Technical Project Manager

We are:

Sketchbox, and we believe Virtual Reality will fundamentally change the way people learn; it will democratize access to learning, in a way which hasn’t been seen since the early, halcyon days of the Internet. We’re building the underlying infrastructure that will power the future of learning in Virtual Reality.  

We hire people who want to hit the ground running and we give you enough autonomy so you can start making an impact from day one. 

Sketchbox is a remote company backed by some of Silicon Valley’s top venture firms including YCombinator and General Catalyst. We are open to remote applicants.

We were in the W2018 batch of Y-Combinator. We work with organizations like 3M, IBM and the US Air Force.

We are looking for:

An experienced technical project manager, who can work cross-functionally with engineering, product management, and other stakeholders, implementing lightweight solutions to ensure quality, predictability and transparency in the development process

Responsibilities

• Work with the engineering team to build and maintain the schedules for their projects

• Drive smart decisions about resource management when prioritizing multiple complex projects

• Collaborate with project managers in other parts of the organization to support healthy feature development throughout Unity

• Ensure partners and in-house teams work together fluently, respecting divergent processes and cultures

• Design process solutions that address issues/impediments without hampering progress or autonomy of developers

• Create regular project status updates for internal and external stakeholders

• Support Unity’s core values: Democratize Development, Solve Hard Problems, and Enable Success

Requirements

• Proven experience in software project management, working cross functionally within an engineering organization

• Experience with multiple project management methodologies, including agile and waterfall

• Literacy with multiple issue-tracking systems - ClickUp esp.

Bonus Points

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: software engineering, voice communication, game development (Unity engine or otherwise)