Project Manager II, Enterprise PMO (Agile & Scrum)

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Requisition ID :2367

Employment Type :Full Time

Job Category :Information Technology

Work Location :Melville NY (CSC)

State or Province :New York (USNY)

Potential WorkLocation :United States : New York : Melville

The EPMO Project Manager ll manages both traditional waterfall and agile scrum projects in support of corporate objectives. This includes all aspects of medium to large projects from initiation to release. For waterfall projects they will define scope facilitate meetings obtain resources and budget develop project schedules identify risks and develop mitigation plans monitor and report performance support implementation and transition deliverables to operational support. For Agile Scrum projects they will organize and coach teams groom backlogs with Product Owners facilitate ceremonies (stand ups demos retrospectives) track and publish information radiators on sprints remove impediments for the team and coordinate releases. This person will be a key player in helping the organization transition to an Agile methodology.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

General

• Works directly with the business and IT teams to implement solutions to satisfy various business challenges and objectives.
• Indepth knowledge of the different methodologies and processes for managing projects and of common software development lifecycles i.e. Waterfall Agile.
• Works with functional owners to assign appropriate resources. Manages resources against estimates skills and resource availability.
• Leads and manages multiple project teams and facilitates effective teamwork among them.
• Responsible for communication of project status to all stake holders on a regular basis including the project team as well as to management.
• Authors internal communications.
• Assists in the development of presentations to executive audiences
• Offers a nonSME perspective and challenges the status quo to drive higher quality decision making.
• Ensures milestones are reached and deadlines are met throughout project lifecycle.
• Builds strong relationships with stakeholders sponsors users and program owners.
• Takes responsibility for successful product delivery.
• Manages all aspects of medium to large cross functional IT projects including infrastructure and application development.
• Leads implementation and integration of cloudbased Anything as a Service (XaaS) solutions.
• Facilitates build vs. buy analysis and software selection processes.
• Manages system integration projects.
• Manages proof of concept projects for new technologies.

Acts as an internal consultant advocate mentor and change agent. Participates in change management process.

• Manages project staff both onsite and remotely.
• Maintains confidentiality of necessary information.

Participates in development of new and existing EPMO methods and procedures.

• Maintains and follows all MSC and EPMO standards.
• Fosters the MSC Culture in the department and throughout the company to ensure fulfillment of MSCs vision and unity of purpose.
• Participation in special projects and performs additional duties as required

Waterfall

• Manages scope of work recognizes changes in scope and works to control scope creep.
• Develops project plans including timelines and resource allocation and drives team to adhere to plan.
• Facilitates brainstorming and confirms that proposed solutions align with expectations.
• Works with team to obtain accurate estimates to proposed solutions.
• Ensures all established schedule cost and quality objectives are met.
• Transitions project to operational steady state and functional ownership.
• If applicable responsible for budget and invoice tracking.
• Manages the triple constraints of scope budget and resources.
• Accountable for identifying quantifying and tracking project risks and facilitate the development of risk mitigation plans.
• Identifies and manages interdependencies among projects and programs.
• Responsible for developing maintaining and obtaining approvals of project documents such as the Charter Project Plan Change Request and Lessons Learned etc.
• Provides handson project implementation assistance including troubleshooting and resolving process problems.
• Drives quality control on all implementations while meeting customer expectations.
• Advocates for the project sponsor representing their goals and exerting a positive influence on the team.

Scrum

• Guides coaches and motivates the team with the goal of increasing productivity.
• Facilitates daily standup meetings demos and retrospectives to ensure efficient execution of the teams activities.
• Facilitates the scrum process with the coordination of scrum team.
• Removes impediments for the scrum team develop solutions and monitors project progress.
• Facilitates decisionmaking processes to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process.
• Helps product owner to build the product backlogs groom them and prioritize them for the next sprint.
• Coaches Product Owner and stakeholders in writing proper user stories.
• Organizes and facilitate the sprint planning meeting.
• Acts as a safeguard for the team.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors Degree in Project Management Computer Science Business Administration Engineering or other related field or the equivalent experience is required. Masters Degree preferred.
• PMP certification required.
• Scrum Master certification or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of five years experience in project management and scrum demonstrating growth in capabilities and responsibilities required.
• Experience working in a Project Management Office (PMO) preferred.
• Experience working with a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Tool preferred.
• Experience leading mid to large scale projects required. Experience managing programs preferred.
• Experience working with geographically dispersed teams preferred.
• Knowledge of common project lifecycles preferred.
• Experience implementing projects with technical components required.
• Experience implementing and integrating cloud based (XaaS Anything as a Service) a plus.
• Experience with systems integration a plus.
• Experience with SAP ERP a plus.
• Experience with Organizational Change Management (Prosci Kotter or Conner methodology) a plus.
• Experience with business acquisition integration a plus.

SKILLS:

General

• Leadership interpersonal negotiation and team building skills required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and interdependencies simultaneously. Assumes responsibility for achieving project objectives.
• Ability to think and plan strategically but drive tactical execution.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Ability to communicate to all levels of the organization.
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills required.
• Ability to delegate demonstrating strong follow up skills required.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Power Point Word Excel) required. (Office 365 preferred)

Waterfall

• Ability to create a Work Breakdown Structure identify dependencies and constraints and generate a critical path.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Project or similar tools and formal project management principles required.
• Ability to identify risks and develop mitigation plans document issues and develop resolution plans capture decisions and develop escalation plans.
• Solid understanding of IT industry.
• Ability to manage complex technology implementations.

Scrum

• Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum Kanban XP etc.
• Knowledge about Agile techniques like: user stories continuous integration ATDD TDD continuous testing automated testing backlog tracking burndown metrics velocity etc.
• Ability to forecast the number of deliverables possible in an iteration through various agile forecasting and estimating techniques and based on evidence of reliable estimations.
• Knowledge of Agile tools to manage backlogs and Kanban boards.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Supports project milestones (i.e. golive releases etc.) offhours as appropriate.
• A valid drivers license and the ability to travel up to10% of the time may be required.

Why MSC
People. Collaboration. Insight. Thats how you build something that works.

Built on a foundation of trust MSC works side by side with our customers to help them drive business results. With more than one million product offerings and 75 years of experience across industries MSC strives to help our customers achieve greater productivity profitability and growth through inventory management and other innovative supply chain solutions.

As one of Americas Best Large Employers (named in 2017 by Forbes magazine) we care about our associates and have programs in place to help our 6000 team members achieve their potential. When you join our team you will receive rewards and recognition for your contributions training and professional development opportunities as well as a variety of benefits to support you and your familys health wellbeing and financial future.

If you are inspired to learn take risks and succeed as a team you can build a better career at MSC.

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