Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master

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

📋 Description

• Guide and mentor Scrum teams in self-organization, cross-functionality, and achieving their objectives.

• Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Identify and eliminate obstacles that impede team progress.

• Coach development teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile methodologies and practices.

• Encourage communication and collaboration within and among Scrum teams and stakeholders.

• Assist Product Owners with managing the product backlog and refining user stories.

• Advocate for Agile adoption and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

• Monitor and report on team progress, velocity, and other relevant metrics.

• Mediate and resolve conflicts within Scrum teams and with external stakeholders.

• Contribute to the scaling of Agile practices across multiple teams.

• Provide training and guidance on Scrum and Agile methodologies.

• Engage with stakeholders on both the delivery and customer sides at all levels of the organization.

• Collaborate with PMO colleagues and leadership on status updates, issues, risks, decisions, and change requests.

• Lead and inspire project teams while overseeing engineers and architects in infrastructure modernization, data engineering, and application development.

• Assist the PMO Center of Excellence in implementing sustainable organizational change.

• Regularly interact with customers regarding opportunity assessment, project initiation, progress updates, and project closure.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

• SAFe experience, including certification and application in at least two or three projects.

• Comprehensive understanding of Agile principles, values, and the Scrum framework.

• Proven capability to facilitate effective Scrum ceremonies and manage a product backlog.

• Experience in identifying and resolving impediments.

• Strong coaching and mentoring abilities.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills.

• Experience in working with cross-functional teams.

• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, and Smartsheet.

• A minimum of three years of experience managing IT deployment projects.

• At least seven years of relevant experience in a technical, engineering, or software development environment.

• Experience in managing a team of engineers.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical reasoning abilities.

• Exceptional organizational skills.

• A positive attitude toward change and the ability to adapt.

• A passion for cloud computing.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• A collaborative and innovative work environment.