Vail Systems, Inc.

Technical Project Manager II

Reposted 15 Days Ago

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Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago, IL

Hybrid

105K-120K Annually

Mid level

Information Technology • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Software • App development • Conversational AI • Big Data Analytics

The Role

As a Technical Project Manager II, coordinate projects across teams, manage timelines, gather requirements, and oversee project execution while ensuring communication and collaboration across departments.

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Who You Are

Interested in managing the entire lifecycle of projects and building innovative enterprise communication solutions on voice, web, and messaging channels?

As a Technical Project Manager II, you will be expected to coordinate between business, product, and engineering teams to ensure project deliverables are identified, stakeholder needs are addressed, and deadlines are met. You would assist in gathering requirements, identifying crucial resources, assisting with task completion, and providing regular project status updates.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management frameworks and agile methodologies to coordinate research, strategically develop project plans, translate unique customer requirements into tasks, facilitate software development, and partner with operations to quickly deliver solutions to the marketplace. This role is team-oriented, as you will collaborate with highly technical and cross-functional teams in a dynamic, client-centered environment.

What You’ll Do

Partner closely with Business, Product, Engineering, Operations, Support, and other key leaders to establish project scope, timeline, technical direction, and success metrics for projects. Projects will include building new product features, creating new applications, expanding platform capabilities, and tooling enhancements that will improve customers’ experience or engineering velocity.
Deliver Engineering objectives by executing the projects and providing visibility to resource allocation and prioritization. Develop frameworks for execution and adapt to the team’s needs & context.
Develop a full understanding of our technical stack, the interdependencies, and contribute to designs to ensure they are scalable, reliable, and efficient.
Track, prioritize, and execute projects, enhancements, or bugs from the team backlog.
Manage timely and succinct communications to leadership and across teams to ensure accountability and timeline management.
Document project artifacts, including work steps, deployments, release notes, and monthly reporting.
Gain sign-off from user-acceptance testing and coordinate releases.
After project completion, facilitate retrospective meetings.

Qualifications - We encourage you to apply if you think your experience may be a match, even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
4+ years of experience in a technical project management role.
Proficiency with Jira or similar ticketing system.
Knowledge of Scrum practices (sprint planning, review, standups, project grooming).
Experience in directly interacting with internal and external customers.
Experience working with diverse groups in a highly technical environment.
Knowledge of project management lifecycle.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including technical writing.
A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, preferred.
Previous experience as a software engineer or software testing engineer, preferred.
Knowledge of telecommunications/telephony, VoIP, call routing, IVR functionality, and call flows, preferred.
Knowledge of Docker & Kubernetes or similar cloud technologies, preferred.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred.

Who We Are

At Vail, we believe in the unique power of voice interactions to create more expressive, more intimate, and more efficient interpersonal interactions. Using Vail technology, we make millions of voice interactions better every day. We process around 10% of all toll-free call traffic in the U.S.; 1 in 10 times when someone calls a customer support hotline, Vail is routing or interacting with that call.

We are rapidly growing across multiple dimensions, including our customer base, the scope of products we offer, and the size of our team. Now is the right time for a strong candidate to join and grow with us. We have a supportive culture where employees are encouraged to achieve both personal and team goals because we believe growth leads to both business impact and personal fulfillment.

We offer competitive compensation and affordable benefits with flexibility and choice to meet individual and family (including Domestic Partnerships) needs, including:

· Multiple medical, dental, and vision plan options

· Company-paid life insurance, short and long-term disability

· 401(k) savings plan with company match (50% on first 6% of employee contribution)

· 35 days total annual PTO

· Annual Bonus Program

· Paid maternity and paternity leave

· Relocation allowance

· Employee referral bonus

· Gym membership

· Technical and Professional Development stipend

We are striving to implement and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment for all employees by sourcing underrepresented groups and continually empowering those individuals within our organization to further enrich Vail’s communication solutions. We recognize that equitable and unique individuals benefit our teams’ problem-solving, innovation, and development efforts.

Our offices are located in Deerfield and Chicago, IL. Interviews and onboarding are conducted in our offices when possible. We observe a hybrid work format that provides employees flexibility to collaborate with team members based on business needs.

Top Skills

Docker

Ivr

JIRA

Kubernetes

Voip

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The Company

Chicago, IL

274 Employees

Year Founded: 1991

What We Do

At Vail we develop innovative technology to enhance the way people communicate. Our mission is to create business value for our clients and growth opportunities for our employees by developing solutions that inspire people to interact freely and authentically.

Why Work With Us

We are constantly learning. That's why we organize hackathons, workshops, and book clubs, and encourage continued education via courses and seminars. Bringing great minds together is important for our success, so we hire people with diverse backgrounds, stay active in our fields, attend conferences, and are always learning from our peers.