Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

Agile

• Schedule / host Scrums acting as the Scrum Master for active project streams

• Hosts, manages and measures scrum planning sessions


• Manages and maintains value and program stream backlogs


• Ensures that project processes are followed


• Educates the team in Scrum, XP, and SAFe


• Eliminates / escalates impediments to forward progress 


• Fosters the environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement

Traditional

• Define and create project plans for project, portfolio, and product prioritization and implementation 


• Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value


• Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria


• Facilitates all operational checkpoint activities throughout the lifecycle of projects


• Assess and resolve all high priority project risks as they are encountered


• Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set by the company


• Continually update relevant business stakeholder of project status

Skills

Soft Skills

• Excellent project management, organization, and team collaboration skills


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Excellent facilitation, collaboration, negotiation, and presentation skills


• Ability to anticipate risks and devise solutions in the moment


• Comfort with ambiguity, frequent change, or unpredictability


• Strong team leadership skills


• Strong knowledge of business objectives 

Technical Skills

• Understanding of software development lifecycles (i.e. Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, Iterative)


• Proficient with the Project and Portfolio Management Tools (Visio, MS Project, JIRA, etc.)


• PMI certification or equivalent preferred


• Scrum Master experience strongly preferred


• In depth understanding of project management concepts

Qualifications

7-10 experience project management; 2 years of which using agile methodology