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Role Description Junior Project Manager / Scrum Lead
Outline of the Role:
We are looking to hire a dynamic Junior Project Manager / Scrum Lead to perform as Scrum Master for 2 3 teams and collaborate with business stakeholders on processes and procedures and more. The Junior-level project Manager is expected to have 3-5 years of experience.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Performs Scrum Master duties for 2 to 3 scrum teams.
Coordinate sprints and the associated scrum ceremonies (daily scrum sprint planning sprint review/demo and retrospectives).
Coaches the team in scrum framework and in self-management and cross-functionality.
Facilitates internal communication and effective collaboration utilizing JIRA Confluence and MS Teams.
Works with product owners and business analysts to ensure the backlog is in a perpetual ready state and prioritized to cover 2 to 3 sprints of work.
Removes impediments to the Scrum Teams progress and escalates issues and risks to the Program Manager Product Owner and Technology Manager.
Ensures deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.
Maintains key metrics and monitors the teams performance for each sprint.
Creates and delivers workstream reports for business and Tech stakeholders.
Supports the product owner with the quarterly planning process.
Acts as Scrum evangelist and mentor ensuring that the Scrum principles are properly and consistently practiced by the teams. Guides the teams to higher scrum maturity.
Manages conflict resolution within the teams.
Support development and maintenance of relevant process documentation.
Top 3 Hard Skills Required Years of Experience:
Strong experience working in an Agile environment and performing the Scrum Master role (3 to 5 years)
Ability to coach multiple teams in scrum framework self-management and cross-functionality (3 to 5 years)
Strong knowledge of JIRA and Confluence (3 to 5 years)
Qualifications Skills Experience and Personal Requirements:
Bachelors degree in IT Project Management or related discipline.
Ability to understand and navigate complex processes.
Familiarity with project management processes and tools.
Strong experience working in an Agile environment.
Excellent knowledge of the scrum framework and artifacts with the ability to effectively apply them to maintain high performance teams.
Ability to coordinate people and projects across 2 to 3 scrum teams concurrently.
Experience with JIRA and Confluence software is required.
Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities
Strong analytical problem solving and root cause identification skills.
Excellent communication skills - interpersonal written and verbal.
Excellent listening and facilitation skills; the ability to sense organizational vibrations.
Coaching and mentoring skills especially influencing others to move toward a common goal or vision.
Entrepreneurship and resourcefulness an initiative-taker.
Self-awareness with a desire for constant self-improvement.
Must be a collaborator and able to work with and through others.
Knowledge of MS Office (Word Excel and PowerPoint).
Experience with MS Teams software is preferred.
Experience working with directly with multiple Product Owners Business Analysts and Development teams.
Demonstrated ability to build constructive business and IT relationships and gain the trust of others in a cross-functional environment.
Scrum master certification and/or a PMP certification is a plus
Keen understanding of the culture.
Additional Manager Comments:
Good awareness of culture/core values.
Leads with courage knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
Communicates with honesty and kindness and creates the space for others to do the same.
Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve impressive results.
Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships
Required Skills : Scrum Master
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills :
This is a high PRIORITY requisition. This is a PROACTIVE requisition
Background Check : No
Drug Screen : No
Employment Type
Full-time
