Conservation Tech Project Manager (Hybrid)

Zymtronix Catalytic Systems Inc; City of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY, invites a Technical Project Manager to oversee Merlin, eBird and related services, guiding agile software teams and coordinating multi-disciplinary contributors to deliver data products for conservation practitioners.

The role emphasizes translating new ideas into features, managing scope and timelines, and ensuring stakeholder alignment while fostering an inclusive, collaborative environment across teams. Hybrid work is possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software development management, biological sciences, information sciences or other relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three (3)+ years of relevant work experience in project management and coordinating software engineering teams.
• Experience watching birds and/or working on projects to advance bird conservation.
• Exceptional project management skills to coordinate multiple groups working towards the same deliverable and timeline for public launch.
• Experience managing complex technical projects across multiple teams and cross-functional groups.
• In depth technical knowledge of software development and modern web application development techniques, including experience with frontend user interfaces and integrating these into complex enterprise systems involving APIs and web services.
• Experience using software development project management tools (e.g. Jira, GitHub).
• Strong communication skills to clearly articulate vision and plans to all levels of management, staff, new partners, funding agencies

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex software projects from start to finish, providing direction to Agile/Scrum teams.
• Manage deliverables and ensure successful delivery of new software to the community.
• Coordinate with engineers and project leadership to define scope and align activities across teams.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder communication

Agile/Scrum

Frontend knowledge

APIs & web services

Bird conservation experience

Software development knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

GitHub

Job description

Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY, invites a Technical Project Manager to oversee Merlin, eBird and related services, guiding agile software teams and coordinating multi-disciplinary contributors to deliver data products for conservation practitioners.

The role emphasizes translating new ideas into features, managing scope and timelines, and ensuring stakeholder alignment while fostering an inclusive, collaborative environment across teams. Hybrid work is possible.