Project Manager

at  Beyondsoft Consulting

WHO WE ARE:

Beyondsoft Consulting, Inc. is a leading technical solutions and consulting partner. We combine emerging technologies and proven methodologies to tailor elegant solutions that solve complex challenges and empower our customers to accelerate their business goals. For the past 25+ years we have been providing a broad range of high-quality IT services, including staff augmentation, business process outsourcing, custom software solutions, test automation, digital enablement, and other software engineering and digital transformation services.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Our client is seeking a Project Manager responsible for leading technical projects with agile methodology and product teams. The role will be accountable for working with cross-functional teams to implement and deliver data solutions aligned with strategies and plans for technology, across customer and business facing product and platform teams.
Responsibilities:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, in Computer Science or related field preferred and 5+ years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5-8 years Project Management experience with a focus on Agile
• Preferred experience in managing data integration projects
• Agile Project Management Certifications with demonstratable application desired
• Proficient in project management discipline and tools
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Confluence, Service Now, Lucidchart & Lucidspark Whiteboard

• Guides teams on long term projects or continuous improvement work.
• Coaches teams of Associate and Contract Analysts, QA, and Engineering team members on agile values and principles.
• Serves as a facilitator and guide to help teams become self-organized and implement agile frameworks including Scrum and Kanban.
• Seeks diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation.
• Develops effective relationships within technology and with stakeholders.
• Participates in early forecast activities to estimate staffing and effort to scope initiatives for complex technology projects.
• Plan, participate, and lead project leadership team or steering leadership team meetings.
• Anticipate risks, perform contingency planning, and resolve roadblocks.
• Accountable for delivery of highly complex, cross-functional projects impacting the enterprise.
• Facilitates and is accountable for agile team ceremonies such as: team daily standup, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint demo, team retrospective, etc.
• Helps team remove obstacles to delivery and promotes continuous improvement throughout the development lifecycle.
• Responsible for measuring the agile team’s performance using various agile metrics and tools such as: sprint burndown chart, control chart, cycle time reports, cumulative flow diagrams, and Say-Do metrics.
• Accountable for scope, schedule, and communication management.
• Provides leadership and direction during the design, development, support, and implementation of business capabilities as it relates to application and technical delivery.
• Participate in the development and sustainability of project management and scrum master frameworks.
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