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

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