Project Manager, Eng Ops
BuildOps
At BuildOps, we’re building a groundbreaking software solution, purpose-built to support today’s commercial contractors. From helping our customers manage their service department all the way to project management, we’re breaking the mold and building a team that invests in our mission statement. We love driven, self-motivated folks experienced in tech start-ups and thrive in fast-paced environments. Could you be our next hire?
This candidate will join a well-funded, fast-growing technology startup with the unique opportunity to help build out a critical function for the company.
As Project Manager, you will orchestrate the successful delivery of our software solutions, working at the intersection of Engineering, Implementation, and Customer Success to ensure seamless implementation and adoption of the BuildOps platform.
What you will do:
Project Leadership:
- Drive end-to-end project execution from planning to deployment
- Establish and maintain project timelines, milestones, and deliverables
- Manage resource allocation and cross-functional team coordination
Project Planning & Control:
- Develop detailed work breakdown structures and resource-loaded project schedules
- Create and maintain comprehensive risk management and contingency plans
- Establish project budgets and monitor costs throughout implementation lifecycle
Performance Optimization:
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project success
- Implement project management best practices and methodologies
- Conduct regular project health assessments and optimization reviews
Implementation Strategy Support:
- Develop comprehensive implementation support plans aligned with customer needs
- Create and maintain project documentation and progress tracking systems
- Identify and mitigate potential risks and bottlenecks
Stakeholder Management:
- Facilitate communication between engineering teams and customers
- Partner with customer success teams to ensure smooth onboarding
- Provide regular status updates to leadership and stakeholders
What We Look For:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of project management experience in SaaS or technology
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle
- PMP certification preferred
- Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Strong understanding of modern software development practices, including microservices, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to inform decisions
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment and adapt to change
What we offer:
- Competitive salary and stock options
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Unlimited paid time off
- This is a hybrid role based in Raleigh, NC. (3 days a week in office)
- Company events and team-building activities
- Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another (seriously, everyone is rooting for your success!)
- The chance to get in on the ground floor and build something truly groundbreaking for ourselves and our amazing customers
About BuildOps:
BuildOps is a fast-paced, high-growth start-up committed to transforming a $300B+ industry through an innovative all-in-one SaaS platform. Leveraging the latest technology, we’re taking Commercial Specialty Contractors from the world of pen and paper to cloud-based, data-driven operations. Our leadership team has deep experience in both the Construction and SaaS technology industries, as well as a resume that includes Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, Cornell, Microsoft, and multiple successful start-up exits.
BuildOps has more than doubled year-over-year while raising over $140 million in total funding (including a recent round in Feb 2024). Top-tier investors like Founders Fund, Siemens, B Capital Group (BCG's venture arm), 01 Advisors, and more have backed BuildOps! Also, Dick Costolo, former CEO of Twitter, just joined our board, adding to an impressive group of investors/advisors including former President of Salesforce, Gavin Patterson; CAA founder Michael Ovitz; NFL legend Joe Montana; former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, and Boost Mobile CEO Stephen Stokols.
Forbes Magazine
“BuildOps is unique because it addresses the problem of efficiency in construction for an often-overlooked audience. Rather than focusing on large projects, or catering to owners, they look to the needs of technician-heavy subcontracting firms working in the commercial space.”
TechCrunch
“The new financing will be used to support the company’s continued growth. BuildOps sells software that integrates scheduling, dispatching, inventory management, contracts, workflow and accounting into a single software package for commercial real estate contractors with staff ranging from a few dozen to several hundred employees.”
Crunchbase
In a statement, [former NFL superstar] Joe Montana noted that his firm (Liquid 2 Ventures) has an investment thesis in supporting America’s working class… “I just love the idea of making their lives far easier and better,” he said. With BuildOps, “you have one solution that does it all and talks seamlessly to every single part of their business from parts to ordering to inventory and more.”