Project Manager, Scrum Master

4 weeks ago

Jersey City, United States ZipRecruiter Full time

Job DescriptionJob Description

Project Manager, Scrum Master (Financial client)

Location: Tampa, FL or Jersey City- hybrid

CTH- must be eligible for conversion after 6 months

Max Rate - 65hr. w2

Interview Process: 2 rounds over zoom

This position will support delivery of application development and technology upgrade projects within CLIENT’s Corporate and Common Services suite, which provides a set of foundational IT services used to build and operate CLIENT’s business applications. These include customer registration/authorization/

authentication systems, user-interface portals, automated workflows, and a range of CRM services. In addition, CCS supports a diverse portfolio of COTS/SaaS solutions in support of CLIENT’s HR, Finance, Project Management, customer support and GRC corporate functions

*Visa sponsorship is not available for this position*

****All candidates presented will start working with a hybrid work arrangement - expected to work onsite 2-3 days and the remainder can be remote, these days are subject to change based on team and business needs***

Project Manager Responsibilities:

• Work with the product owner and technical architects throughout an effort to define, groom, and prioritize scope to meet the given schedule, budget, and requirements, negotiating on budget constraints is vital

• Track projects against approved budgets and report on forecasts and variances, and coordinate actions to bring projects on or under budget unless a variance is approved

• Support the iterative business planning process and assist in the development of new project concepts and estimates

• Maintain & handle initiatives, projects, and staffing profiles within CLIENT's Portfolio & Project Management (PPM) application.

• Identify and secure resources required to complete the plan and supervise resource utilization by continuously analyzing staffing requirements and resource allocations

• Provide periodic status updates (on scope, schedule, budget, risks, and issues) to project partners, management, and established governance groups

• Ensure management remains abreast of status and hold them accountable for facilitating mitigation of risks and resolution of raised issues

• Own the project roadmap / timeline, in coordination with other project partners

• Optimally plan and track execution while maintaining constant contact with all project partner groups to coordinate the project landmarks.

• Supervises the deliverables of other teams, including infrastructure support, and supervise the impacts to squad deliverables.

• Track project actuals against defined achievements and revisit the over-all plan as and when vital

• Understand and translate cross-team dependencies into concrete plans

• Communicate information between project teams and partners to ensure alignment

• Coordinate and ensure project documentation is updated, reviewed, and approved, and project is compliant with CLIENT’s system delivery processes

• Proactively identify, document, and lead risks & issues; plan for effective risk mitigation and raise to management as needed.

• Resolve and follow up on issues in a timely manner

• Inspire and lead through effective team management

• Assist the squad with planning and carrying out the Release Management process.

Scrum Master Responsibilities:

• Guides and coaches assigned teams in the use of the Scrum framework including the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices and by removing impediments for the team to optimize their productivity

• Coordinates and facilitates all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews and Demos

• Works closely with Product Owners to groom the Product and Release Backlogs to ensure readiness for the next Sprint

• Responsible for tracking team commitments in Story Points and Stories selected, Points and Stories delivered, and ongoing calculation of team Velocity and Sprint/Release Burndowns

• Figures out the best approach to implement projects (Scrum, Scrum-ban Kanban, etc.)

• Possess a comprehensive understanding of Agile tools, techniques, principles, and values and apply this knowledge to the squad.

• Assist Product Owner and squad to maintain a healthy and prioritized backlog with refined user stories

• Successfully balance delivery timeframes and continuous iteration so that customer feedback is always incorporated.

• Supervises the JIRA board and individual stories, and tracks their status towards completion

• Follows up with team members to ensure statuses are up to date and stories are commented appropriately

• Resolves blockers and escalates as needed

• Facilitates Sprint Retrospectives and captures and tracks progress against team improvement objectives

• Coordinate movement of code between Development, Testing, UAT and Production environments and all related planning, resourcing and scheduling activities

• Oversees cross functional coordination and communication, requirements traceability, release management, test case management, and defect tracking concerns to keep delivery on track.

• Facilitate and or Participate in Scrum of Scrums meetings to ensure the Squad and all involved are aligned on priorities, dependencies and timelines

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of three to five (3-5) years professional Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Project Management experience including project Initiation, Planning, Tracking, Delivery and Closure

• Project management certification

• Experience in Agile Development, with Scrum Master (or similar) experience; Scrum Master certification

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree , or equivalent experience

• Experience in managing large cross-functional teams, across multiple time zones

• Experience with projects relating to Salesforce Application

• Experience with third-party vendors a plus

• Experience with HP PPM, Jira, or other project management tools

• Previous financial corporation experience a plus

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