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Role: Project Manager
Duration: 3 months C2H
Location: Walnut Creek, California
Duration: 3 months C2H
Location: Walnut Creek, California
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Facilitates scrum ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective, and Sprint Reviews).
- Acts as a servant leader to cross-functional Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and best practices.
- Removes impediments and fosters an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous improvement and productivity.
- Collaborates with Product Owners to define and prioritize the product backlog.
- Guides the team in identifying and tracking metrics to ensure continuous progress.
- Plans, executes, and oversees IT projects from inception through delivery using PMP principles and best practices.
- Develops project plans, including scope, schedule, resource allocation, risk mitigation strategies, and budget.
- Ensures alignment of project goals with business objectives and IT strategy.
- Manages project teams, fostering communication and collaboration between developers, testers, and stakeholders.
- Reports regularly on project status, risks, and key metrics to stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Ensures proper documentation and knowledge transfer for long-term project sustainability.
- Applies a deep understanding of Agile, PMP, and RUP methodologies to tailor project management approaches as per the project's complexity and requirements.
- Provides coaching and training on Agile and hybrid methodologies to team members and stakeholders.
- Fosters a culture of continuous improvement by driving process optimization and ensuring effective use of tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field required.
- CERTIFICATIONS: PMP (Project Management Professional), CSM (Certified Scrum Master) or equivalent certification required. Advanced certifications in Scrum (e.g., Advanced Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP) or PMP preferred.
- EXPERIENCE: A minimum of five (5) years of experience in IT project management, with a minimum of three (3) years in a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager role, required. Proven experience with Agile, PMP, and RUP methodologies required. Experience in managing large-scale IT infrastructure or software development projects highly preferred. Experience working in a hybrid Agile/Waterfall environment preferred.
