Senior Project Manager - talent pool

Quick summary

🕛 We’re looking for a full-time hire.

🌎 This is a fully remote position.

🇪🇺 Looking for people in Europe due to time-zone alignment.

🇬🇧 Native or Professional English is a must. All company communication is in English. We’ve got many different nationalities represented in our agency.

🤠 3+ years of digital project management experience (It’s a bonus if you already worked in an agency environment or remotely).

🔮 We’re interested in autonomous and proactive individuals who aren’t afraid to make mistakes, learn along the way, and grow with the agency.

💸 Competitive salary based on your location and experience. We did not define a specific range for the position due to hiring all over Europe.

About us

We are a partner for digital evolution, merging creativity and technology for holistic growth.

We join forces with companies dedicated to addressing real human needs. Leveraging our full-cycle digital capabilities, we shape brands, experiences, and products that enrich the lives of millions every single day.

We're an agency founded on the belief that challenging core assumptions unlocks transformative solutions. From our humble beginnings on Island Krk to a global team spanning multiple nationalities, we defy expectations, guided by focus and determination to do our best work.

We believe in learning through doing, embracing the road less traveled, and continually striving to improve. Open communication and mindful listening guide our approach, ensuring we understand, adapt, and push forward in everything we do.

We work primarily with technology SMEs, corporations, and funded startups who develop products in the SaaS, finance, banking, property, healthcare, transport, and communication sectors. We've had the pleasure of partnering with corporations like AWS, Progressive, BNP Paribas, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Deloitte, ThoughtSpot and SME’s like ShipBob, Crisp, eOne, CloudZero, Ternary, Sendlane, Teachable, and many others.

BB Agency was founded in 2012 on Island Krk, Croatia. Today we are a fully remote digital agency with more than thirty members and collaborators working together from all over the world to provide a valuable global perspective on our work.

🏆 We are proud to have a 4.9 Glassdoor rating! Join our team and discover for yourself why our employees consistently rate us so highly.

Job description

As part of the BB Agency, your main challenge will be to lead projects through various phases of research, design, and development. The main goal is to prepare, coordinate and monitor the project during its life cycle.

You will work closely with an internal project owner and the designers and developers who design and build the product. You will work closely with clients to properly coordinate their involvement through documentation, emails, timesheets, and meetings.

You will be working with various digital tools like Notion, Slack, Zoom, Hubstaff, etc.

A quick overview of what you will be doing daily:

Project setup

• Preparing project environment: setting up tools and workspaces, documentation, briefs and presentations.
• Resource allocation, timeline planning, risk analysis.
• Scheduling kick-off and weekly meetings with the clients.

Project maintenance

• Coordinate weekly client and internal meetings.
• Keep watch over the project timeline and budget.
• Address challenges around scope, late client feedback, and anything that could derail progress and needs a heavy voice.
• Risk mitigation.
• Document and take notes in meetings, and review timesheets per project.
• Organize the complete project documentation with weekly reviews, client feedback, timesheets, etc.
• Daily communication with team leads, project owners, and team members involved in the project.

Post project

• Writing closeout reports.
• Organizing retrospectives.
• Archiving projects.

Preferred experience

We are searching for a person who aligns with our core values, has empathy to offer support to the client, yet is assertive enough to adequately communicate any potential issues and keep the project life cycle in check. Ideally, you have at least 2 years of experience in digital project management.

You are:

• A very fluent English speaker.
• Organized, you have a sense of priorities and attention to detail.
• Autonomous and responsive, good interpersonal skills, and quality of communication.
• You are independent and will solve problems by taking matters into your own hands if needed. You are a doer.
• You are transparent and honest and don’t shy away from disagreements.
• You have a good understanding of a standard agency workflow. Preferably you worked in an agency or tech company and knew the dynamic of digital project management.
• You are sympathetic, relaxed but also comfortable in confrontational situations.
• You’re a conceptual thinker who can translate customer needs, behaviors, and project requirements.
• You are a good team player and can lead team meetings and requirements.
• You have basic knowledge of design and development processes.
• You use Digital Tools efficiently.

You are also interested in (bonus round):

• Human-centric design thinking.
• You’ve got a keen eye for details.
• You want to create digital products that matter. If you get excited by building tech that changes people’s lives, you’ll thrive on team BB.

What to expect

We value commitment, autonomy, honesty, and willingness to learn. In the end, it’s all about building great experiences for people. We’re modest, simple, and easygoing. Our clients are not flashy — but they make the world go round. If you get excited by building tech that changes people’s lives, you’ll thrive on team BB.

• Shape the future with us - We believe in challenging assumptions and defying expectations. In our diverse and inclusive team, your unique perspective and skills are not only welcome but vital.
• Salary - We haven’t decided on the salary range due to this being a remote position. We offer a competitive salary based on your skills, expertise, and location.
• Flexibility - We already operate in multiple time zones and have been doing it for years. We have standard 40-hour work weeks. While our agency working hours are from 9 am to 6 pm CET, you’ll have the freedom to work flexible hours and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Just make sure the majority of your working hours fall within that time frame.
• Remote work - We like to think about ourselves as remote-natives. One of the perks of our remote team is that we genuinely trust you to get your job done. You can work from anywhere you see fit, as long as you have a decent internet connection and are available during our agency's working hours.
• Culture - We value collaboration, openness, a willingness to learn, and a curious nature. Our approach encourages mistakes as long as we are willing to learn from them, fostering a culture where growth comes from understanding and overcoming challenges. If you like to work in teams that value great work over loud voices, get in touch.

Added Benefits

⏰ Fully remote position with flexible working hours.

🏝 20+ vacation days, national holidays, and sick leave.

💻 Work computer after the first 6 months.

If we decide to hire you, in your first week with BB expect to

• Onboard and integrate into our digital workspace (Notion, Slack, Hubstaff, etc.)
• Get familiar with our project portfolio and team structure.
• Learn about our culture.
• Become familiar with our Design and Development processes.

In the first month, expect to

• Participate in a project management role on one of our projects.
• Gain an understanding of our project management methodology.

In the first three months, expect to

• Gain the trust of team leads and colleagues designers and developers.
• Manage multiple projects.

In the first six months, expect to

• Actively participate in improving the project management process and methodology.
• Share knowledge and experience with colleagues.

In the first year, expect to

• Become a role model and mentor for less experienced colleagues.

Hiring Process

1. Pre-selection based on your application. We are interested in your experiences and your roles on specific projects, as well as your skills.
2. Video exchange with HR.
3. Selection test that includes some general inquiries relevant to every team and situational questions that are team-specific.
4. Video exchange with the Team Lead, where you will present a deep dive into one of your projects. Take us through a project of your choice and show us who you collaborated with, the tools you used, and what particular challenges you faced.
5. Welcome to BB Agency.