Current Openings
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Richmond, VIRGINIA | Contract
Post Date: 11/16/20
Job ID: 20-01072
Job Type: Contract
Job Description
Job Title: Project Manager/Scrum Master
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 7+ Months
*local candidates strongly preferred
*interviews will be conducted via MS Teams or Google Meet.
*candidates will telework now (after coming to office to pick up laptop). Once restrictions are lifted, candidates will be required to work onsite daily M-F 8-5pm, NO exceptions
Job Description:
The Project Manager/Scrum Master is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering projects that provide exceptional business value to the internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 7+ Months
*local candidates strongly preferred
*interviews will be conducted via MS Teams or Google Meet.
*candidates will telework now (after coming to office to pick up laptop). Once restrictions are lifted, candidates will be required to work onsite daily M-F 8-5pm, NO exceptions
Job Description:
The Project Manager/Scrum Master is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering projects that provide exceptional business value to the internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Drive consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including: project plans, release plans, resource allocation, and management of project risks, scope, schedule, and delivery of value.
- Coordinates Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Refinement, and Release Planning.
- Tracks and communicates project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, stakeholders, and management.
- Establishes an environment where the teams can be effective and helps removing obstacles.
- Protects the team from outside interruptions and distractions.
- Ensures a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team.
- Tracks and reports team velocity and other project metrics.
- Promotes continuous improvement and helps teams to increase productivity.
- Helps Product Owner and team with Product backlog management.
- Ensures the teams are practicing core Agile principles.
- Adheres to client's project management practices as defined.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices.
- Ability to work with customers, understand their business practices and manage their expectations.
- Ability to set clear performance standards and hold team members accountable, while keeping team engaged and on track.
- Ability to help Product Owners to create and prioritize Product Backlog.
- Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
- Strong analytical, organizational and decision making skills.
- Ability to analyze and document business and system processes.
- Ability to balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost.
- Efficiency using Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools.
- Well-versed with Scrum and Kanban Agile methodologies.
- PMP and CSM Certifications required.
- SAFe Certification preferred.
- Experience with SAFe framework is a plus.
Skills:
- Current Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle models
- Solid understanding of Scrum / Kanban Agile Methodology and working experience in this area
- Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
- CSM certification required. Please upload a copy of certification here.
- Experience using SAFe Framework
