Genesis10 is currently seeking an IT Project Manager / Agile Scrum Master for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC, Plano, TX or Pennington, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. This role involves leading and coaching teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) to embrace a Lean-Agile mindset. The ideal candidate will facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning, manage dependencies, remove impediments, and drive the execution of business outcomes using SAFe practices.
Responsibilities: - Plan for the team (Pre-Planning/Preparation and PI Planning Events) and represent the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs
- Drive agile execution to meet business outcomes and priorities
- Perform hands-on training/coaching to teams in all aspects of Lean-Agile
- Lead roles and teams to embrace a Lean-Agile and learning mindset
- Provide guidance about how to create and manage an intake process, a healthy backlog, and how to facilitate valuable Agile ceremonies
- Align teams to enterprise Agile standards and practices, and coach team members through change
- Help the team define norms/agreements, i.e. Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforce the agreements
- Establish agile metrics and reporting
- Ensure the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog (in collaboration with the PO)
- Facilitate dependency management, risk management, and impediment removal for the team
- Measure team delivery, maturity, and performance and review the metrics with the team to identify improvement opportunities
- Guide and coach the teams on the Agile Release Train on Scrum practices, and develop their understanding of Agile principles
- Coordinate and facilitate ART ceremonies such as Backlog Refinement, Program Increment (PI) Planning, ART Sync, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and Retrospectives
- Facilitate dependency management, risk management, and impediment removal for the ART
- Promote and facilitate communication and collaboration within the ART to support value delivery and PI commitments
- Provide status updates and reporting pertaining to ART plans, delivery, timelines, and impediments to stakeholders and leadership
- Ensure Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirements for technology solutions are met
- Measure ART delivery, maturity, and performance to identify improvement opportunities
- Capture data to help determine/track product funding and resource acquisition needs
- Mentor more junior Scrum Masters
Requirements: - Proven experience as an Agile Scrum Master
- Proficiency with Jira
- Strong Project Management skills
- Scale Agile Certifications (SAFe) such as Lean Portfolio Management, Release Train Engineer, or Scrum Master
Pay range: $55.15 - $63.15 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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