Who We Are
Studio.init() is a team of mobile Eng/UX/Product experts with backgrounds at Startups, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Coinbase. Although our studio is just over a year old, we’re a tight group that has worked together for over five years at Google. Our work at Google was frequently highlighted in Google’s blog, 9to5Google, and 9to5Mac. We’re super legit, as our studio was featured in both Wired and Business Insider last year.
We help early-stage startups build MVPs, establish a strong foundation, and scale software products to new heights. We offer product, design, and engineering services, and our user-centric approach and deep understanding of the latest technologies transform their product visions from concept to reality.
We also don’t offshore or nearshore our work as an agency. We are a local, USA-based (San Francisco and NYC Metro) team that does the work ourselves. Our Engineering team is located in Hoboken, NJ. Our UX Design team is located in San Francisco, CA. Both teams operate in an onsite office environment.
You can learn more about us here: https://www.studioinit.com.
NOTE: NO Recruiters, Agencies, C2C, or Staffing firms - No Exceptions!
Role Description
Are you an incredibly organized, detail-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you love technology? Do you excel at managing tech projects, ensuring timelines are met, and keeping communication clear and effective? If so, we want you on our team!
We’re seeking an experienced Project Manager / Program Manager to join our growing team. This part-time role (about 10 hours per week) is perfect for someone who loves coordinating projects, facilitating communication, and ensuring everything runs smoothly. This role can be fully remote or hybrid in Hoboken, NJ, or Seattle, WA.
We want someone oozing with tech project management experience who can dive right in and help enhance our processes but is willing to learn and adapt to our specific workflows and tools if needed.
You’ll work alongside our senior-staff team of doers who developed their careers at startups and big tech. It’s a great opportunity to become a better and stronger project manager. We’re growing fast, so there’s lots of upside.
You should be highly driven and self-motivated. You should be comfortable asking for help, but don’t expect us to do the work for you. You’ll be expected to manage your tasks (we SCRUM) and contribute meaningfully to projects.
We function like a startup and work with various startups, so the pace is energetic and fun. If you like producing, this is a perfect opportunity to excel. This might not be for you if you like to take slow, methodical, and deep thoughts about every aspect of project management.
We take on a variety of fun and challenging projects. We enjoy going outside our comfort zone to learn and improve. We strive for high-quality work, and our clients accept nothing but excellence.
You’ll be expected to handle all aspects of project management, from meeting coordination to progress monitoring and client communication. Day-to-day tasks will include setting up and maintaining meetings, taking detailed notes, assigning action items, updating timelines, and ensuring tasks are tracked and completed in Linear.
This is a remote or hybrid, part-time role. We're growing fast. You must be located in the United States. If hybrid, you would be reporting to our Hoboken, New Jersey office. If you’re remote, do note we have teams in San Francisco, CA, and Hoboken, NJ so working across time zones will be required.
Qualifications
- You must have existing experience — at least three years of project management experience in software engineering and design. Ideally, you're an L3 or L4 PgM at a big tech company.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Experience with agile development methodologies (we SCRUM).
- Ability to work across time zones (San Francisco and New York).
- Proficient in using project management tools (e.g., Linear, Jira, Asana). We use Linear.
- Insane attention to detail, organization, and ability to work in a team environment.
- Must be legally able to work in the USA.
- We cannot sponsor an H1B Visa or similar.
Compensation
- $15 to $35 per hour, based on experience. (We cannot go higher; there are no exceptions.)
- Approximately 10 hours per week, part-time.
- Opportunity for a performance bonus, career growth, and flexible work arrangement.
- Swag like stickers and t-shirts from time to time.
- NOTE: You will be on a 90-day probationary period to ensure a good fit. The probationary period may be a contract-to-hire arrangement depending on how you perform in the interview assessments.
Interview Expectations
- A 30-minute practical assessment to evaluate your organizational skills and attention to detail.
- → You will be given a sample project and asked to create a detailed project plan. This includes outlining key milestones, tasks, and timelines and demonstrating how you use project management tools to organize and track progress. Additionally, you’ll need to present a strategy for communicating project status to stakeholders, including how you handle changes and issues. This challenge is an opportunity to showcase your organizational abilities, problem-solving skills, and proficiency with project management tools.
- A 45-minute interview focusing on your project management experience, portfolio review, problem-solving abilities, and cultural fit.
- → During this 45-minute session, we’ll explore your ability to organize work, drive conversations, and present project status. We’ll discuss your thought process, tools, and methods for managing projects and how you communicate progress to stakeholders. We’re interested in understanding your experience level, your approach to starting new projects or picking up ongoing ones, and how you handle challenges. This is an opportunity to showcase your project management skills and demonstrate how you can contribute to our team.
Questions? Email jobs@studioinit.com
NOTE: We are looking for direct hire only. Also, please do not book meetings to learn about this role. We'll let you know if we want to pursue an interview. Thank you so much!