Technical Project Manager III - Agile, Scrum

Title: Technical Project Manager III - Agile, Scrum

Location: Philadelphia, PA, or Denver, CO

Type: Contract

Our client is seeking a Technical Project Manager III (Agile, Scrum) with Cloud / AWS experience. This role will be responsible for managing one or more highly complex or enterprise-wide IT program(s) consisting of multiple projects. The Technical PM will work on Global Cloud Technology and align tools with Fin Ops, working on Open Stack. The role is on‑site in either Philadelphia, PA, or Denver, CO, 4 days per week and supporting EST hours.

• Coaches individuals in Agile processes and tools.
• Provides status reporting on project key performance indicators (KPIs), schedule, resources, and milestone delivery.
• Develops the program strategy, supporting business case and various enterprise-wide, high-level project plans.
• Ensures integration of projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the business.
• Responsible for enacting Scrum values and practices, ensuring the correct use of Scrum process.
• Communicates with IT leadership, business leadership, and IT Business Consultants to communicate program strategy, direction, and changes.
• Responsible for delivering all projects contained in the IT project portfolio on time, within budget, and meeting the strategic and business requirements.
• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and recommending adjustments to Project Managers.
• Partners with senior leadership of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of the enterprise.
• Manages specific new technical service engineering programs to meet broad service / product objectives.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to plans and schedules, identifies delivery risks, and obtains / drives mitigation strategies and solutions.
• Coordinates across multiple engineering / development teams as needed.
• Serves as a conduit between deployment and engineering to ensure requirements and design considerations are incorporated to improve deployment and sustainability of software and services.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or other related field—or equivalent work experience.
• 7 to 10 years+ of Project Management experience in an Agile environment.
• Project Management certification is required.
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools.
• Experienced Scrum Master who will exhibit agile leadership and a deep understanding of what it means to conduct oneself as a servant leader.
• Expertise in infrastructure / server infrastructure.
• Cloud knowledge, especially with infrastructure deployments and hardware deployment.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills conducive to team development.
• Able to work well in cross-functional teams.
• Skilled in stakeholder management with strong presentation / communication skills across various levels of the business.