Project Manager Agile/Scrum

We are looking for a Scrum Master/Agile Coach to support our IT teams as we transition into an Agile environment. This resource will be running one or two delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in rolling out Agile delivery model and manages a team of Scrum Masters
• Leads and provides guidance to establish an operating and governance model for rolling out Scrum across the organization
• Promote continuous improvement and help teams increase productivity and foster innovation
• Plan sprints, prioritize the backlog, lead teams, manage the development process, identify and eliminate obstacles from delivery
• Ensure transparency throughout delivery utilizing Agile best practices such as Sprint Planning, Release and Sprint Burndown, Daily Scrum, Sprint Demos, and Retrospectives
• Manage collective activities, issues, dependencies, and risks of the projects within the portfolio
• Lead the Scrum of Scrums across all projects within the delivery team on a daily basis
• Mentor and coach team members on Agile principals and best practices

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recent experience as a Scrum Master and is CSM certified
• 10+ years of prior experience as a Project Manager
• Experience in the asset management business
• Experience with Agile PLM tools like Rally, Jira, and VersionOne (Jira Preferred)
• Ability to proactively identify and mitigate risks using Agile best practices and project data
• Excellent communication & mentoring skills
• Excellent facilitation, decision making, and conflict resolution skills