Project Manager – Scrum Master

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Cultivate a collaborative, dynamic team atmosphere centered on delivering high-impact solutions.

• Enhance effective sprint execution through well-defined priorities, team alignment, and disciplined Agile methodologies.

• Create documentation for sprint plans, release plans, team agreements, and retrospectives.

• Improve communication among stakeholders, product management, and development teams.

• Address conflicts and escalate issues to sustain delivery momentum.

• Enable teams to assume collective responsibility for analysis, development, testing, and documentation.

• Monitor team capacity and performance metrics to enhance delivery predictability.

• Foster the organization's Agile maturity by coaching teams and emphasizing SAFe principles.

• Advocate for continuous improvement practices.

• Assist a Program Management Office on a large and intricate Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contract.

⛳️ Requirements

• BA/BS in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education, professional training, or work experience.

• Over 1 year of relevant experience.

• Familiarity with Scrum Master roles, Agile, and Kanban methodologies.

• Proficient in Jira, Confluence, and other Atlassian tools.

• Experience with SharePoint and MS Office, including MS Project.

• Strong teamwork and communication skills across all staff levels.

• Must be eligible for a CMS public trust clearance.

• Applicants should have resided in the United States for at least three of the last five years prior to applying for a Federal ID Card.

• Work visa sponsorship will not be provided.

• Preferred: 2+ years of experience.

• Preferred: Bachelor's degree.

• Preferred: Certified Scrum Master certification.

• Preferred: prior Agile project experience within the federal sector.

• Preferred: experience in backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition.

• Preferred: understanding of iterative development principles.

• Preferred: ability to translate requirements into user stories.

• Preferred: knowledge of software development and integration processes and procedures.

• Preferred: appreciation for incremental delivery and the importance of metrics.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plan options, including those with Health Savings Accounts.

• Dental plan options available.

• Vision plan options offered.

• 401(k) plan featuring employee contributions and company matching.

• Flexible work weeks where feasible.

• Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, personal days, holidays, parental leave, military leave, bereavement, and jury duty.

• Generally, 15 days of paid leave each calendar year.

• 10 paid holidays annually.

• Up to 160 hours of paid family leave within a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.

• Short- and long-term disability benefits provided.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Personal accident insurance options.

• Critical illness insurance available.

• Business travel and accident insurance included.

• AI-driven career tool to identify career advancements and learning opportunities.

• Internal mobility team to support career aspirations.

• Wellness packages offered.

• Competitive salary.

• Recognized culture of innovation.

• Military-friendly workplace.