Project Manager / Chief Of Staff

About Oceans

Work with U.S. Startups and C-Suite Execs as a Project Manager/Chief of Staff

Oceans is an outsourcing firm pairing the best talent in Sri Lanka with CEOs, Founders, and Executives in the U.S.

The Role: Project Manager/Chief of Staff

Oceans is seeking talented candidates in Sri Lanka to become Project Managers/Chief of Staff

Requirements

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex projects, ensuring alignment with company goals and timelines.
• Develop project scopes, objectives, budgets, and schedules, while managing risks and resource allocation.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones, including product development, marketing, operations, and finance.
• Implement project management best practices and methodologies to optimize project delivery and performance.
• Monitor project progress, prepare detailed reports, and provide regular updates to stakeholders.
• Act as a strategic partner to the executive team, providing insights, recommendations, and support on key business initiatives.
• Assist in the development and execution of strategic plans, including annual operating plans, budgets, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Drive operational excellence by identifying areas for improvement and implementing efficient processes and systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field, such as finance, logistics, or economics.
• 6+ years in a project management, business or executive management role.
• Track record of organizing and directing multiple teams and departments.
• Highly experienced with reporting and analytics.
• Professional fluency in English, with excellent communication skills (reading, writing,speaking)
• Be versatile, able to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.
• Experience leading and planning strategic initiatives.

Who Should Apply

This role is ideal for experienced Project Managers and Chief of staff individuals who are excited to work for, and learn from, U.S.-based Startups.

Our Ideal Candidate:

Oceans Divers (our recruits) are experienced professionals, naturally driven and committed to excellence, who are excited to support a fast-growing startup company. Our ideal candidate has:

• High Motivation: a natural desire to go above and beyond in all things and to succeed no matter what.
• Excellent Time Management Skills: able to triage competing tasks and drive project completion.
• Effective Communication Skills: able to issue timely reminders, follow ups, and alerts to changing priorities.
• A Keen Sense of Urgency: strong awareness of timeliness and ability to meet close deadlines.
• Reliable Autonomy: able to get things done efficiently with limited supervision while working from home.
• Superb Attention to Detail: able to consume and synthesize large amounts of information.
• Genuine Personality: warm, affable, can-do attitude; pleasant to be around but direct when necessary.
• Tech Savviness: able to quickly understand and use new tech platforms and services to get work done.

We are bringing on all the best and brightest in Sri Lanka — let us know if that’s you.

Benefits

• Unique lucrative opportunity to work with start ups that could 10x your career.
• Global exposure, working with clients from across the globe and from varied industries.
• Fully remote work.
• Competitive pay and always paid in USD.

Oceans hires incredible operational talent and matches them with world-class startups around the globe.