Agile Project Facilitator

2 weeks ago

Portland, Oregon, United States Elyon International Full time
Job Overview

Compensation: $80-85/hour based on experience


Position Summary:

The primary role of an Agile Project Facilitator is to lead a team in adopting Agile methodologies and Scrum principles to fulfill client requirements effectively. This position entails coaching the team to adhere to Scrum practices.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct daily stand-up meetings and assist the team in adhering to the Scrum framework.
  • Manage traditional project management tasks, including defining project scope, staffing, communicating status updates to stakeholders, overseeing budgets, and managing risks and issues.
  • Collaborate with users, management, vendors, and technical teams to evaluate computing needs and system specifications.
  • Create user stories and acceptance criteria, and participate in testing phases of projects.
  • Support the team and product owner in transforming requirements into functional software.
  • Ensure that product quality standards are established and understood by the team. Work with the team to schedule tasks, including defect resolution and code refactoring, while preventing the buildup of technical debt.
  • Assess data processing proposals to determine project viability and requirements.

Required Skills:
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills.
  • Capability to work autonomously and manage time effectively.
  • Familiarity with circuit boards, processors, electronic devices, and computer hardware/software.
  • Understanding of production processes, quality assurance, cost management, and techniques for optimizing manufacturing and distribution.
  • Knowledge of business and management principles related to strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methodologies.
  • Proficiency in software applications such as Visual Basic, Java, SQL, etc.

Education and Experience:
  • A Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as computer science, computer engineering, or a related field is required. An MBA or similar advanced degree is preferred.
  • ScrumMaster Certification is mandatory.
  • 5-7 years of relevant experience is required.

Essential Functions:

Collaborate closely with the Product Owner to assist in prioritizing quarterly planning and developing long-term roadmaps. Facilitate stand-ups, retrospectives, huddles, problem-solving sessions, and planning meetings to ensure full team participation. Coach the team in problem-solving techniques to enhance their capabilities. Guide the team in establishing normalized estimates and improve their understanding of story estimation. Analyze team productivity metrics to foster continuous improvement, including cycle time analysis. Manage the team's Kanban board and suggest improvements for its utilization and value. Enhance internal and external communication to promote transparency and disseminate information effectively. Identify and support opportunities for cross-team collaboration, both within and outside the department. Assist team members in grasping and applying Lean principles and tools.


Preferred Experience:
  • Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
  • Experience with infrastructure and Kanban teams.

Benefits include paid sick leave, optional medical/dental coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, employer-paid life insurance, and employer-paid short-term disability, along with optional life insurance.

Elyon International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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