem resolution.
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and adept at driving process improvements.
  • Experience in managing at least 10 subordinates on multiple projects.
  • Proven experience in project cost management.
  • Proficiency in Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence).
  • Upper-intermediate English (spoken and written).
Perks:
  • Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
  • A competitive salary and good compensation package
  • Personalized career growth
  • Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
  • Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
  • Education reimbursement
  • Memorable anniversary presents
  • Corporate events and team buildings
  • Other location-specific benefits

Job Details

N-iX is looking for a passionate, skilled, and motivated Middle Project Manager to join the team.

Our customer is the leading school transportation provider in North America, being the owner of more than a half of all yellow school buses in the United States. Every day, the company completes 5 million student journeys, moving more passengers than all U;S; airlines combined and delivers reliable, quality services for 1,100 school districts.

N-iX has built a successful cooperation with the client delivering a range of complex initiatives. As a result, N-iX has been selected as a strategic long-term partner to drive the digital transformation on an enterprise level, fully remodeling the technology landscape for 55,000 employees and millions of people across North America.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage end-to-end maintenance and support projects for enterprise client, ensuring alignment with SLAs and client expectations.
  • Lead and coordinate geographically distributed teams working in 24/7 system monitoring and support.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, maintaining effective communication and strong relationships.
  • Oversee incident, problem, and change management processes in accordance with best practices.
  • Monitor project progress, track performance metrics (including SLA/KPI adherence), and generate regular status reports for stakeholders.
  • Facilitate the adoption and continuous improvement of Kanban and other Agile-based workflows within the team.
  • Identify process bottlenecks and drive initiatives for operational improvement and increased team efficiency.
  • Collaborate with technical leads to prioritize and allocate resources across projects and shifts.
  • Manage escalations, resolve conflicts, and ensure critical issues or outages are addressed promptly.
  • Coordinate onboarding, training, and professional development for support team members.

Requirements:

  • Proven experience as a Project Manager, Team Lead, or similar role in maintenance, support, or IT operations projects.
  • Excellent client-facing communication and relationship management skills.
  • Strong knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) standards and experience managing SLA-based environments.
  • Solid understanding of Kanban and other Agile methodologies for process management and improvement.
  • Experience leading diverse, geographically distributed teams, ideally in a 24/7 operations environment.
  • Ability to handle incident escalations, track issues, and coordinate problem resolution under tight deadlines.
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and adept at driving process improvements.
  • Experience in managing at least 10 subordinates on multiple projects.
  • Proven experience in project cost management, Atlassian Suit (Jira, Confluence).
  • Upper-intermediate English (spoken and written).

We offer*:

  • Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
  • A competitive salary and good compensation package
  • Personalized career growth
  • Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
  • Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
  • Education reimbursement
  • Memorable anniversary presents
  • Corporate events and team buildings
  • Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers

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