Agile IT SDLC Project Manager - Crossfire Consulting Corporation
Fairfield, NJ 07004
About the Job
WFH 10 days per month. 2nd and 4th week of the month eveyone will be in office T/W/Th other than that you decide which 10 days you want to be home.
Must be able to train others in Agile, this is currently a Waterfall environment so the Agile experience must be significant.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
+ Establish IT Project and Portfolio Management processes, practices and standards aligned with client
Business Transformation PMO.
+ Hire, lead, mentor and manage a leading team of IT Project Managers.
+ Support the selection and roll-out of PMO tools that enable Portfolio Management, Project Management,
Capacity Management and Agile based SDLC requirements, iterations, and releases.
+ Provide necessary guidance, training, and influence to drive best practices and ensure long term adoption.
+ Ensure the portfolio and project trackers and KPIs are current and up to date with project, release, sprint,
and iteration information.
+ Lead resource capacity planning and allocation to ensure the IT department s project and product teams are
not oversubscribed or underutilized.
+ Serve as program manager for large scale, high-visibility projects.
+ Assume responsibility and oversight for the success and quality for all ongoing IT projects.
+ Project manage assigned IT projects and initiatives using detailed project, release, sprint, and iteration plans
for on-time, on-budget, and on-scope scope delivery.
+ Work with project teams to identify and resolve risks, interdependencies, and constraints around project
deliverables, objectives, risks, and constraints.
+ Ensure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.
+ Ensure software quality and unit, regression and UAT testing tasks required for the delivery of a high-quality
product are documented, planned, executed and signed off on with sufficient time to correct any defects.
+ Ensure change management tasks required for the organization to accept, adapt, and support initiatives,
including effective communication, adequate training, and documentation are planned and executed.
+ Foster adoption of Agile project management methodologies.
+ Develop and maintain productive relationships with business users, IT members, and management.
+ Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
+ Minimum 10 years IT Project Management experience with a strong emphasis on Agile / Scrum SDLC based
Software Development Projects.
+ Minimum 10 years of hands-on technical project management experience.
+ Strong experience working with PMO s.
+ Experience with requirements gathering, testing and change management methodologies.
+ Sufficient level of technical background to provide credible leadership to development teams and evaluate
complex project risks and issues accurately and objectively.
+ Sufficient business acumen to provide leadership to business analysts and collaborate with customers to
develop strategies and solutions of high business value.
+ Proven advocate for outstanding customer service.
+ Excellent communication, collaboration and diplomatic skills to guide, influence and convince others to adopt
change and to deliver exceptional service.
+ Excellent analytical, time management, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
+ Detail oriented with strong analytical skills.
+ Must be highly organized and self-motivated.
+ Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
+ Ability to multitask while maintaining high quality and strong analytical abilities.
+ Project Management Certification
+ BS in a related field, and/or extensive work experience.
+ Attendance at client headquarters office in Fairfield, NJ per current work policies is required.
+ Company paid relocation is not provided to the client office. The candidate must self-relocate if needed.
Preferred:
+ Minimum 5 years Program and Portfolio experience
+ Minimum 5 years managing cross functional teams and projects.
+ Agile/Scrum Certification
+ MBA or Master s Degree
+ ServiceNow, Azure DevOps
Must be able to train others in Agile, this is currently a Waterfall environment so the Agile experience must be significant.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
+ Establish IT Project and Portfolio Management processes, practices and standards aligned with client
Business Transformation PMO.
+ Hire, lead, mentor and manage a leading team of IT Project Managers.
+ Support the selection and roll-out of PMO tools that enable Portfolio Management, Project Management,
Capacity Management and Agile based SDLC requirements, iterations, and releases.
+ Provide necessary guidance, training, and influence to drive best practices and ensure long term adoption.
+ Ensure the portfolio and project trackers and KPIs are current and up to date with project, release, sprint,
and iteration information.
+ Lead resource capacity planning and allocation to ensure the IT department s project and product teams are
not oversubscribed or underutilized.
+ Serve as program manager for large scale, high-visibility projects.
+ Assume responsibility and oversight for the success and quality for all ongoing IT projects.
+ Project manage assigned IT projects and initiatives using detailed project, release, sprint, and iteration plans
for on-time, on-budget, and on-scope scope delivery.
+ Work with project teams to identify and resolve risks, interdependencies, and constraints around project
deliverables, objectives, risks, and constraints.
+ Ensure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.
+ Ensure software quality and unit, regression and UAT testing tasks required for the delivery of a high-quality
product are documented, planned, executed and signed off on with sufficient time to correct any defects.
+ Ensure change management tasks required for the organization to accept, adapt, and support initiatives,
including effective communication, adequate training, and documentation are planned and executed.
+ Foster adoption of Agile project management methodologies.
+ Develop and maintain productive relationships with business users, IT members, and management.
+ Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
+ Minimum 10 years IT Project Management experience with a strong emphasis on Agile / Scrum SDLC based
Software Development Projects.
+ Minimum 10 years of hands-on technical project management experience.
+ Strong experience working with PMO s.
+ Experience with requirements gathering, testing and change management methodologies.
+ Sufficient level of technical background to provide credible leadership to development teams and evaluate
complex project risks and issues accurately and objectively.
+ Sufficient business acumen to provide leadership to business analysts and collaborate with customers to
develop strategies and solutions of high business value.
+ Proven advocate for outstanding customer service.
+ Excellent communication, collaboration and diplomatic skills to guide, influence and convince others to adopt
change and to deliver exceptional service.
+ Excellent analytical, time management, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
+ Detail oriented with strong analytical skills.
+ Must be highly organized and self-motivated.
+ Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
+ Ability to multitask while maintaining high quality and strong analytical abilities.
+ Project Management Certification
+ BS in a related field, and/or extensive work experience.
+ Attendance at client headquarters office in Fairfield, NJ per current work policies is required.
+ Company paid relocation is not provided to the client office. The candidate must self-relocate if needed.
Preferred:
+ Minimum 5 years Program and Portfolio experience
+ Minimum 5 years managing cross functional teams and projects.
+ Agile/Scrum Certification
+ MBA or Master s Degree
+ ServiceNow, Azure DevOps
Source : Crossfire Consulting Corporation
