Project Manager III Project Manager / Scrum Master

Project Manager III Project Manager / Scrum Master

We have an immediate opening at the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) for a Project Manager/Scrum Master. Our team is responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance. Data is one of our most valuable assets and we strive to become a more data-literate and data-driven organization. This position will work on a small, collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to our business partners. This position must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions. This position must have strong technical knowledge in data management and experience in managing multiple scrum boards for both project work and operations.

Key Requirements

• Experience leading and managing multiple agile teams using Scrum/agile methodologies. Must have experience leading scrums for business intelligence and data warehousing.
• Knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.
• Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project/operational work; and mentoring and developing team members.
• Experience directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
• Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly credible leadership to technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks, issues, and roadblocks.
• Manage team progress and status through JIRA. Demonstrate solid understanding of and experience with agile project management tools such as Jira or equivalent.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills, influence others, and interact with individuals at all levels. Work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers, using mentoring, coaching, collaboration and team building.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence.

Key Skills

• Minimum of 5 years in a scrum-master role leading scrums for ETL, data conversion, and/or MDM.

Nice To Have Skills

• Experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).

Interview Process

• Remote via Microsoft Teams; may include two rounds of interviews.

Equipment provision and requirements are not specified in either source.

Candidate Evaluation Prioritized Skill Baseline

1 - Data Scrum Leadership - Critical / Primary - 3 - RAW required; client technical context - Lead ETL, data conversion, and/or MDM scrums; RAW minimum 5 years as Scrum Master. This is the principal screening criterion.

2 - BI Warehousing Delivery - Critical / Primary - 3 - Both narrative requirements - Lead scrums for business intelligence and data warehousing; the client explicitly requires this delivery context.

3 - Multi Team Scrum - Critical / Primary - 3 - Both narrative requirements - Manage multiple agile teams and scrum boards across projects and ongoing operations.

4 - Data Management Acumen - Critical / Primary - 3 - Both description and requirements - Provide credible technical leadership in data management and analytics; evaluate complex risks, issues and roadblocks.

5 - Team Coaching - Required / Supporting - 3 - Both narrative requirements - Develop teams; mentor, coach, build accountability, remove blockers and improve capacity through organizational resources.

6 - Delivery Oversight - Required / Supporting - 3 - Both narrative requirements - Monitor daily work, identify resource needs, review quality and escalate functional, quality and timeline issues.

7 - Hybrid Project Management - Required / Supporting - 3 - Both narrative requirements - Blend agile and traditional project management practices to suit the project and business environment.

8 - Jira Delivery Tracking - Required / Supporting - 3 - Both narrative requirements - Track progress/status through JIRA and demonstrate agile project management tooling experience.

9 - Stakeholder Collaboration - Required / Supporting - 3 - Both narrative requirements - Influence across levels and functions; communicate and present to technical and nontechnical audiences; understand business needs and maintain trust.

10 - Analytical Problem Solving - Required / Supporting - 3 - Both role description - Apply critical thinking and identify innovative solutions to delivery and data challenges.

11 - SAFe Implementation - Preferred / Differentiating - 1 - RAW preferred; client preferred - Experience implementing the Scaled Agile Framework adds value; it is not a knockout requirement.

Mandatory Eligibility Gates

Requirement - Status - Source - Clarification Needed

Current WI residency; no relocation; work remotely within WI - Explicit Hard Gate - RAW work arrangement - Verify current residency and ability to work within WI.

Bachelor's Degree - Potential Hard Gate - RAW minimum education - Listed minimum; no equivalency stated. Obtain client clarification before accepting an alternative.

Minimum 5 years as Scrum Master leading ETL, data conversion and/or MDM scrums - Explicit Hard Gate - RAW required skill - Verify dates and relevant domain scope; also retained in the weighted skill baseline, not an extra scored skill.

Security requirement; FTI access - Verification Required - RAW security and FTI fields - Confirm checks and access conditions with MSP; no specific clearance is stated.

40 hours/week; day shift; projected start November 16 - Verification Required - RAW position information - Confirm availability; dates remain projected.

Submission package; legal names; no resume contact details; one candidate/vendor; no replacement; subvendor limit - Explicit Hard Gate - RAW submission instructions - Verify package and supplier compliance before submission.

About Us: InterSources Inc

InterSources Inc, a Certified Diverse Supplier, was founded in 2007 and offers innovative solutions to help clients with Digital Transformations across various domains and industries. Our history spans over 19 years and today we are an Award-Winning Global Software Consultancy solving complex problems with technology. We recognize that our employees and our clients are our strengths as the diverse talents and opportunities they bring to the table enable us to grow as a global platform and they are causally linked with our success. We provide strategic and technical advice, and we have expertise in areas covering Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Migration, Custom Software Development, Data Analytics Infrastructure & Cloud Solutions, Cyber Security Services, etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud partner company. We align strategy with execution and provide secure service solutions by developing and using the latest technologies that thrive our resources to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it convenient for our clients to do business with InterSources Inc. Our teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven client experiences that put the users first, providing an unparalleled experience. This results in strengthening the core technologies of clients, enabling them to scale with flexibility, create seamless digital experiences and build lifelong relationships.