Summary

Hi, I’m Kieran, CEO at FlatPlan. We work with media companies to deliver breaking news articles to millions of people on Apple devices. We’re a small, passionate team that work closely with some incredible companies including Formula One, Premier League, and Apple. We have big plans – to transform how news media reaches readers – and central to those plans is an exceptional project manager.

Your Role

As Project Manager, you will play a critical role in planning, coordinating and executing projects across teams, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining high quality. With experience in SCRUM and a background in Agile methodologies, you’ll work closely with stakeholders across development, customer success, support and leadership to streamline processes, overcome challenges and deliver outstanding results.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Execution: Develop detailed project plans, assign tasks and oversee all project phases from inception to completion.
SCRUM Facilitation: Act as the SCRUM Leader, conducting stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint planning sessions.
Team Coordination: Work across multiple teams, ensuring seamless collaboration between development, customer success, support, and leadership.
Time Tracking and Reporting: Establish and maintain systems to track project timelines, deliverable,s and team effort, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks to project timelines and quality.
Performance Tracking: Define and monitor project KPIs, keeping all stakeholders informed on progress and challenges.
Process Improvement: Continuously improve project delivery processes, incorporating feedback from teams and customers.

Must-haves:

Experience: 3–4 years as a Project Manager in a SaaS or software-focused environment.
Qualification: A formal qualification in Project Management (eg. PMP, PRINCE2, or similar).
Technical Knowledge: Solid understanding of software development lifecycles, ability to collaborate effectively with developers, and experience using project management tools like Asana.
SCRUM Expertise: Proven experience working in SCRUM and Agile methodologies.
Time Tracking Expertise: Experience implementing and maintaining time-tracking processes for projects and teams.
Communication Skills: Ability to clearly communicate project goals, updates and expectations across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Organisational Skills: Strong ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, keeping deadlines and deliverables on track.

Nice-to-haves:

Shape Up Experience: Familiarity with Basecamp’s Shape Up methodology.
Startup Experience: Previous experience in a fast-paced startup environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary
All-remote work
Competitive salary
New laptop and a work-from-home stipend for necessary accessories
Generous PTO / sick leave
Opportunity to grow within a fast-moving, profitable company

Why you should apply

You’ll be joining a fast-moving company that has seen huge growth, is being shaped by a fantastic team, and has already built an enviable list of customers including Apple, the Premier League, and UEFA. Our software makes a huge impact on our customers’ businesses, allowing media businesses access to millions of quality readers.

We are a sustainable, profitable company, formed in 2019 and backed by TinySeed, a group of investors led by author and serial entrepreneur Rob Walling. Our relationship with Apple Inc. runs deep – we are Apple’s preferred provider for Apple News, and following a period of assessment, a direct supplier to Apple.

At FlatPlan, you’ll have the opportunity to grow personally and professionally while contributing to a mission-driven company shaping the future of media delivery.

Our commitment to diversity

At FlatPlan, we're dedicated to building a diverse team that reflects the varied experiences and backgrounds of our customers and the audiences they reach. We believe in fostering an inclusive environment, where every individual feels valued, heard, and empowered. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability, genetics, background or age.

We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

FlatPlan asks respectfully to only apply through the application form and not email/apply to them directly. Recruiters and Agencies please do not contact FlatPlan directly.

Project Manager