IT Project Manager

The Senior Agile Project Manager role is responsible for supporting the Agile Project Management team in delivering high-quality software development projects using hybrid Agile/Waterfall methodologies. The incumbent has knowledge and experience with agile principles, practices, and frameworks. Additionally, the incumbent will work closely with key stakeholders across the organization, including business teams, product owners, and technical teams to support the development and implementation of new applications, software, or systems. The incumbent supports the execution of various software development projects, including planning, scheduling, executing, and closing projects. Their responsibilities include facilitating agile ceremonies, monitoring scrum processes and meetings, managing project risks and issues, and ensuring adherence to project timelines, budgets, and quality standards. The incumbent will help foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation within the team, to drive the organization towards achieving its strategic objectives. Additionally, this role requires excellent communication skills.

WHAT THE ROLE WILL DO:

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software development projects using hybrid Agile/Waterfall methodologies
• Collaborate with Agile Project Managers and/or Product Management stakeholders, and provide guidance on Agile principles and practices
• Establish and maintain project management best practices, such as scope management, resource management, risk management, and change management
• Create project plans, timelines, and budgets, and ensure project delivery within these constraints
• Identify and resolve project risks and issues that may impact the project timeline or budget
• Provide technical guidance and liaise with technical teams to ensure project requirements are met as defined in acceptance criteria, definition of done, and definition of ready
• Facilitate Agile practices, such as Project Estimation, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure project success and manage stakeholder expectations
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and continuous improvement of project delivery processes
• Communicate project progress and status updates to technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner

WHAT THE INCUMBENT WILL NEED:

• Education
• Required
• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or in lieu of a degree, at least 7 years of experience in the field of Project Management or Information Technology
• Preferred
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and/or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Skills and Experience

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