Scrum Master / PM

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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

Principal Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager applies broad theoretical and practical knowledge of both Agile and traditional Information Technology project delivery frameworks to lead and mentor one or more geographically dispersed teams in the delivery of business and client value through assigned projects. One of the significant aspects of this role is coaching assigned teams in the understanding and use of the Scrum framework; knowledge and experience with traditional waterfall and Kanban methodologies is also highly desired. Significant experience with Release Planning and Management Project Financials (Budgeting Forecasting and Variance reporting) Risk Identification and Management Software Quality Management and Project Reporting and Stakeholder Communication are major components of this role. Experience with a defined software delivery process and controls is highly desired. Regulatory reporting experience is preferred.

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 Clients 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 clients 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

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum 10 years professional Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Project Management experience including project Initiation Planning Tracking Delivery and Closure
• Project management certification preferred
• Experience in Agile Development with Scrum Master (or similar) experience; Scrum Master certification preferred
• Bachelors or Masters degree preferred 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