Agile Project Manager; Senior

THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF POSITION

The purpose of this position is to perform agile project management activities for complex, high profile programs and projects, working with cross-functional IT teams and product owners to deliver business solutions, and to provide expert guidance and expertise to self-organizing teams in the areas of agile/iterative planning, agile execution techniques, and cross-team coordination.

The position’s scope of work includes the following:

• You are passionate about our mission to help Americans gain access to essential communications technology
• Performing agile project management activities including planning, execution, tracking and reporting
• Developing and reporting team status and metrics to various stakeholders
• Coordinating deployments and ensuring compliance with change control procedures
• Working as a Scrum Master, conducting and effectively participating in sprint planning, task estimates, task sequencing, sprint reviews and retrospectives
• Assisting the team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition
• Scaling Scrum to large project teams using techniques such as “scrum of scrums” to allow clusters of teams to discuss their work, focusing especially on areas of overlap and integration
• Leading the development and maintenance of team standards, tools, and best practices
• Identifying and removing impediments, preventing distractions
• Taking the leadership role in cultivating robust and sustainable working relationships between business and technology teams
• Fostering an environment of cross-team collaboration and teamwork
• Serving as a coach for other Scrum Masters and Agile Project Managers
• Facilitating team self-organization and self-management rather than traditional command-control/directed styles
• Encouraging an environment where the team drives progress and feels ownership for its success
• Facilitating discussion and conflict resolution
• Leading the establishment of internal review processes and technical standards
• Developing training programs, documents, and materials
• Developing and maintaining a thorough knowledge of business processes supported by software systems
• Documenting business requirements when needed
• Participating in requirements reviews, design reviews, and change control activities
• Representing the IT department in coordination with other departments
• Managing outsourced work, consultants, vendors, and relationships

• You have 8 to 10 years of experience performing the duties outlined above in a professional environment
• You have 8 to 10 years of demonstrated experience with increasingly complex software development initiatives
• You have 6 to 8 years of experience as an agile project manager of increasingly complex software development initiatives
• You have 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in requirements analysis and technical documentation
• You have 3 to 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master and/or as a project manager in an Agile environment, managing contractors, consultants and./or vendors, as well as coaching and mentoring Scrum Masters or project managers
• You have 3 to 5 years of experience developing and managing project budgets
• You have 3 to 5 years of experience with Microsoft Project
• You possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a related field or have equivalent related experience

• Certified Scrum Master is required

DESIRED SKILLS

• PMP certification is desired
• You have experience with software development