Project Manager / Scrum Master

**1. Role: Project Assistant / scrum master**

**Overview**

The Project Assistant / HR role is a hybrid position designed to support Blackbelt Capital’s organizational and operational success. This position combines project management, team coordination, and HR responsibilities, with a strong emphasis on fostering a culture of growth and innovation. The role involves overseeing project timelines and budgets, ensuring SOPs are maintained and improved, facilitating employee development, and playing a pivotal role in talent acquisition and organizational planning.

This individual will act as a strategic and operational partner, driving efficiency and ensuring alignment between team performance, organizational goals, and talent development.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Core Responsibilities (Day-to-Day)**

1. **Project Management**:

• Oversee and track all project timelines, deliverables, and budgets to ensure on-time completion within scope.

• Maintain and update SOPs and FAQs, ensuring accessibility and clarity for all team members.

• Facilitate task delegation across teams and provide progress updates to leadership.

• Act as the point of escalation for bottlenecks or roadblocks in projects.

2. **HR Functions**:

• Serve as a trusted partner to employees by gathering and sharing feedback, identifying strengths and areas of opportunity.

• Facilitate onboarding processes, including vendor onboarding, and create best-in-class experiences for team members and external partners.

• Oversee career development for employees by identifying training needs, mentorship opportunities, and learning pathways.

• Facilitate talent review and succession planning to align with the company’s strategic objectives.

3. **Agile Methodology Training**:

• Train corporate teams in agile practices, ensuring teams embrace and effectively implement agile methodologies.

• Act as a coach for agile teams, guiding them through the implementation process and helping them overcome resistance to change.

**Continuous Improvement Initiatives**

1. **Team Development**:

• Create a culture of continuous learning by formulating career plans for team members and providing tools to support their professional growth.

• Facilitate mentorship opportunities and connect employees with relevant learning programs.

2. **Process Optimization**:

• Audit existing SOPs and workflows to identify inefficiencies and implement changes to improve outcomes.

• Push for better tools, resources, and processes to drive organizational growth and adaptability.

3. **Talent Acquisition and Strategy**:

• Collaborate with the recruitment team to define role needs and competencies.

• Serve as the evaluator for cultural fit during the hiring process, ensuring alignment with company values.

• Use insights from team health assessments to influence talent strategy, organizational needs, and succession planning.

4. **Vendor and Content Management**:

• Oversee vendor onboarding processes, ensuring smooth integration and alignment with company expectations.

• Manage a team focused on catalog content and vendor engagement, ensuring optimal ROI and partner satisfaction.

**Ideal Candidate Profile**

**Required Skills:**

1. **Problem-Solving**: Ability to create innovative solutions for complex challenges using strong analytical skills.

2. **Agile Expertise**: Proficiency in agile methodology, with experience coaching teams and facilitating agile adoption.

3. **Leadership & Facilitation**: Skilled in guiding career development, identifying learning opportunities, and fostering a culture of growth.

4. **HR Strategy**: Expertise in organizational planning, talent review, succession planning, and cultural evaluation during hiring.

5. **Content & Vendor Management**: Experience in onboarding, catalog content sourcing, and vendor optimization.

6. **Communication**: Strong interpersonal skills to act as a bridge between employees, leadership, and external partners.

**Personality Traits:**

• Empathetic listener with a coaching mindset.

• Resilient and adaptable to change, with a focus on driving improvement.

• Collaborative, proactive, and detail-oriented.

• A growth-oriented individual who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

**Ideal Candidate Background:**

• **Experience**: Previous roles in project management, HR, or operations with demonstrated leadership in employee development and process optimization.

• **Industry Insight**: Familiarity with organizational development, talent management, or team facilitation. Exposure to real estate or eCommerce environments is a bonus.

• **Leadership**: Proven experience managing teams (8-12 members) and overseeing both internal and external partnerships.

**A Day in the Life**

**Core Tasks:**

• **Morning**:

• Conduct a team check-in to review progress on ongoing projects and address any bottlenecks or challenges.

• Update project timelines and document SOPs based on recent developments or feedback.

• Follow up on hiring and onboarding processes with recruitment and vendor teams.

• **Midday**:

• Collaborate with leadership to discuss employee feedback, team health assessments, and talent strategies.

• Conduct agile training sessions or provide coaching to teams to improve workflow efficiency.

• **Afternoon**:

• Facilitate career development conversations with employees, identifying growth opportunities and matching them with mentorship or training resources.

• Review vendor engagement metrics and manage content-related improvements for catalog assets.

**Continuous Improvement Projects:**

• Analyze team workflows and identify areas for better tools or processes.

• Collaborate with leadership on succession planning and organizational structure needs.

• Develop new agile training materials tailored to team challenges and goals.

**Compensation and Work Environment**

• **Compensation**: Competitive, based on experience and qualifications.

• **Work Environment**: 100% remote with flexible hours.

• **Growth Opportunities**: Room to grow within the organization as it scales.