Part-Time Technical Project Manager (Remote)

Company Description:
Mercury360® is focused on building innovative new businesses that leverage technology and data to solve real-world problems. The company values experimentation, agile execution, and continuous improvement to bring new products and services to market. Team members collaborate across disciplines to design, launch, and scale solutions in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments. Mercury360® offers opportunities to influence strategy, shape processes, and contribute directly to business growth.
Role Description:
One of our brands, an IT consultancy, maintains and enhances document management systems and public-facing websites. We’re looking for a part-time project manager to lead delivery on a multi-year engagement centered on an open-source, web-based document management platform.
Location: Remote (Pacific time zone preferred)
Type: Part-time, 15–20 hours/week
What you’ll do
Run day-to-day delivery with a distributed development team including sprint planning, backlog, risks, and release coordination
Participate in internal and client meetings and keep stakeholders aligned on priorities and status
Stay current on project developments across the team, client, and environments, and flag risks or changes before they become issues
Draft and track agendas, work authorizations, deliverables, and acceptance criteria against the SOW
Produce regular status reports and keep project documentation current
Coordinate environment upgrades (dev, staging, production), user-permission changes, and security findings through to closure
Write UAT scenarios and test cases from requirements, and coordinate client acceptance testing
Assist with functional testing and validation of releases, upgrades and permission changes in dev and staging before production
Track defects through to resolution and confirm fixes before sign-off
What we’re looking for
5–8 years of project management on web applications or SaaS platforms
Strong time management and attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, clarify requirements, and write clear, concise status reports
Experience on contract-based projects (SOWs, deliverables, formal reporting)
A technical background is a plus
Hands-on experience with QA, functional testing or UAT is a plus
Jira for project management
PMP or CSM a plus
Available for meetings during Pacific business hours
Nice to have
Document or records management systems or open-source platforms
To apply: Email working@mercury360consulting.com with your resume, a short note on a web-app project you managed, and your weekly availability.

Skills
Project Management, Agile, Jira, Documentation

Experience
5+ yrs

Work arrangement
Yes