Project Manager

WTS Paradigm, LLC.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Paradigm is seeking a Project Manager to lead software implementations and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery. The role emphasizes planning, execution, and closing of customer projects while coordinating administrative tasks, schedules, and communications.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years in project management within software, startup or high-growth environments, with strong organizational and communication skills to drive clarity and progress across teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of demonstrated success as a Project Manager.
• Experience in the software industry; startup or high growth preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills to translate complex technical messages.
• Ability to lead a team of non-direct reports to progress solutions.

Responsibilities

• Create clear and attainable project objectives and requirements.
• Plan and schedule resources; track workload and bottlenecks.
• Follow up with the team on actions and commitments.
• Manage risks and issues to minimize delays.
• Oversee scope and internal/external communications.
• Work in blended waterfall, Agile and hybrid environments using Jira, MS Project, Mavenlink.
• Maintain project documentation as the single source of truth.
• Provide hands-on project management through all phases.
• Focus on customer satisfaction and relationship building.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Software industry experience

Tools

Jira

MS Project

Mavenlink

Job description

Paradigm is a software company transforming the way that the residential, construction & building product industries operate across the globe. We are looking for a Project Manager to be part of revolutionizing these industries. We are building the future with modern software engineering, agent-assisted systems, and mobile-first experiences. We are powered by our parent company, Builders FirstSource (NYSE: BLDR): a Fortune 300 company with over $23 billion in revenue and more than 29,000 employees across 550+ locations, BFS is redefining construction through data, digital infrastructure, and AI-powered innovation.

The Project Manager is responsible for the overall success of implementations by planning, executing, and closing customer projects. In addition to being responsible for supporting the administrative, scheduling, and communication-related activities for customer projects, the Project Manager is responsible for creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the project requirements, and managing the associated constraints of the project of cost, time, scope, and quality.

What You Will Do:

• Responsible for creating clear & attainable project objectives, building out project requirements & managing the associated constraints of the project including cost, time, scope & quality.
• Provide planning & resource scheduling. This will include tracking the team workload and communicating bottlenecks & resource availability proactively.
• Follow up with team on action items & project updates, holding individuals & team members accountable to commitments.
• Provide risk & issue management, spot & minimize potential project risks and/or issues that might delay the project completion.
• Responsible for scope management, including both internal & external communication.
• Work in a blended environment of waterfall, Agile and hybrid across customers with Project Management tools (Jira, MS Project, Mavenlink).
• Create & maintain project documentation that is the single source of truth about a project to keep teams aligned & informed.
• Provide hands on project management during analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, launch & post launch phases.
• Strong focus on customer satisfaction and relationship building.

What You Need to Succeed:

• 3+ Years of demonstrated success as a Project Manager.
• Experience working within the software industry. Start up or high growth experience highly preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical messages, spotlight benefits & tradeoffs to provide clarity & direction.
• You are a strong problem solver with the ability to lead a team of non-direct reports to push the solution & progress.