Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager Standard III
Location: Washington, DC (4 days per week from Day 1, with a full transition to 100% onsite anticipated soon)
Duration: 06 Months Long Term

Core Responsibilities:

• Facilitating PI Planning: Supporting the team in preparing for and executing the 2-day PI planning event, helping with backlog refinement, and formulating team PI objectives.
• Coaching the Agile Team: Coaching team members in Lean-Agile practices, fostering self-organization, and promoting a continuous learning mindset.
• Supporting Iteration Execution: Guiding the team through daily stand-ups, iteration planning, iteration reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring the team stays focused on delivering value.
• Removing Impediments: Identifying and addressing bottlenecks that hinder team flow and productivity, such as dependencies on other teams.
• ART Performance Improvement: Representing the team in the Scrum of Scrums, collaborating with other teams, and optimizing the flow of work within the ART.
• Fostering a Culture of Trust: Building a safe, transparent, and open environment where team members can resolve conflicts, provide feedback, and improve performance

Core Selection Criteria

• Certifications & Education: SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) is highly preferred or required, along with Bachelor s degrees in IT or Business. Other good to have certifications include Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• Experience: Minimum 2 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar Agile role. Experience within a large enterprise or scaled environment is crucial.
• SAFe Proficiency: Deep understanding of the Scaled Agile Framework, including PI Planning, ART synchronization, and Lean-Agile principles.
• Tools Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Agile management tools such as MS Project, Wrike, or other project management Tools.
• Background in software development processes.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Facilitation and Coaching: Ability to facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (planning, daily stand-up, review, retro) and guide teams on self-organization.
• Impediment Removal: Proactively identifying and resolving complex, cross-team blockers.
• Conflict Resolution: Excellent interpersonal skills to navigate team dynamics and foster collaboration across functional teams.
• Communication: Strong ability to communicate risks, dependencies, and progress to stakeholders and Release Train Engineers (RTEs).

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.