FOR IMMEDIATE DETAILS about this position, please feel free to contact ANY of us:
Recruiting Contacts:
MICHELL CASEY (949) 860-4715 // Mcasey@calance.com
KIANA AREVALO: (949) 991-8285 // Karevalo@calance.com
SUMIT KUMAR: (714) 576-7031 // Sumit.Kumar@calance.com
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Position: Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master
JOB REF#: 42418 - JIH5JP00002871
Duration: 12+ Months (On-going Contract)
Location: HYBRID - Torrance, CA 90501
Pay Rate: $74.00 per hour (W2 ONLY)
HYBRID SCHEDULE: MUST be able to work ONSITE full-time for the first 3 Months, after this time will move to Hybrid role 3 days ONSITE/2 Day REMOTE.
AGILE Project Manager will support the Consumer/Dealer Applications department and its project delivery teams as they work to transform the customer experience across brands and products. This team works on varied systems and processes to develop business value, satisfy customers, and ultimately create promoters.
Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master will help delivery teams work more effectively. With a focus on continuous improvement, the Scrum Master will work closely with the Product Owners and Project delivery teams, leading Agile practices related to customer- and dealer-facing digital products. It requires extensive collaboration and cross-functional communication with IT, Associates, Consultants, and Vendors with varying levels of Agile maturity to define product goals, backlogs and roadmaps leading to successful delivery. They will ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations. They will assemble project plans and teamwork assignments, directing, and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately. This includes tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources. They will manage one or more medium to large sized, moderately to highly complex projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Delivery of business value through utilization of both Scrum framework and traditional Project Management practices.
- Facilitate medium to high complexity agile initiatives from initiation through release, providing oversight to ensure alignment with Scrum framework.
- Coordinate and lead monthly release management activities.
- Manage risk to delivery by identifying and removing impediments and external interruptions that distract the team from delivering highest business value.
- Create and/or maintain product documentation to support delivery, collaboration, and governance.
- Remain up to date with emerging technologies, understanding existing systems, data, and processes.
- Facilitate and support all Scrum events, including but not limited to Daily Stand Ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Examine and drive team performance leveraging metrics such as capacity, burn down, velocity, etc., and ensure accurate and timely feedback to the team and transparency to
- Product Owner and executive stakeholders.
- Support and empower the Consumer Applications delivery teams and/or Product Owners to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
- Guide the team towards self-organization and cross-functionality; encourage, support, and enable the team to reach their full potential and abilities.
Support the Product Owner’s partnership with other teams and stakeholders:
- Collaborate with the Product Owner to define and prioritize the product backlog, as well as ensure that it is visible, transparent, and understood by the development team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, QA engineers, and stakeholders, to ensure successful delivery of product features.
- Negotiate with external stakeholders, other product teams, partner resources to facilitate the removal of impediments.
- Support the Product Owner with meetings, building connections, building innovative solutions that contribute towards stakeholder business objectives.
- Work with other Scrum Master’s to ensure consistency in Agile practices across multiple teams.
- Identify and act on opportunities for continuous improvement to improve agile maturity.
REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- 6+ years performing as Project Manager, assembling project plans, monitoring progress, resource usage, quality reviews and budgets. (preferably working in a Digital product environments).
- Acted as a Scrum Master, having worked with Product Owners/Project delivery teams, leading Agile practices related to customer- and digital products
- Experience supporting Scrum events, including Daily Stand Ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Experience working with various teams with in IT, Associates, Consultants, and Vendors to define product goals, backlogs and roadmaps leading to delivery
- Experience tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources, having managed one or more medium to large sized, moderately to highly complex projects.
- Collaborated with cross-functionally with staff, IT staff, and 3rd party vendor staff.
- Expert in understanding of Scrum frameworks, or other related Agile methodologies.
- Proficiency with Jira/Confluence, or similar agile management tools.
- Experience using MS Products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interface with all levels of management.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business or other related field.
- Certification: Obtained Project Management certification (PMP) or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum.
- Certification: Obtained Scrum Master certification (e.g., CSM, PSM, etc.)
DESIRED SKILLS:
Worked with Consumer Facing Digital products or Consumer Applications
Calance Consultant Benefits Offerings:
- EPO/PPO Medical Plan (Cigna)
- HMO/PPO Dental programs (Cigna)
- Vision - VSP (Vision Plan Summary)
- 401K VOYA Retirement vesting program