Sr. Project Manager with PMP-Hybrid

Title: Sr. Project Manager with PMP-Hybrid

Location: Richmond, VA, United States

Length: Long term

Description:

***Interview Type: Webcam *** Very long term project***Hybrid (3 Days per week in Richmond, VA) *** Local to VA Candidates only ***

Responsibilities: -

• Drives consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including: project plans, release plans, resource allocation, and management of project risks, scope, schedule, and delivery of value.
• Coordinates Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Refinement, and Release Planning.
• Tracks and communicates projects progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, stakeholders, and management.
• Establishes an environment where the teams can be effective and helps removing obstacles.
• Protects the team from outside interruptions and distractions.
• Ensures a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team.
• Tracks and reports team velocity and other project metrics.
• Promotes continuous improvement and helps teams to increase productivity.
• Helps Product Owner and team with Product backlog management.
• Ensures the teams are practicing core Agile principles.
• Adheres to Client project management practices as defined.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills: (9+ years as Project Manager)

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices.
• Ability to work with customers, understand their business practices and manage their expectations.
• Ability to set clear performance standards and hold team members accountable, while keeping team engaged and on track.
• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• + 10 years in Solid understanding of software development life cycle models
• Ability to help Product Owners to create and prioritize Product Backlog.
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• +5 years in Solid understanding of Scrum / Kanban Agile Methodology and working experience in this area.
• +8 years in Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• Strong analytical, organizational and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze and document business and system processes.
• Ability to balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost.
• Well-versed with Scrum and Kanban Agile methodologies.
• PMP and CSM Certifications required.
• SAFe Certification preferred.
• Experience with SAFe framework is a plus.
• Experience using Microsoft Project.