Project Manager

Project Manager

Type:

Contract

Location:

Plano - Texas

Rate Info:

$53.00 - 63.00

Work Model:

Hybrid

Published:

08-Jul-2025

Job ID:

38308

Optomi, in partnership with an innovative and fast-growing software company within the automotive industry, is seeking an experienced Project Manager for their Plano, TX location! This Project Manager will need a unique combination of product awareness and customer focused project management, along with experience working directly with UX designers, software engineers, QA testers, and other managers to enable efficient, outcome-focused process.
 
What the right Candidate will enjoy:
  • Competitive compensation!
  • Large clientele with large budget projects!
  • Provide excellent leadership!
  • Working at a innovate company!
 
Experience of the right candidate:
  • 3+ years experience managing UX production teams.
  • Experience working with Jira, Figma, and a solid understanding of Git-based repositories (e.g., GitLab, GitHub).
  • Direct experience with a design systems team, automotive industry experience, and Japanese language skills (considered a “super stretch goal”).
  • Proven experience working with a software development team to deliver a production application.
  • The ideal candidate has hands-on experience managing production application projects with UX, engineering, and product teams.
  • Experience in a “linchpin” role, coordinating across multiple teams, is highly valued, as is demonstrated flexibility and the ability to thrive in chaos.
 
Responsibilities of the right candidate:
  • The team manages the core elements of visual design and the software that connects design to code. They are very UX-minded, engaging in "collegiate discourse" to understand how changes to a single component can cascade throughout the system, impacting many screens and applications. This requires purposeful decision-making due to the powerful nature of their work.
  • The team operates with an agile mindset where they "go get stuff done" within a broader, strict waterfall program, managing hard deadlines and frequent reassessments, requiring constant adaptation and flexibility.
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