We are seeking a Project Manager to lead a large cross-functional team of developers and testers in a strategic project for a corporate client in the telecommunications sector. This is a fixed-price initiative under an agile framework (hybrid approach) focused on the construction and reengineering of components for various modules of a business-critical system. The core stack includes Oracle (PL/SQL, Forms), Java, and React.

This role is key to upholding commitments, protecting the agreed scope, and ensuring the project's profitability.

Responsibilities

- Define, monitor, and protect the scope baseline, ensuring that every deliverable meets commitments regarding schedule, cost, and quality
- Plan realistic commitments with the client and the team, monitor progress, and flag risks early when deliverables are at risk, proposing alternatives and action plans
- Manage budget, resource capacity, and profitability, accounting for leaves, freezes, and external dependencies
- Standardize the estimation and story-based billing framework using objective criteria, reference stories, and clear rules to minimize subjectivity and client friction
- Ensure user stories enter development fully refined, sized, and backed by agreed-upon acceptance criteria
- Oversee the acceptance lifecycle: define the Definition of "Done" (DoD) with the client, track approval timelines, and facilitate the timely closure of each story to protect billing and cash flow
- Recalibrate periodically vigente effort against agreed sizing and data-driven adjustments




- Manage the formal Change Request (CR) process: identify impacts on scope, schedule, and cost, and negotiate client approval, replacement, or renegotiation
- Detect and manage scope creep during grooming/refinement, and negotiate changes and reprioritization using data and evidence, preserving trust and contractual boundaries
- Identify, log, and proactively track technical, dependency, capacity, sign-off, and UAT acceptance risks, and define mitigation and contingency plans
- Lead and organize the team, establishing technical and QA leadership, clear phase-gate processes, and shared quality ownership between development and testing
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Planning, Daily, Refinement, Sprint Review/Demo, and Retrospective) and manage the backlog alongside the client, prioritizing by value delivery or MVPs

Requirements

- Minimum of 5 years of experience leading software projects, with at least 3 years managing teams of 10 or more members
- Proven experience in fixed-price projects, including scope, change, risk, and profitability management
- Background in milestone- or story-based estimation and billing models, as well as sizing techniques (t-shirt sizing, story points, function points, or similar)
- Solid background as a Scrum Master or facilitating Scrum ceremonies within large-scale teams
- Track record of working with complex and demanding corporate clients, backed by strong negotiation skills
- Proficiency in Jira and delivery metrics

📌 Project Manager (Buenos Aires)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 Buenos Aires