Paper Leaf is an award-winning digital product design firm located in Edmonton, AB. We design, develop, and consult on innovative custom web applications, mobile applications, and websites – and we are looking to add a full-time Digital Project Manager to join our team. We have a fast-paced and flexible environment that’s actually organized; a tight-knit team where your voice is heard; a variety of challenging, rewarding, and creative work; and a clear framework for professional development and growth. This is a remote-first position, open to applicants across Canada, with preference given to those within the MST time zone.
We manage projects for clients across the globe, and you'll be working on a team that values high-quality execution. You can learn more about our work on the Portfolio page, our team on our About page, and get a good vibe of our culture from our Instagram feed. Sometimes mission statements are bogus, but we believe in ours: thoughtful delivery of human-centred digital products and technology consulting.
We also believe that diversity in all regards contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently improve Paper Leaf and the work we do. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can and we actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of it.
Position
As a Digital Project Manager, you are responsible for delivering projects successfully and ensuring client satisfaction. To your team, you are the champion of the client and the user – you understand the client's business and competitors, their needs and concerns, their product goals, and the path to achieving them. To the client, you represent your team's capabilities and priorities, bridging expectations with execution.
Your responsibilities include:
Defining project requirements, roles, and resources
Understanding client and user needs, setting goals, and aligning expectations
Developing project strategies, implementation plans, and roadmaps
Reviewing deliverables for quality and strategic alignment
Managing project tasks, schedules, milestones, and risks
Monitoring, forecasting, and managing project budgets
Conducting stakeholder interviews, developing user stories, and refining requirements
Facilitating communication across clients, internal teams, and external resources
Organizing and leading meetings, reviews, workshops
Writing and distributing key communications (meeting agendas, notes, status updates, daily comms)
Using and improving the systems and tools we rely on for project management
Weekly reporting on project status, resource allocation, and risks
Your role is absolutely integral to the success of the company and our projects. You’ll work within a set team of content strategists, designers, and developers, so you get to know and understand your teammates and clients as you complete projects together over time.
Are you the ideal candidate for this position? You are if you…
you know how to look at the big picture, and how to break it down into its individual parts
love not only finding answers, but finding the questions that need to be answered
love working with people and have great people skills
are a critical thinker
are an efficient worker
are a problem solver – you approach nearly everything as a problem to be solved
are an outstanding communicator, both written and verbally, and a great listener
love to keep things organized, and have a sense in pride in doing so
have a true appreciation for quality in all regards
Required Skills
To be considered for the position, here’s what you’ll have:
3+ years as a Project Manager, Product Manager, Account Manager, Project Lead, Project Coordinator or in a related role, in an agency or agile setting
strong written skills
strong verbal communication and people skills
strong critical thinking skills
outstanding organizational skills
great problem-solving skills
comfort with Mac OSX as well as with general web technologies/software
experience managing projects and/or multiple people
ability to plan ahead and foresee challenges
applicable project work. Please provide us with a short summary explaining 2-3 projects you worked on and your role on those projects.
Agile Certified Practitioner or Scrum Master Certification considered an asset
We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can and we actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of it. If you don’t meet one or two of our requirements, but still feel you’d be a good fit, throw your hat in the mix anyway. You miss every shot you don’t take.
What We Offer
This is a full-time, salaried position. We offer a remote or hybrid working environment; flexible start and end times to your days; a compensation package that includes a competitive salary, retirement matching, benefits and vacation time; unlimited sick days; the opportunity to work on interesting, challenging, and meaningful projects; professional development opportunities; and more.
You will be provided with the technology and equipment necessary to do your job from home. If you crave an office environment, there are opportunities to hot-desk from the offices of ZGM Modern Marketing Partners, our parent company, in Edmonton and Calgary, AB.
This position will remain open until filled. Thanks!
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
We believe that diversity in all regards contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently improve Paper Leaf and the work we do. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can and we actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of it. We have strong staff involvement in our DEI initiatives, establishing and advocating for progression of Paper Leaf’s processes. These efforts span from establishing equitable hiring practices to ensuring the products we deliver are setting standards for accessibility in our industry.
If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please notify us as soon as possible. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.
