Project Manager (PMO), Agreena

• We are looking for a self-starter who is eager to bring their passion for structural and organisational optimisation to an exciting, ambitious scale up with purpose
• Experience in leading and delivering large, complex, cross-functional projects
• Experience handling a diverse mix of project deliverables and project teams in fast-paced environments and proven ability to quickly embed and onboard into a new subject area
• Strong communication skills, bringing clarity to project goals, roles, and progress status
• Knowledge and application of agile principles and methodologies
• Understanding of how to incorporate data-informed decision-making into your projects
• Experience with a range of project management tools with the ability to choose the right tools for different types of projects
• Can provide evidence of innovation and improvement in workflows and where you have established reusable frameworks for project management
• You’re truly a “do-er” willing to work autonomously and get hands-on solving any problems needed to help the project move forward, while continuously looking for ways to improve how we work
• Ninja of time management; both for yourself and your collaborators with the ability to switch between variable domains
• Confident facilitator of remote workshops and collaborative sessions

Desirable

• As a Project Manager at Agreena, you will play a pivotal role in managing and delivering a portfolio of complex cross-functional projects
• You will be an early member of our Project Management Office (PMO), where you will help establish and drive project management best practices in a dynamic environment
• Your expertise will contribute to building a core collaboration muscle within our teams and developing the project manager skill sets throughout the organisation
• This position is truly a spider in the web role, requiring relationships throughout the organisation and a deep understanding of the business so that you can inform how to optimise our ways of working for effective delivery and collaboration
• We expect end-to-end oversight of projects and need people who are self-motivated, proactive, and collaborative
• As our value chain intricately involves collaboration across sales, marketing, farmer-facing teams, science, data, product and engineering, we seek a candidate with a proven track record in successfully delivering projects spanning diverse domains
• We are specifically looking for someone who has effectively partnered with various functions, demonstrating the ability to unite diverse teams and drive collective impact
• Project leadership: take ownership on key projects, bringing structure to ambiguity and ensure that teams are set up to succeed
• Support the senior leadership team by driving strategic alignment across all cross functional efforts, and reporting back on progress
• Cross-functional collaboration: foster collaboration among diverse teams, departments, and stakeholders, promoting a culture of open communication and shared objectives
• Project management best practices: use our established PMO frameworks and standards for project execution while driving continuous evolution of our toolset
• Advocate for agile project management methodologies, implementing best practices to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness
• Team development: Mentor and coach team members to enhance project management skills and the ability to deliver high quality work across the organisation
• Cross-organisational coordination: work with the PMO and other leaders to manage dependencies across our projects and teams
• Assist the broader Operations team in coordination efforts to streamline OKRs across projects and teams to ensure we are achieving our ambitious business goals