Senior Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of projects for our Business Software Engineering team. This role will play a crucial role in planning, executing, and delivering projects within scope, budget and timeline. Be one of the first project managers in our organization and play a pivotal role in building out and implementing best practices.

If you are passionate about complex problem solving and motivated by scale, then this is the role for you!

Who will you work with?

The Project Manager will work across multiple teams:

Engineering: Work closely with engineers, leaders, and scrum masters to ensure seamless project delivery.

Product: Work with Product Managers designers, researchers, and analysts to shape the product strategic vision and prioritization.

Business Ops: Be tightly partnered with the business org to ensure the teams are aligned to company goals and objectives.

What are some of the exciting challenges you will be working on?

The ideal candidate has a track record of leading Engineering projects with a focus on business solutions to protect data and privacy.

• Develop comprehensive project plans outlining project scope, goals, deliverables, tasks and resources. Collaborate with stakeholders to define project objectives and success criteria. Work closely with the Product Manager to set project priorities. Have an Agile mindset and attend team ceremonies.
• Work with managers to efficiently allocate resources to ensure successful project execution. Working closely with the team, monitor resource utilization and adjust as needed to maintain project schedule.
• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies. Monitor, address and solve risks throughout the project lifecycle to minimize disruptions and ensure project success.
• Maintain open and clear communication with all stakeholders, team members, executives, and external partners. Provide regular project status updates through written reports, presentations, and meetings.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment, scope requirements, and manage expectations. Address concerns and feedback in a timely and professional manner.
• Oversee the execution of project tasks, ensuring that they are completed on time, within scope, and meet success criteria. Monitor and track milestone progress to ensure project objectives are met.
• Identify internal and external dependencies and constraints and potential impact to project delivery. Track and review with cross functional teams to communicate clear commitments and deliverables. Escalate issues early and work with teams to resolve quickly.
• Maintain accurate and up to date project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and meeting minutes. Document lessons learned for continuous process improvement. Implement project management best practices.
• Lead, collaborate, and motivate cross functional project teams, provide guidance, coaching, and mentorship. Foster a collaborative and positive team environment. Act as escalation point to clear project blockers.

What does it take to work at LastPass?

• Cross functional project management experience, ideally in a SaaS company with working knowledge of the product development lifecycle.
• Ability to turn ambiguity into clarity by documenting and defining processes and plans.
• Excel at working in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools (We use Monday.com & Jira)
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to establish credibility and adapt communication style based on audience (executives, technical/non-technical team members).
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Understanding of industry best practices of project management and Agile.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Fluent in English.

It's great, but not required:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
• Experience working with global teams.

Why LastPass?

• Market-leading password manager
• High-growth, collaborative environment with inclusive teams
• Remote first culture
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible Paid time off policies including but not limited to: Monthly self-care days (12 extra paid days off annually), volunteering days
• Generous Parental leave
• Comprehensive health coverage, dependents included
• Home office setup support
• LastPass families free account up to 5 members
• Continuous learning and development opportunities