Sr Project Manager Scrum Master Payments
Client: LL Bean
Freeport ME (Hybrid)
Rate: $50/hr. on W2
Talent must reside at location on submission Yes
Our client has an immediate need for an IS Sr Project Manager with a focus on Marketing and Payments related domains. The IS Sr Project Manager works under minimal supervision to plan direct and coordinate activities of large longterm interdepartmental infrastructure or development project(s) to ensure goals and objectives of the project(s) are accomplished within prescribed timeframe and budgetary parameters.
This is a hybrid position to facilitate with the team and colleagues inperson at our headquarters in Freeport Maine 3 days a week and work from home the other 2 days for local candidates. Remote candidates will be considered. Candidates must have recent realworld agile project management experience. The initial contract is 6 months with the possibility of an extension based on performance.
Responsibilities:
Communication and Presentation
Keeps stakeholders including management informed of progress to goal; negotiate adjustments to the schedule and resources to ensure overall quality of completed project
Functions as central point for all project communications
Leverages most effective means of communication based on situation/urgency
Develops and delivers presentation content to drive understanding and alignment across Team and Project Sponsors (Governance structure)
Establishes Effective Project Governance
Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Sponsor role that is executed at the appropriate level of the organization
Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Steering Group that is supporting/influencing the Sponsor while representing crossfunctional perspective with common project goals
Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Stakeholder Group that represents and can influence project direction and deliverables
Vendor Management
Collaborates to develop a positive relationship between client and vendor(s) to ensure successful project deliverables.
Negotiates contracts and NonDisclosure Agreements with vendors and monitors project deliverables. Transitions vendor contracts to internal support owner to ensure understanding and compliance with service level agreements.
Tracks and maintains vendor deliverable costs
Risk Management
Identifies & analyzes project risks to determine highest potential risk exposure that should be proactively managed
Identifies & focuses resolution of issues and risks using appropriate levels of escalation considering impact to scope schedule budget or quality.
Project Detail and Schedules
Develops a project work breakdown structure
Develops and manages a project schedule/timeline using approved Project Management tools (WorkOtter Jira SharePoint etc.
Develops monitors and manages the project staffing plan and resource allocations approved by resource managers
Determines Resource Assignments with task estimates (ETCs)
Use negotiation skills to balance completing work with resources needed to achieve project success
Project Financials
Develops a project budget and track actual and forecasts weekly
Manage project budget in Excel and Work Otter for financials and resource allocation
Skills & Qualifications:
Strong handson project management & Scrum Master skills at least 5 years of experience managing complex IT efforts.
Management of large teams with members working in multiple locations.
Experience structuring work into various workstreams within a large project and managing multiple IT projects concurrently.
Strong applied use of PM & Scrum tools/techniques (planning risk management budgeting cost control assessment software/SaaS acquisition/RFP develop & management of Jira board Scrum ceremonies etc..
Experience with vendor contracts and vendor management.
Excellent communication skills (oral and written) Englishlanguage skills facilitation skills etc. and ability to represent work at all levels of the organization (up to Executive levels).
Excellent people skills developing strong relationships building a trusting team environment and ability to listen & translate into actionable plans.
Experience with the following is desired but not mandatory:
Cloud Data Platforms in support of Marketing Customer Analytics & Personalization in an omnichannel retail environment.
WorkOtter Jira SharePoint Excel PowerPoint.
Understand business process transformation and change management practices.
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