Project Manager

About Fluxx

At Fluxx our mission is to be the leading collaborative grantmaking platform in our global communities. We believe in building technology that drives positive impact in our world. Our platform helps foundations and agencies streamline the grantmaking process, making it easier to get funding to those that need it to support their mission. We are driven to help facilitate change through our solutions that automate grantmaking for organizations all over the world. Over the past decade, Fluxx has built a diverse and engaged community of 350+ grantmakers who work with over 150,000 foundations, government agencies and nonprofits worldwide. Through Fluxx, they have issued over $15B in grants in the past year alone.

What you will be doing:

• Be well versed and experienced in all aspects of project management. You must know: 1) how to execute projects according to a determined timeline, methodology, scope, and budget, 2) how to track and report on progress to Fluxx management and with the client project team and key stakeholders 2) how to flag, mitigate and manage risks 3) when to diffuse issues or risks and when to escalate them, and 4) how to maintain quality control throughout the project lifecycle 5) the core tenants of project management discipline inside and out.
• Facilitate discovery sessions with clients and turn the data gathered in these sessions into functional requirements and user stories
• Be a super awesome communicator, meaning you understand the significance and appropriate use of tone and mediums based on circumstance and audience and proactively communicate with the client and key stakeholders
• Serve as the face of the organization to the client and address all requests, small or large in a timely and professional manner
• Facilitate sessions with project stakeholders to outline scope, goals, deliverables, resource needs, and timelines, and do it all with confidence and a smile
• Have the ability to skillfully push back on client requests and say no while gaining their trust and consensus around tough decisions
• Be ready, willing, and able to track and document everything that happens on the project, then report on it like clockwork to the project team and stakeholders
• Conduct demos and training as needed
• Understand what a change order is and when it is appropriate, and be able to develop it internally and sell the client on it
• Be eager and able to help develop tools, best practices, and documentation for project management and related processes, as necessary
• Willing to be hands on supporting your team with testing, user stories and documentation

What we are looking for:

• A minimum of 10+ years of professional project management or relevant experience, which includes at least 2 years experience project managing in the following areas 1) managing SAAS software projects, 2) participating in and/or driving implementations, and 3) working in a client facing project role.
• Meticulously detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, quickly process information, and demonstrate a dedication to ensuring and maintaining the quality of the end product
• Inherent ability to think two (maybe even three) steps ahead of the