SAFe Agile Project Manager

Role : SAFe Agile Project Manager
Location : Santa Clara ,CA - Remote role 

Mandatory Skills : Agile - Scrum, Project management

Job Responsibility
Lead end-to-end project management for IT business application development, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategic objectives.
Oversee project execution, including planning, resource allocation, risk management, and timely delivery within budget constraints.
Apply Agile principles, particularly Scrum and SAFe, to enhance project flexibility, transparency, and delivery speed.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring project goals and communication strategies are aligned.
Conduct comprehensive risk assessments, developing and executing mitigation plans to minimize impact on project objectives.
Ensure adherence to processes, quality standards, and deliverables to achieve predictable and high-quality project outcomes.
Drive cross-functional team collaboration, empowering teams to continuously improve Agile processes and fostering a transparent, collaborative working environment.
Proactively address stakeholder concerns, maintaining high levels of stakeholder satisfaction and effectively communicating project progress, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Support change management activities and ensure successful user adoption of delivered solutions.
 
Skills:
Proven experience as a Program/Project Manager specializing in IT business applications or enterprise IT projects.
Extensive experience in implementing Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum and SAFe, with a focus on project flexibility and delivery speed.
Strong experience managing cross-functional teams and working with finance business units.
Ability to lead multiple large-scale projects concurrently, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and delivering results on time and within budget.
Expertise in risk assessment, mitigation strategies, and proactive management of project risks and issues.
Excellent stakeholder management, decision-making, and negotiation skills, particularly in managing complex project requirements and expectations.
Strong problem-solving, conflict resolution, and interpersonal communication skills.
Solid understanding of Agile and SAFe frameworks, with experience in facilitating Agile ceremonies and managing distributed teams.
Ability to build and nurture a collaborative and transparent working environment while driving accountability within teams.