Project Manager 2024

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Technical Scrum Master/Project Manager to coach and manage our software development teams. As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that our teams deliver high-quality work while adhering to Agile methodologies. You will be critical in assisting us in creating self-organizing teams that are productive during sprints.

Responsibilities

• Manage the scope and timeline of each product development increment in order to support the platforms product roadmap.
• Coordination of sprints, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups.
• Manage and coach team members in Agile frameworks.
• Serve as the point of contact for external communications from customers or stakeholders.
• Handle backlogs and new requests in collaboration with product owners.
• Resolve conflicts and remove any impediments that arise.
• Assist teams in effectively implementing changes.
• At the end of each sprint, ensure that deliverables meet quality standards.
• Assist development teams in reaching higher levels of scrum maturity.
• Direct and ongoing leadership and coaching for teams of individual contributors creating new products, updates, and enhancements.
• Engage with the agile leadership and roles to ensure that the features meet the needs of our customers and the business.
• Manage multiple ongoing projects deliverables, schedules, and costs, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with program and organizational roadmaps.
• Notify direct managers, program managers, and executive sponsors of project status and escalate issues.
• Assist the team in delivering an automated CI/CD pipeline that includes automated tests, deployments, monitoring, and alarms.
• Collaborate with architects to ensure the continuous improvement of development tools, tech stack, and so on.
  Identify opportunities for process improvement and organizational efficiency in a proactive manner.

Requirements

• 5 years of technical experience, with at least 3 years into project management/ scrum management.
• Excellent understanding of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement).
• Experienced in developing web/application software using one or more of the following technologies and frameworks: Java, Spring, Microservices, PL/SQL, Angular, AWS, and.NET.
• Firm grasp of DevOps tools and processes.
• Good understanding of other Agile frameworks.
• Ability to solve problems and resolve conflicts.
• Excellent organizational abilities.
• In a matrix organization, you must be able to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field is preferred.