IT Project Manager (Remote)

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Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! As a member of First American's family of companies, National Commercial Services provides single-point service for simple to multi-property/multi-state national commercial real estate transactions. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for nine consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

Nested within this large-scale, people-first organization, we’re a small, fast-moving development team building and maintaining two modern web applications for our unique division. We apply Agile methodologies to a scrum-ban practice, defining work thoughtfully, refining requirements together, and partnering with product owners to deliver feature and enhancements in 2-week sprint cycles.

What You’ll Do:

We’re looking for a technically minded project manager with Agile experience to help define and distribute work, grow team connections, report on delivery metrics, organize team ceremonies and events, and partner with design + product to plan priorities and releases.

• Assist the IT Program Manager by running the more granular aspects of software delivery day-to-day
• Create, update, and maintain deliverable work in Azure Dev Ops
• Collaborate with design and product specialists to define user requirements
• Partner with dev leaders to refine technical implementation and estimate level of effort
• Report sprint delivery accomplishments and metrics via ADO dashboards and decks
• Work with individual engineers to clarify requirements and remove impediments
• Align product + development to plan prod releases and own the delivery of those commitments
• Respond to any bugs or issues reported by active users and help align development resources to resolve

What You’ll bring:

• 3-5 years minimum experience managing teams and projects required; IT field is preferred, but relevant experience in other industries considered
• Exposure to or experience working with Agile methodologies, Scrum, or Kanban frameworks strongly preferred
• Strong organizational skills in managing granular aspects of large, complex projects while maintaining an understanding of broad objectives
• Passion for cultivating healthy team dynamics and empathy for individual contributors
• Experience using workflow management and design tools such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops (formerly TFS), Figma, Miro, Lucid, Trello, etc.
• Strong communication skills to work one-on-one with engineers, product specialists, and experience designers as well as reporting progress to outside stakeholders
• Development experience not required, but knowledge of coding concepts, vocabulary, and tooling is a plus

Pay Range: $71,500 – $148,500 annually

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

What We Offer

By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.