Your job:

For successful delivery of a project, you will collaborate and manage project team members from cross functional teams ranging from Geo Data Specialists, Solutions Engineers and (in some cases) Development Engineers.

You will be a key enabler for the implementation of a long term successful customer or partner relationship. From contract signing to delivery of an indoor navigation solution you pull the strings internally as well as externally, ensuring successful deliveries in terms of scope, time, economics, and quality.

You will project manage a team of Geo Data Specialists, Solutions Engineers and (in some cases) Development Engineers. Typically, project team members come from both our US and Denmark based offices. You will be based in Austin, Texas.

The position includes a lot of contact and coordination with customers and establishing a strong professional relationship is paramount.

MapsPeople has multiple Project Managers covering projects all over the world. Half of the team will be located in Austin, Texas. You will focus on U.S. projects but may occasionally support global deployments as well. The Project Managers have weekly meetings to review priorities, planning and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities: 

• Review Statement of work before signing with a client
• Produce estimates for projects together with a Geo Data Specialist
• Facilitate kick-off meetings with new clients and partners
• Manage cross departmental internal project resources to deliver a successful project
• Facilitate status meetings with clients and partners during the delivery phase
• Report project progress to the clients and management
• Facilitate hand off meetings with clients and partner with Customer Success Manager

Your profile:

You hold a relevant degree within project management and have a strong technical attitude. We expect at least 5 years of professional experience with project management of IT delivery projects including a proven track record of:

• Building strong and trustworthy relationships with customers
• Delivering software projects
• Implementing project processes
• Advance knowledge with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Comfortable and flexible with working with virtual teams in different time zones

You have technical flair and understanding of software development. If you have experience with maps / floorplans, navigation, as well as mobile and web applications that is a plus.

On a personal level you take responsibility for delivering solutions on time, and you are comfortable being in direct contact with customers and partners in order to attain goals together.

Furthermore, you: 

• have a systematic and structured approach to project management
• have a high drive and a positive personality
• are highly team oriented

Additionally, you are skilled at communicating in English both in speech and in writing.

Your expectations:

You can expect a job with a lot of exciting professional and personal challenges. Your effort will make a difference for clients around the world, where our platform plays a central role in regards to indoor mapping, indoor positioning, and in the integration with various software and hardware technologies.

You can expect us to work together and pull together as a team.

You will experience modern office facilities with room for contemplation and an informal and dynamic company culture.

We offer a compensation package that matches your qualifications as well as flexitime, lunch, and retirement and healthcare plans.

MapsPeople - guiding you anywhere - anytime:

MapsPeople is a world-leading provider of indoor navigation through our flagship product ‘MapsIndoors’. For more than a decade, we’ve been a trusted partner and provider of Google Maps licensing products.

From our offices in Aalborg (HQ), Copenhagen, and Austin (USA), we strive to bring value to our customers and end-users. We are proud to serve some of the world’s most recognized companies and institutions, e.g. Arlanda Airport, Golden State Warriors, Miami Dade College, Mobile World Congress, and many more.

We have a strong collaboration with Google Maps, and for several years, we have been a Google Maps Premier Partner.

At MapsPeople we value professionalism, creativity, and speed in an informal environment. 
We are 90+ dedicated employees who represent 18 different nationalities. To support our continued growth in 2022, we are recruiting a lot of new talent.

Application:

We look forward to receiving your resumé for this position. Please upload your documents in pdf-format by clicking on the 'Apply for this job'-button below. 

For more information, reach out to Recruiter, Marcus Kaas, on phone +45 2764 4280 or e-mail maka@mapspeople.com.

NOTE for candidates: To comply with European legislation regarding the processing of personal information (GDPR), we only accept applications and resumes via the MapsPeople career site (career.mapspeople.com). This means that only applications/resumes submitted via the career site are considered in the recruitment process. Applications and resumes sent to MapsPeople employees on e-mail are discarded without notice.

NOTE for headhunters/recruiting agencies: MapsPeople does not accept forwarding of any candidate resumes or candidate description from third parties including recruiting agencies or consultancy companies without an explicit and written agreement.

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