Project Delivery Manager

Join Purcari Wineries Group – A Leader in the Wine Industry!
Purcari Wineries Group stands as one of Moldova's premier wine producers and exporters, with a prestigious reputation on the international stage. We command approximately 30% of the Moldovan high-quality wine market and around 20% of the export market. Our impressive distribution network spans over 25 countries across Europe (including Norway, the UK, Romania, Ukraine, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and Belarus), Asia (China, Japan, South Korea), and North America (Canada and the USA).

As part of the Purcari team, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects – from developing drone logic and machine learning solutions to optimizing and migrating to our new Kubernetes cloud cluster. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, implementing Infrastructure as Code, Policy as Code, and much more. Join us to be a part of something extraordinary!

Product Delivery Manager / Product Owner – Job Description

Who we are looking for a person:

• With excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, that inspire confidence in business stakeholders and the team. Ability to facilitate clear discussions between technical and non-technical teams.
• With good commercial awareness and experience managing budgets and resource utilization.
• Well organized and able to respond to changing priorities.
• Analytical and flexible, with the ability to rapidly understand ambiguous and complex concepts, prioritize competing demands, and ensure teams focus on high-value deliverables.
• With ability to take ownership of incremental product delivery using Agile methodologies and tools. Strong understanding of Agile product metrics and their value in continuous improvement.
• With proven experience working with geographically distributed teams ensuring seamless collaboration and delivery.
• With strong experience with Agile delivery methodologies (e.g., Kanban, Scrum).

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned projects (both software/products and/or infrastructure projects) and the production of relevant project deliverables and artifacts.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, manage cross-team dependencies, and escalate issues as needed to ensure smooth delivery.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment on product vision, roadmap, and priorities.
• Implement effective change management control.
• Ensure incremental product delivery is aligned with the roadmap, properly tracked, and documented with up-to-date statuses.
• Develop and distribute timely status reporting with key sprint/product metrics, using Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence.
• Follow and align with Agile processes, frameworks, and best practices.
• Own and engage in all stages of the Agile development process – planning, stand-up, show-and-tell, and retrospective ceremonies.
• Work closely with the IT team to ensure the backlog is sufficiently prioritized and prepared for the next iteration.
• Manage, coach, and motivate the project team.
• Communicate with openness, honesty, and respect in all situations, acting as a bridge between business, design and technical teams. Be adept at conflict resolution, decision-making, and direction setting.
• Continuously assess and refine Agile processes, identifying areas for improvement in team workflows, tooling, and communication.
• Collaborate with engineering, UX/UI, and business teams to drive product development and ensure seamless execution.
• Act as an Agile champion, coaching teams on best practices, fostering a culture of collaboration, and driving continuous learning.

Nice to Have:
While not required, the following experience and skills would be beneficial:

• Agile Process Improvement – Experience scaling Agile practices across multiple teams and optimizing workflows.
• Digital Product & SaaS Knowledge – Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps principles, and cloud-based solutions.
• User-Centric Mindset – Experience with A/B testing, product analytics, or customer feedback loops.
• Strategic Thinking – Ability to balance short-term delivery needs with long-term product and business strategy.

Working language: English as primary and official working language, Romanian, Russian as optional secondary language (for internal team communication).

Location - Chișinău or Bucharest