Marcin Kosiarek
Product Manager
Working at Vazco as a Product Manager gave me a chance for a rewarding and challenging career. I work with a talented and passionate team of developers. We created innovative and user-friendly products that solved real-world problems and delivered successful projects for clients from various sectors, such as education, healthcare, finance, and e-commerce. Direct contact with Clients and Stakeholders from around the world gave me the opportunity to meet great people while having fun and enjoying my work to help them grow their businesses.
About Vazco
At Vazco, we thrive on exploring the latest technologies, charting new paths, and even challenging the status quo. That’s why we work on innovative software projects that make a real-life impact and deliver great value to customers.
Are you excited about the prospect of delivering quality-first solutions for startups, scale-ups, and enterprises worldwide? Are you also eager to make positive contributions to non-profit organizations? Need to choose between these options – we’ve got them all covered.
Apart from that, you will find yourself in an authentic and open company culture. Our non-hierarchical structure means minimal management and transparent communication with everyone (including the CEO).
Now, let’s see what else makes joining our Crew so exciting! ⛵
About your future (project/work)
As a Product Owner you can also develop your skills in preferred roles: Product Manager, Scrum Master, Business Analitycs, and others. You can rely on the support from our PM team, which consists of 6 well-experienced specialists. By joining our team, you enter the mission of providing the best Project Management & Product Ownership services on the market.
Are we a match?
You meet all our criteria if you have:
- Experience in one of the roles: Product Owner / Project Manager
- Good understanding – in theory and practice – of Agile software development.
- Understanding the business goals of clients and the needs of the end-users.
- Effectively managing conflicting needs of stakeholders.
- Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Efficiency, responsibility, and a high degree of self-organization.
- Prioritization skills.
- Basic IT knowledge - understanding the software development process and the technical challenges at a high level.
- Leadership skills - ability to influence and inspire others.
- Being assertive and having negotiating skills.
- Fluency in English and Polish, both written and spoken. (Our team communicates in Polish. You will collaborate with clients from all over the world on a daily basis.)
Nice-to-haves
We would be absolutely astonished* if you have:
(* don't worry, it's okay to learn these skills later)
- Experience in working with Jira.
- A certificate to prove your Agile/Scrum skills.
- Command of other Project Management methodologies.
- Knowledge of lean management tools.
- Experience in facilitating the Design Sprint/discovery phase of the projects.
- Experience in the EdTech industry or Education.
What will be your responsibilities?
Your responsibilities as a Project Manager will be:
- Collaborating with Clients/Product Managers to clearly communicate projects’ objectives to the team
- Preparation of project roadmaps in the form of User Stories, Sprints, Backlogs, etc., based on customer requirements and expectations.
- Facilitating the day-to-day development, leading Scrum events such as Planning, Backlog Refinement, Team Meetings, Demo, Retrospective.
- Ensuring the high-quality work and timely delivery of projects.
- Maintaining clear and matter-of-fact communication with clients, developing good relationships based on partnership.
- Setting clear expectations, tracking project progress, and providing feedback to the team and client.
- Reporting results and critical obstacles in achieving project goals.
- Developing existing processes.
- Controlling project budget, tracking project profitability, and billing.
- Proposing and leading internal initiatives.
Perks & Benefits
Everyone deserves a break to recharge their batteries in a way that suits them best. Regardless of the contract you choose, we provide paid vacation time 🏖️. If you'd rather not use it, you'll receive its financial equivalent.
Flexible working hours are not about being able to start your work within a specific timeframe. It's about maintaining the work-life balance you deserve. We have no strict "office hours" and embrace your early bird or night owl lifestyle. When you need to take a pause or manage your affairs, it's fine by us. However, we expect you to deliver the work on time and stay responsive on Slack if your colleagues need you. 📲
Health always comes first. A fully extended medical package ensures you'll get all your ails sorted out within days or weeks, not months. Whether you've got the flu, a wisdom tooth growing out, or need to consult a mental health specialist, LuxMed has you covered. 🏥
Whether it comes to Lean Startup, Scrum, Public Speaking training, and many more, we can match you with the best tutors 🧑🎓. Show us the direction you'd like to grow in, and we'll go above and beyond to meet your expectations.
Build your true Pro status through blogging & social media activity as a company ambassador, your speeches at various conferences and meetups, hosting workshops, and participating in other exciting initiatives. Do it all with our backup. 🤝
After a day of focused work, there's nothing better than having a much-deserved mental break from responsibilities. Even better when it involves your pals! Be it a go-kart race with your team, a chill session of board games, or a couple of days in Prague - we do whatever fits our fancy. 🕺
Squat, pump, swim, go chill in a sauna, or do anything you like - it's on us! Would you like to play for team Vazco? Join us for a game of squash (we go out on Thursdays), or let's prepare for a company marathon together. A worn-out body is a well-rested mind. 🏋️
By virtue of being remote-first, your home office must be top-class. To make this happen, you’ll get funds dedicated to master-tweaking your workspace. ✨
Would you like to polish your English 🇬🇧? Even if you're already differentiating the infinitives and grounds, proficiently using the business vocabulary, and bingeing on The Crown without subtitles, there's always space to put great skills to even better practice!
Vazco fundamentals
Have you ever woke up at 5 a.m., skipped breakfast to get to the office on time, and then got stuck in traffic for 2 hours? These times are gone for our Crew. Most of the roles are 100% remote 🏠; however, if you would like to work on-site, drop by our office in Wrocław.
We have flexible working hours for the night owls and early birds. If you prefer a hammock on the Canary Islands over an office in the city center, take advantage of the remote-first approach. Would you like to enjoy a 7-hour working day? Sure, we're open to discussions - it's possible to work with us from 0.5 FTE upwards.
Find what suits you best, as it aligns with us in 98% of cases. 💪
When you find that you'd continue your growth in a different role or switch the project's industry, we can facilitate such change. It's important for us to uphold your highest possible satisfaction. 😎
We build proactive teams and foster a sense of ownership, no matter what tasks your role involves. We also find transparency a key ingredient to a positive workplace. Apart from participating in all product-making stages, you will also know the business objectives behind growing the product in a specific direction. Your voice will be heard, valued, and used to facilitate a change for the better. ✌️
We cultivate trust with a direct feedback culture - you will receive it frequently and offer it to others (including your leaders). Through transparent communication, we can amplify what's best in our work and identify when we fall short. It's okay to make mistakes, as they're an integral part of growth. We've got your back each step of the way. 💛
Laid-back vibes over glitz and glam. Who agrees? Casual outfits are all the rage at Vazco 👕. Sip an alcohol-free beer over a pool table during your well-deserved break, or bring a furry friend to the office... feel free to do whatever makes you (and the others) comfortable.
Collaborative culture thrives on sharing expertise. We have efficient processes that facilitate self-development and allow you to grow in the direction you choose. Join knowledge circles that spark your interest, participate in initiatives for the weekly Development Circle events, and get to know your colleague's best practices through mentoring. 💡
Forget being all alone after your very first day - that’s not our style. We believe in life-long learning and personalized support. By joining us, you gain full access to mentoring from our experts, who also specialize in niche topics. 🌱
Authority comes from merit, not the other way around. That's why we don't allow years spent working in one role to dictate our seniority. Get promoted by growing your skills and showing expertise. 🏅
Innovative software projects from all over the world and in diverse industries are what we excel at 🚀. Our portfolio is filled with forward-thinking clients and cutting-edge businesses (created by people like, e.g. the founder of Zoom). That means you'll never get bored with your work and always have a fresh challenge at hand.
Grasp the opportunity for self-development. Learn from experienced PMs, participate in knowledge-sharing activities, and trust in mutual support. You have the possibility to choose the direction you want for yourself, and we'll do our best to make it happen. 🦸