Project Manager IT

Serve as a trusted Agile advisor and coach for leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and delivery teams. UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries.

Job Title: Project Manager IT (Agile Coach)
Location: Raymond, OH
Work Model: Onsite
Compensation: $137-142k per year

Work Type: Onsite (4 days/week)
Travel: 5-10%
Overtime: No

POSITION OVERVIEW

Agile Leadership & Coaching

Serve as a trusted Agile advisor and coach for leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and delivery teams.

Promote Agile values, principles, servant leadership, and Lean thinking across the organization.

Develop Agile maturity through coaching, mentoring, facilitation, and training.

Guide teams toward self-organization, ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Foster psychological safety, trust, transparency, and collaboration. [TE / Agile...on (Draft) | OneNote], [Key Role -...ight roles | OneNote]

 

Team Effectiveness & Continuous Improvement

Facilitate retrospectives and improvement workshops.

Help teams identify root causes of recurring challenges and implement sustainable improvements.

Coach teams on metrics, flow optimization, and delivery predictability.

Encourage experimentation and learning through Inspect & Adapt practices.

Support development of high-performing teams and healthy team dynamics. [TE / Agile...on (Draft) | OneNote], [MSA Task_F...provement | PowerPoint]

 

Agile Framework & Process Enablement

Establish and standardize Agile practices across teams.

Support Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and hybrid delivery approaches as appropriate.

Facilitate Agile ceremonies including:

Sprint Planning

Daily Standups

Sprint Reviews

Retrospectives

Scrum of Scrums

PI Planning

Inspect & Adapt Workshops

Ensure consistent execution of Agile processes and governance. [TE / Agile...on (Draft) | OneNote], [SAFE Agile....0 - Day 3 | OneNote]

 

Organizational Agility

Partner with leaders to identify and remove organizational impediments.

Support Agile transformation initiatives and cultural change efforts.

Help establish Agile operating models, roles, and responsibilities.

Promote alignment between strategy, priorities, and execution.

Coach leaders on servant leadership and outcome-focused management approaches. [TE / Agile...on (Draft) | OneNote], [MSA Task_F...Agile and | PowerPoint]

 

Value Delivery & Flow Optimization

Improve visibility into work prioritization and delivery flow.

Support dependency management across teams.

Guide backlog refinement and value-driven planning.

Help teams achieve greater predictability through planning and measurement.

Encourage focus on customer and business outcomes rather than activity completion.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
This role serves as an Agile Coach, leading and facilitating the SAFe transformation across the MSA department and Global Initiatives.

WHAT’S NEEDED

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
• Equivalent Agile transformation experience may be considered.

Experience

• 5+ years applying Agile methodologies in product, project, or delivery environments.
• 3+ years coaching Agile teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, or organizational leaders.
• Experience facilitating workshops and driving organizational change.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.

Agile Knowledge

• Deep understanding of:
  • Agile Principles
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Lean Thinking
  • Continuous Improvement
  • SAFe Framework
  • Value Stream Thinking
  • Servant Leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
• SAFe Agilist (SA)
• Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• Lean Six Sigma certification
• Experience in manufacturing, smart factory, or digital transformation environments

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Other standard benefits as applicable

ABOUT UNICON
UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries. We partner with our clients to deliver skilled professionals while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term relationships. UNICON is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.