Software Project Manager

Welcome to SkillLab

At SkillLab, we envision a world where everyone has a pathway to employment. We enable and lead a radical change - a focus on skill-based approach to employment services. Our AI-driven technology creates more inclusive and efficient labor markets by empowering people to turn their skills into careers. SkillLab is working with employment and career services in 25+ countries and seeks to transform labor and education markets globally.

Our impact was recognized with the Google AI Impact Challenge and the European Social Innovation Award. EIT Digital celebrated us as one of the top-10 European deep tech scale-ups.

Your opportunity

• You will strengthen client relationships and collaborate with internal stakeholders, technical and non-technical, to drive project success by ensuring delivery within scope.
• You will experience the culture of a technology start-up and work in an international environment with ±65 SkillLabers from +30 countries.

Your team

You will join our Professional Services & Impact team as our new Technical Project Manager and you will closely work with and report to Arthur who leads the Professional Services & Impact team.

We are proud of the people we collaborate with and excited to work at a company with a strong social mission. We hope you will be too!

Your impact

• You will serve as the primary point of contact for clients, manage relationships and ensure client satisfaction.
• You will clarify project scope, objectives, and deliverables while proactively addressing client needs and expectations. Occasional travel to client site might be requested.
• You will work with our internal teams and stakeholders to align on project requirements, scope, objectives, success factors, and invoicing, while facilitating clear communication and seamless project execution.
• You will support the delivery of our software projects by managing timelines, coordinating resources, and tracking progress. Transparency and regular updates among all stakeholders will be important.
• You will identify potential risks, implement mitigation strategies, and escalate issues as necessary to maintain project momentum and client satisfaction.

Your skills

• You have 3-7 years as a Technical Project Manager with a proven ability to manage project deliverables and work within structured timelines.
• You are a fluent speaker of both Arabic and English.
• You are familiar with software development processes and system architecture, with an understanding of how these integrate with professional services.
• You are proficient in project management methodologies (e.g. Agile or Scrum), tools and / or software to coordinate deliverables within scope, timeline, and budget while clearly documenting and communicating project progress internally and externally.

Extra awesome

• You have previous experience working with government clients and/or with the employment industry.
• You have a technical background in software development or related field.
• You have already worked on Jira, Confluence and Figma. You're also experienced with the Google suite tools.
• You speak Spanish, French, and/or Ukrainian.

 Salary, start-date & location

• We use a salary benchmark for the Dutch high-tech sector to set your salary based on your experience. We expect that the annual gross salary for the experience we are looking for ranges from 45k-60k Euro per year.
• We accept applications on a rolling basis, and we envision a start date as soon as possible.

• You will enjoy 25 paid vacation days per year.
• You can work flexibly both from our office in Amsterdam or remotely within the Netherlands. You can also extend your holiday stay in a different country and work from abroad for a limited period of time.
• You will get an extensive relocation support to move to Amsterdam including visa sponsorship, 30% ruling application, your plane tickets, covered real estate agent fees etc.
• You will have a personal learning budget to invest in your professional development.
• You will have access to mentors & coaches (SkillLab is part of the Google for Startups SDG accelerator).
• You will have access to a monthly flexible budget of benefits via Alleo app. You can spend this budget on a large selection of providers, ranging from gym memberships to bike subscriptions and online stores.
• You will join our bi-annual company offsite retreats in different locations like Belgium, the Netherlands etc.

What else to know?

• SkillLab is committed to diversity, equality and inclusion at the workplace. We welcome applications of candidates from all backgrounds. Read more about DEI at SkillLab: https://skilllab.io/en-us/news/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-skilllab
• Read more about our compensation framework: https://skilllab.io/en-us/news/skilllab-compensation
• Get 3 tips for your job application at SkillLab: https://skilllab.io/en-us/news/skilllabjobapplication