About this Role
Slingshot is looking to hire a talented and passionate wrangler of projects and people, aka product owner. In this role you’ll be in charge of managing multiple software projects and initiatives while coordinating, organizing, and rallying the team around timelines and business objectives.
You’ll oversee key strategic and tactical objectives, working directly with client product owners, executives, key stakeholders, and Slingshot product owners, designers, developers, and QA analysts.
You’ll be expected to have experience in tech, and be excited overall about working within a software driven environment.
We’re looking for someone who loves people, is driven, confident, detail oriented, and well organized. We want someone who can set clear objectives with both our team and client, execute on those objectives under changing and challenging conditions, and follow through.
Summary
Lead and direct strategic and tactical software based initiatives
Plan and organize projects and tasks at a detailed level
Set and manage expectations with internal Slingshot team and Slingshot clients
Coordinate tasks among team members and address blockers and challenges as they come up quickly and effectively
Be comfortable with the Agile/Scrum project management methodology
Be confident in leading high level project discussions with C suite executives and key stakeholders
Enjoy working with people and making everyone’s life more organized and easier 🙂
Why you want to work here
Because you like to help businesses achieve new things with technology.
Because you like working with a group who operates with genuine care, integrity, ethics, and fun
Because you like autonomy & are infinitely curious
Because you are highly passionate and want to work with others who are as well
Because you like working with a talented team that can execute against expectations
Some cool benefits
Unlimited snacks and beverages of your choosing (well, if you prefer office dwelling vs. remote)
Unlimited holidays, vacation, sick days
401k retirement plan with company match
Quarterly bonuses
Valentine day office fairy
Remote work is entirely OK, we are all adults here
Flexible hours
No dress code (sometimes you have to dress up more for client meetings)
No politics
Who is Slingshot?
Slingshot is a group of big kids and daredevils based in Louisville, KY, but with staff across both the country and the globe :). We’re smart, passionate, creative, and modest ;). We’ve been around since 2005 and build software products for web and mobile that solve big problems for all types and sizes of organizations. We like helping our clients and making sure whatever we build has a huge impact.
Curious about this role? Apply for this job by submitting the careers form or sending your email to hello@yslingshot.com. Hope to hear from you soon!
Cheers,
The Slingshot Team
