IT Scrum Master/Project Manager
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IT Scrum Master/Project Manager
Atlanta, GA
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Long term contract
Responsibilities
Long term contract
Responsibilities
- Manage scope, requirements, timeline, cost, quality, human resources, communications and integration
- Identify and manage risks / issues and development of mitigation plans
- Lead meetings for status reporting, scheduling, requirements, resource assignments and deliverables
- Maintain document control and track project activities and team communications
- Prepare project reports and dashboards as required by the management team
- Ensure project repository is built and maintained
- Develop and review project status with project team and create weekly reports
- Manage outsourced teams (off-site) including vendor engagements
- Develop and publish communications to project teams, management and project stakeholders
- Provide guidance on process and deliverables to the project team
- Lead project teams in strategic meetings and follow up with meeting notes
- Strong project planning skills using appropriate PM tools: OnePlan, MS Office, Jira etc.
- Facilitate cross-functional, intra-department, and inter-department communications and cooperation
- Understands Business and System Requirements as they map to a traceability matrix
- Ability to facilitate large meetings with all management levels in attendance
- Ability to take ownership of issues to resolution
- Ability to influence others to move to a common goal
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration, engineering or a related discipline with an information technology focus; M.B.A. degree desirable
- Active PMP or pursuing certification
- 8+ years of IT Project Management experience including management of multiple concurrent projects
- Demonstrated understanding of project management concepts
- Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and SDLC Methodologies (Waterfall, Agile etc....)
- IT System Implementation and Integration experience
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint and Project
- Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool experience (OnePlan preferred)
- Experience with Jira
- Experience preparing and presenting effective presentations to Executive Leadership
As the IT Project Manager you will lead multi-disciplinary teams and work with internal IT subject matter experts as well as business partners and external vendors. The candidate must be able to coordinate activities across multiple areas. The IT Project Manager will work with key stakeholders to define the project scope, timelines, objectives and track budget, deliverables, risks/issues and project status. Candidates must demonstrate:
- Experience transitioning from Waterfall to Agile paired with strong Agile background specifically SCRUM
- Prior experience managing application development projects
- At least 3+ years of proven experience as a Scrum Master leading a software development team diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory, and knowledge of additional Agile approaches (Scaled Agile, Kanban, Release Train Engineer, etc.)
- Advanced experience with Jira
- Must have capability to flex across Scrum Master, Project Manager and Program Manager roles
- Prior experience managing transportation, logistics or asset management projects preferred
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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