Description

• 7 -10 Years combined IT Project Management experience as a Project Manager AND Scrum Master
• PMP Certification is required
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - is required
• Certified SAFe 5 Scrum Master (SSM) - Nice to Have
• Proven experience as both a Project Manager and Scrum Master
• Strong focus on delivery and actively turns lessons learned into better and faster ways to deliver. (Courageous servant leadership)
• ServiceNow, Azure Dev Ops, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel
• Liaise with Business, Scrum Teams and Technical Stakeholders
• Strong communicator to various levels of management
• PM/Scrum Master on dedicated team
• Manage project activities through all life cycles (utilizing Service Now, Sharepoint, proprietary software, etc.) to ensure the best quality product is delivered
• Report on project activities
• *Provide input to Annual Financial Plan (budget),
• Experience with Service Now is desired
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops is desired

Project Leadership

• Manages the full life cycle of the project following SDLC
• Applies project management expertise and best practices/tools to define and execute:
• Scope Management
• Schedule Management
• Issue/Risk Management
• Procurement Management
• Communications Management
• Change Management
• Quality Management
• Vendor Management
• Contract Management
• Uses tools to manage ongoing team efforts, updating release schedules, staffing profiles, roadmaps, applications docs, and monthly reports.

Leading Projects

• Lead as a PM/Scrum Master on a dedicated team supporting Scrum Ceremonies
• Leads and engages small to medium size scrum teams simultaneously
• Ensures alignment of all project roles and responsibilities and they are articulated to each team member, modified as required, and accomplished throughout the project
• Takes initiative to improve processes, team organization, and reporting
• Monitors and measures staff/resource assignment results against project / task goals and accountabilities

Communication

• Proactively provides consistent, concise, relevant, reliable and timely information to all appropriate internal and external audiences/stakeholders through a variety of media
• Ensures accuracy of information to enable effective business decisions
• Proven ability to not only lead scrum ceremonies but tangible experience of executing PI Planning and helping teams achieve agreed upon outcomes

Vendor Relationships

• Develop and maintain effective rapport with vendors, experience reviewing invoices and overseeing work/deliverables
• A Project Manager ensures that the work scope is completed in a quality manner, within budget, and on time by providing leadership in planning, organizing, and controlling the work effort
• Strong project management skills, including planning, scheduling, and budgeting
• Excellent leadership and team coordination abilities
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree