Project Manager - Scrum Master

We have an immediate opening at the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) for a Project Manager/Scrum Master.
Our team is responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data
conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance. Data is one of our most
valuable assets and we strive to become a more data-literate and data-driven organization. This position will work on a
small, collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to our business partners. This position must have
strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions.

Key Requirements

·       Experience leading and managing multiple agile teams using Scrum/agile

methodologies. Must have experience leading scrums for business intelligence and data warehousing.

·       Knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices

and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and

business environment.

·       Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources

to improve capacity for project/operational work; and mentoring and developing team

members.

·       Experience directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs,

performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues

appropriately.

·       Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly

credible leadership to technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively

evaluate complex project risks, issues, and roadblocks.

·       Manage team progress and status through JIRA. Demonstrate solid understanding of

and experience with agile project management tools such as Jira or equivalent.

Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills, influence others, and interact

with individuals at all levels.

Work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers, using mentoring, coaching, collaboration and team building.

·       Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical

audiences.

·       Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence.