TH - Project Manager

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Are you looking to grow your career and make a meaningful impact? Interested to tackle new challenges? We’re looking for people like you!

The Proactive Hiring process is specifically designed for applicants who are seeking job opportunities at a later date. Applying for roles under Proactive Hiring means that you are applying for roles without immediate vacancies. However, we anticipate that we will need to hire for these roles in the next few months.

Here’s what you can expect when applying for a Proactive Hiring role:

• Merit-based Evaluation: Your application will still undergo ‌ our standard skills- and values-based assessments.
• Longer Lead Time: Turnaround time for processing Proactive Hiring applications may take longer than for Immediate Hiring applications, making it suitable for folks open to exploring opportunities!
• Reserved Slot as a Priority Candidate: A successful application will result in a slot as one of our top candidates for the role. This is not yet a formal job offer , but expresses our intent to extend an offer to you once a vacancy becomes available.
• First In Line for the Job: Once there is an active vacancy for the role, you will be one of the first people we contact and to whom we extend an official offer!
  
  

At Thinking Machines, we treat all our candidates with great care and fairness while ensuring we stay ahead of the curve to anticipate our clients’ needs.

Working at Thinking Machines

Thinking Machines is a technology consultancy building AI & data platforms to solve high impact problems for our clients. Our vision is for Southeast Asia to become a global hub for data science. To do that, we create data cultures one organization at a time.

We’re a company made up of intellectually curious, civic-minded, forever-learning individuals. We believe that great data science products are built with care for people, and that the best way to drive inclusive innovation is to start with a diverse team.

Our field of work is incredibly dynamic, so we want to work with people who are committed to growing with us. We want to hire people who can demonstrate an ability to learn, then provide them with personalized coaching, growth opportunities, and a great working environment to get them to world-class.

Role Description

As a Project Manager, you are key in the successful and timely delivery of our data science projects. As our operations expand, so does the number of projects and their complexity. We deliver strategic projects for some of the largest organizations in Southeast Asia and having a dedicated project manager will allow us to take on more projects while maintaining the level of commitment and quality that our clients have come to expect from us.

You will be the main point of contact for our clients, keeping them informed of relevant milestones, blockers, or changes that a project needs. It’s not good to over or under-inform, so the project manager must be able to cascade the right information to the relevant people at the appropriate time.

You will be in charge of the projects’ schedule, requirements backlog, and to-do lists. Expect that pushing back is part of the job, to keep the project on track -- effectively communicating at varying levels of seniority and contexts is a must. You will be expected to systematically break down big, vague requests into smaller, more actionable tasks for our teams. As such, being able to consolidate information from various parties and craft next steps from them will be very important.

Internally, you will be establishing workflows for your project teams depending on various factors like the nature of the project and the working style of your members. You need to quickly identify and improve on things that don’t work, as well as document and codify the things that do as best practices. The Project Manager is expected to create appropriate protocols, remove blockers, and address risks in a timely fashion, so that your team works at maximum efficiency. You must be able to build a strong rapport with your project teams. Making sure the project is delivered successfully through tough times while keeping your team motivated and not burnt out will be one of your most important responsibilities.

We expect you to be a curious, organized and collaborative individual who is committed to helping navigate between internal teams and external clients.

Qualifications And Competencies

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong external communication skills in both Thai and English - One of your main responsibilities will be to communicate with our client and internal teams. Not all news will be good news, so you need to know how to handle all sorts of situations.
• Is based in Thailand - Aside from being proficient in speaking, writing, and comprehending the Thai language, you must be based in Thailand to effectively support our Thai clients.
• Has a burning desire to get things done - You are the number one champion of your project, and you can rally your teammates to complete things on the task board.
• Has great adaptability and flexibility - Project plans, no matter how meticulously made, will veer off-course one way or another. You need to change strategies as needed, and not be locked into one way of doing things.
• Has ability to deal with ambiguity - You may handle projects that deal with topics you’ve never encountered before. You need to know how to ask the right questions to the right people to make things sensible for you and the team.
• Has quick learning ability - We don’t expect you to be an expert on the ins and outs of a data science project, but we do expect you to fill in the gaps quickly. Do the research and ask questions! You'll be part of a very talented team, so make sure to learn something new every day.
• Has strong initiative - There are many things to do from all sides! See something you can help with but you haven’t been assigned to? Go ahead and do it! These could include operational matters such as evaluating business processes, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing/implementing internal workflows.
  
  

Ideal Candidates Have

• At least 2 years of project management work experience
• Been involved in successfully completing at least one project, successfully shipping a product, or any similar experience
• Have experience communicating with stakeholders of varying seniority in both Thai and English
  
  

Huge bonus points for candidates that are familiar and have experience with:

• Running technology-focused projects or software development
• Product design
• Executing Agile methodologies
  
  

Benefits and Perks

We Offer The Following Compensation And Benefits

• Competitive salary — the compensation amount is positively correlated with the difficulty and scope of the job, relevant experience, fit, and skill factors.
• Remote first — due to the global pandemic, we have shifted to a remote-first company for the foreseeable future while we monitor the situation.
• Individual professional development budget — an annual budget for conferences, training courses, books, and software are available to sharpen your skills and build new ones to help you grow in your role.
• Full health benefits — generous health insurance package.
• Regular 1:1 meetings with the leadership team to discuss career and personal goals, job progress and any questions and concerns.