Project Manager​/Scrum Master

Job Title:

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Location:

Richmond VA 23219

Duration: 3+ Months

The IT Project Manager II will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles.

The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem‑solving skills, and a drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self‑management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement.

• Serve as liaison between technical and non‑technical departments.
• Communicate with other management, developers, product owners, and technical support specialists on product issues.
• Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, developing high quality user stories, estimating and delivery).
• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand‑up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum‑related meetings.
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.

• Ensure the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.

• Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools.
• Develop and manage team performance metrics, leveraging them to drive efficiencies in the process.
• Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions.
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
• Empower the team to self‑organize.

• Four‑year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
• Must be a Certified Scrum Master;
  Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus.
• Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred; understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of organization's development platform and languages.
• Ability to understand technical issues.

• Self‑motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Team‑player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time‑critical problems.
• Collaborative in driving decisions.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail.

• Four‑year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
• Must be a Certified Scrum Master.
• Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus.
• Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred.
• Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of organization's development platform and languages.
• Ability to understand technical issues.
• Self‑motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Team‑player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time‑critical problems.
• Collaborative in driving decisions.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail.