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
