Lead Project Manager
Listed on 2026-07-15
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IT/Tech
IT Project Manager, Change Management, Scrum Master
Genesis
10 is currently seeking a Lead Project Manager for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC or Minneapolis, MN. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.
This role is responsible for leading complex business and technology initiatives through Agile product delivery practices while serving as a coach and change agent across teams. The ideal candidate combines strong program and project management expertise with deep Agile delivery knowledge, partnering with Product Managers, Technology leaders, and various stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives from ideation through implementation. This individual will help mature product-centric delivery practices, improve team effectiveness, and ensure successful execution of high-priority transformation initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end execution of strategic programs and projects using Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies
- Facilitate delivery across multiple product teams, ensuring alignment to business objectives, roadmap commitments, and regulatory requirements
- Drive planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and issue resolution across complex initiatives
- Establish transparency through delivery metrics, executive reporting, and outcome-based measures
- Partner with Product Owners and Product Managers to support backlog prioritization, roadmap delivery, and value realization
- Manage program governance and executive communications
- Act as an Agile Coach for delivery teams, product teams, and business partners
- Coach leaders and teams on Agile principles, Scrum, Kanban, Lean practices, and product operating models
- Facilitate Agile maturity assessments and develop improvement plans that increase team effectiveness and delivery predictability
- Guide teams in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Quarterly Planning Events
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration, and customer-centric delivery
- Mentor Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, and team members on Agile best practices
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Product Owners to align delivery plans with strategic product objectives
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Vendor partners
- Resolve organizational impediments and drive decision-making through effective stakeholder engagement
- Support change readiness and adoption activities associated with new products, processes, and capabilities
- Ensure delivery teams maintain compliance with enterprise governance, risk, and control requirements
Requirements:
- 7 years of project, program, or delivery management experience
- 5 years of Agile delivery experience in product-oriented environments
- Demonstrated experience serving as an Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, or Agile Transformation Lead
- Experience leading multiple concurrent initiatives across business and technology organizations
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Proven ability to influence without direct authority
- Experience facilitating large-scale planning and cross-functional collaboration
- Experience using Agile delivery tools such as Jira
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Pay range: $51.09 - $59.09 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis
10 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, Genesis
10 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, Genesis
10 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, Genesis
10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits…
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