Job Title
Performing agile project management activities including planning, execution, tracking, and reporting.
Developing and reporting team status and metrics to various stakeholders.
Coordinating deployments and ensuring compliance with change control procedures.
Working as a Scrum Master, conducting and effectively participating in sprint planning, task estimates, task sequencing, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Assisting the team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition.
Scaling Scrum to large project teams using techniques such as "scrum of scrums" to allow clusters of teams to discuss their work, focusing especially on areas of overlap and integration.
Leading the development and maintenance of team standards, tools, and best practices.
Identifying and removing impediments, preventing distractions.
Taking the leadership role in cultivating robust and sustainable working relationships between business and technology teams.
Fostering an environment of cross-team collaboration and teamwork.
Serving as a coach for other Scrum Masters and Agile Project Managers.
Facilitating team self-organization and self-management rather than traditional command-control/directed styles.
Encouraging an environment where the team drives progress and feels ownership for its success.
Facilitating discussion and conflict resolution.
Leading the establishment of internal review processes and technical standards.
Developing training programs, documents, and materials.
Developing and maintaining a thorough knowledge of business processes supported by software systems.
Documenting business requirements when needed.
Participating in requirements reviews, design reviews, and change control activities.
Representing the IT department in coordination with other departments.
Managing outsourced work, consultants, vendors, and relationships.
Qualification and Experience:
You have 8 to 10 years of experience performing the duties outlined above in a professional environment.
You have 8 to 10 years of demonstrated experience with increasingly complex software development initiatives.
You have 6 to 8 years of experience as an agile project manager of increasingly complex software development initiatives.
You have 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in requirements analysis and technical documentation.
You have 3 to 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master and/or as a project manager in an Agile environment, managing contractors, consultants and/or vendors, as well as coaching and mentoring Scrum Masters or project managers.
You have 3 to 5 years of experience developing and managing project budgets.
You have 3 to 5 years of experience with Microsoft Project.
You possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a related field or have equivalent related experience.
The Following Skills Are Required:
Certified Scrum Master is required.
PMP certification.
Experience with software development.