Technology Research Manager jobs in Greenville, SC

Are you the best at what you do? We’re the place the best want to work!

Are you a Project Manager with 5 years of experience who is ready to take on your next role with increased responsibility and the opportunity to work with some of the best in the business?  Have you managed projects from end to end including customer interaction and all the behind the scenes details?  Do you have exemplary organizational and communication skills?  If so, then Kopis might have the opportunity for you!

We are currently seeking a Project Manager to add to our team to work directly with our clients on current software development and managed service projects.  From working with our Revenue team to propose and close new business, defining project scope and requirements documentation, and throughout the development and implementation steps, this role is integral every step of the way.  

This role might be a good fit if you:

• Work well independently or with a brilliant team of experienced team members in a collaborative culture of innovation
• Take leadership responsibility and solve problems that impact our clients’ business
• Genuinely find joy in helping others succeed
• Enjoy the additional freedoms and responsibilities of small company culture
• Rise to the challenge of difficult problems and complex systems
• Value doing things the right way
• Are not afraid to work directly with clients

We want to hear from you if you have:

• 5 or more years of hands-on Cloud Services and Software Development Project Management experience, including:
  • Defining project scope, goals and deliverables
  • Tracking project milestones, timeline and budget
  • Managing daily operational project details
  • Resource management, including resource planning and work effort monitoring
  • Managing potential risk and contingency planning
• The ability to communicate across audiences including with team members, management and at the customer level, both verbal and written
• Attention to detail, especially regarding timeline, quality and documentation standards
• Experience with a Project Management software tool such as Jira, TFS, Visual Studio Team Services, or Target Process.

We give bonus points if you have:

• PMP Certification

Who we are and what we do:

We are dedicated experts in Software Development, Business Intelligence, Project Management, ERP, Quality Assurance, and many other areas of IT.  We love what we do, and who we get to do it with. And who wouldn’t? As the largest and most experienced custom software development team in Greenville, SC, we get to work with brilliant peers in a collaborative culture of innovation.

We get to make a serious difference with our clients. We never get bored, because we get to learn about lots of different companies’ business models and face an ever-changing landscape of different problems.

Why our Core Values Drive Us:

As Kopis has grown over the past 25 years it has become increasingly more important to stay true to who we are and what got us to where we are.  Continually thinking about our core values, using them as a guiding light is more important than ever before as we face new challenges.  We intentionally and regularly remember these values and incorporate reminders of them into as many aspects of our internal communications and processes as possible, including our hiring decisions:

• Lead
• Impact
• Respect
• Simplify

Other things you should know about Kopis:

• STABLE EMPLOYMENT: Kopis has been around for over 25 years.  We are the oldest and most reliable “start-up” in town!  And we proudly are home to the largest and most experienced custom software development team in the entire southeast region.

• FLEXIBLE WORK/LIFE BALANCE: We believe in a flexible and trusting work environment. (If you are a grown up, come play). Employees enjoy the options to work in/out of the office.

• AWARD WINNING: We are an award-winning firm: we have been named one of South Carolina’s Fastest Growing Businesses, named by the SC Chamber as one of the Best Places to Work, recognized by the Greenville Chamber as Small Business of the Year, been named to the 5000 and have many team members received individual awards for their work in the company and within the community.

• GREAT LEADERSHIP: We have top-notch award-winning leadership. Our CEO recently was recognized as the Entrepreneurial Success of the Year, and our COO was named to the 2019 Best & Brightest List and is part of the current Leadership Greenville class. Our leaders operate under an open-door policy and welcome feedback and input from every member of the team.

• WE CELEBRATE INDIVIDUALITY: We're first and foremost a team; but that doesn’t mean this is a place to blend in. We are looking for creative, intelligent, opinionated, hard-working teammates who want their efforts and input to matter. 

• OUR LOCATION IS UNBEATABLE: Work in a great downtown location in the NEXT building, grab lunch at Biscuit Head or Sidewall Pizza, jump on the Swamp Rabbit trail for a quick walk after lunch!

• YOUR HEALTH MATTERS: Benefit packages that support our vision of a company that cares for its people.  Each employee receives an annual $200 health stipend on top of an already stellar complement of health benefits.

Still here? Intrigued? Apply today and let’s talk about how you can do some of the most fulfilling work of your life!

This description is not an all-inclusive description of all job duties. Job duties and responsibilities may be assigned which are not mentioned above at any time based upon the demands of the company. Essential functions and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific task assigned to the position.