Project Manager

# Contract to Hire

The role will act as Scrum Master and communicate and liaise with stakeholders from across the business, facilitate discussions/decisions, monitor program activities, and resolve issues.

What you'll be doing

Provides project oversight on Actuarial Data Repository initiative that will translate strategic business objectives into actionable plans focusing on delivery and advancement of Lincoln s Data strategy.
Manages the delivery and execution of projects milestones to ensure business capability is realized and cost, time and quality goals are met.
Identifies critical path items & action plan to remediate open items including due dates, etc.
Identifies and manages risks, issues and dependencies and responsible for managing impediments to an outcome.
Manages and reports key project status, developments, challenges to the sponsors and key stakeholders.
Facilitates discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
Collaborate closely with Product Owner, Product Manager and Stakeholders on project roadmap development and execution.
Manages and leads one to two application development team(s) to using agile methodology. Facilitates day-to-day project management/Agile ceremonies (Planning, Daily Stand-up, Retrospective and Backlog refinement).
Identifies and directs the implementation of process improvements that significantly improve quality across the team, department and/or business unit.
Identifies and recommends process improvements that significantly reduce workloads or improve quality.

Must-haves:
8+ Years of experience as a project manager/scrum master leading multiple software development project teams to deliver high-quality software solutions using Agile techniques.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) in IT or related business field
Thorough understanding of multiple SDLC methodologies with an emphasis on Waterfall/Agile hybrid methods.
Experience managing multiple teams simultaneously environment, including onsite and remote team members.
Experience managing team capacity, demand, product and requirement backlogs, and executing effectively and efficiently using a combination of traditional project management and Agile techniques such as Scrum or Kanban.
Demonstrated experience in project management practices and principals.
Strong experience in managing multiple custom software development efforts.
Knowledge of enterprise Agile management tools.
Proven ability to develop creative and collaborative approaches.
Financial Services and/or Insurance Industry experience