Senior Agile Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Agile Project Manager
Location: Cleveland, OH 44115
Duration: 07 months

Job Description:
About the role:

The Senior Agile Project Manager role is responsible for supporting the Agile Project Management team in delivering high-quality software development projects using hybrid Agile/Waterfall methodologies.

The incumbent has knowledge and experience with agile principles, practices, and frameworks.

Additionally, the incumbent will work closely with key stakeholders across the organization, including business teams, product owners, and technical teams to support the development and implementation of new applications, software, or systems.

The incumbent supports the execution of various software development projects, including planning, scheduling, executing, and closing projects.

Their responsibilities include facilitating agile ceremonies, monitoring scrum processes and meetings, managing project risks and issues, and ensuring adherence to project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

The incumbent will help foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation within the team, to drive the organization towards achieving its strategic objectives.

Additionally, this role requires excellent communication skills.

What the role will do:

Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software development projects using hybrid Agile/Waterfall methodologies

Collaborate with Agile Project Managers and/or Product Management stakeholders, and provide guidance on Agile principles and practices

Establish and maintain project management best practices, such as scope management, resource management, risk management, and change management

Create project plans, timelines, and budgets, and ensure project delivery within these constraints

Identify and resolve project risks and issues that may impact the project timeline or budget

Provide technical guidance and liaise with technical teams to ensure project requirements are met as defined in acceptance criteria, definition of done, and definition of ready

Facilitate Agile practices, such as Project Estimation, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives

Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure project success and manage stakeholder expectations

Ensure adherence to quality standards and continuous improvement of project delivery processes

Communicate project progress and status updates to technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner

WHAT THE INCUMBENT WILL NEED:
Education:
Required:

Bachelor s degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or in lieu of a degree, at least 7 years of experience in the field of Project Management or Information Technology

Preferred

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and/or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Skills and Experience:
Knowledge & Experience:

4+ years of IT and/or business experience and hands-on experience managing agile IT projects

Experience managing software development projects using Agile methodologies

Experience in a leadership role, such as a team lead, Scrum Master, Project Manager, or Product Owner

In-depth knowledge of Agile practices and tools, such as sprint planning, defining acceptance criteria, and user story mapping

Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex information to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa

Ability to work with cross-functional teams, such as UX designers, developers, testers, QA analysts, and business analysts

Technical Skills

Software Development Lifecyle (SDLC) Methodology

Project Management Methodology

Project Management Tools

Project Data Analysis & Insights

Workflow Management

Business Requirement Gathering & Documentation

Systems Integration

Data Modeling

Demand & Capacity Planning

Reporting Tools

Modern Delivery

Product Optimization & Growth Strategy Development

Persona Creation & Journey Mapping

Product Lifecyle Management

Preferred:

Experience with Jira software for work and release planning

Experience working with hybrid Agile/Waterfall teams

Experience helping teams transition between development methodologies