3600.0021 - Project Manager, Platforms

3600.0021 - Project Manager, Platforms

About 8x8, Inc.

8x8 (Nasdaq: EGHT) was selected by Forbes as the 10th best performing stock, 8x8 ranked No. 10 on the Forbes list of 20 Fast Growing Tech Stars. Additionally Forbes selected 8x8 the 23rd best small company based on Growth and Financial Performance, 8x8 Ranks 23rd on Top 100 List and 10th on List of Fast Growing Tech Stars.

8x8 is the one connection businesses need to experience the unique capabilities of advanced VoIP communications. We offer voice, video, mobile and unified communications solutions for small-to medium businesses and distributed enterprises. Our business services integrate advanced phone services, contact center solutions, web conferencing, powerful online productivity tools and flexible service plans. 8x8 services are affordable as well as easy to setup and use.

As a Project Manager at 8x8, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project life cycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. It's your job to keep all the players coordinated on the project's progress and deadlines.

As a Project Manager, your work will be critical to our ability to sustain our rapid growth. You will ensure that new features and services can be deployed in a time, place and configuration which is ideal for serving 8x8's users, by arranging for engineering and Computing Infrastructure resources to be there when needed. You must demonstrate the ability to lead projects to successful completion, evaluate capacity utilization data and understand technical topics affecting 8x8 services and users.

• Support capacity planning, budget allocation and resource management across 8x8 product teams and service infrastructure
• Work with engineers to estimate requirements and acquire resources for new feature launches and growth of existing features; and advise engineers on the technical and financial trade-offs involved in deployment strategies.
• Coordinate with 8x8 Technology Infrastructure and Datacenter Deployment teams to execute on product wide capacity plan.
• Drive cross functional projects to improve utilization and efficiency and become the expert and go to for all things related to 8x8 product and infrastructure resource management.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. Computer Science, statistics or related technical field. In lieu of degree, 4 years of relevant experience.
• 2 years of relevant work experience, including 1 year SaaS industry experience or equivalent
• Software project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading cross-functional project teams through strong project management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Jira, Bugzilla or capability to learn quickly based on experience
• Proficiency in Excel and Project Management tools or capability to learn quickly based on experience
• Domain expertise in one of these areas: capacity planning, compute/storage infrastructure technologies, SaaS support/operations
• Scrum Master
• PMP

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.