Sr Project Manager Scrum Lead

Graebel Companies, Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 96,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead Agile Scrum teams and drive project success. This role involves planning, facilitating, and communicating effectively across teams to ensure quality delivery. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Agile methodologies, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Join a dynamic environment that values integrity and innovation, where your contributions will help shape the future of talent mobility. If you're passionate about leading teams and delivering exceptional service, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with 5+ years as a Scrum Master.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile Scrum teams and facilitate ceremonies.
• Manage project planning and communication effectively.

Skills

Agile best practices

Scrum methodology

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Customer service skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Four-year college diploma or university degree

Scrum Master certification

Project Management certification

Tools

Azure Dev Ops

Microsoft Office

Job description

This role can be based anywhere in Ontario, Canada.

Are you ready to open a world of opportunity in talent mobility? Our clients include some of the largest and most recognized brands in the world. They’re innovators and leaders in their industries, making life-enhancing breakthroughs every day. We help them tap into those opportunities by placing their exceptional people where they need to be, anywhere in the world. When it comes to service, we set the bar for exceptional … and then we raise it with fresh ideas, leading tools and innovative approaches, and it’s all grounded in our values of truth, love, and integrity. We call it People-first Mobility. We’re looking for exceptional people who share those values along with our passion for delivering the highest levels of service. If that sounds like you, and if you’re ready for a new career opportunity, we’d like to hear from you! Here’s to the world ahead.

The Senior Project Manager at Graebel will be a critical contributor to the success of Graebel projects and able to lead initiatives leveraging both Agile/Scrum or Waterfall methodologies. As a Scrum Master you will effectively plan work and facilitate Agile Scrum teams towards consistent velocity, quality, and delivery. As a traditional Senior Project Manager, you will effectively plan work and facilitate teams towards consistent delivery and quality leveraging more traditional project management tools: business case, project plan, issues list, etc. The Senior Project Manager is also responsible for effective communication and information exchange between their team, the product/business owner, and related teams - both internal and external.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning and Development
  • Lead design and planning ceremonies prior to each Scrum for assigned workstream.
  • Organize and facilitate Agile Scrum Ceremonies, Artifact creation & effective Tool usage.
  • Effectively facilitate development, testing and deployment activities for assigned workstream(s).
  • Aggressively identify, manage and remove obstacles during Sprints.
  • Track and communicate team velocity, issues and sprint/release progress.
  • Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Leverage Azure Dev Ops to effectively track and manage Sprint activities.
• Assist as needed with backlog maintenance within Azure Dev Ops.
• Maintain defects / bugs planning and prioritization within Azure Dev Ops.
• Create and distribute reporting to highlight sprint burndown, progress, and accomplishments.
• Serve as an internal workstream leader, partnering with the Product Owner to drive effective planning and delivery of work products.
• Facilitate effective cross-workstream communication and collaboration.
• Proactively communicate with other management, developers, product managers, technical support specialists, and business subject matter experts on product issues.
• Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
• Management
  • Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices within guidelines of Project/Program Playbook.
  • Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions.
  • Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Required Skills

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Agile best practices and the ability to adapt Agile methodology to meet company needs.
• Excellent ability to partner with other leaders to proactively identify, manage and resolve issues.
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills (verbal and written).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Exemplary customer service skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.

Required Experience

• Four-year college diploma or university degree or equivalent.
• Scrum Master, Product Owner and Project Management certifications strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of overall experience with 5+ years of Scrum Master experience, preferably with multiple companies.
• Experience leading complex projects in matrixed organizations.
• Thorough understanding of both agile and waterfall software development methodologies, values, and best practices.
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Ability to understand technical issues.
• Ability to multi-task and balance priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Servicengine experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• Project Management experience and/or PMI Certification a plus.

As a testament to our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, our salary bands are transparent both internally and as a part of our external recruitment process. The targets for this role are dependent on market/geographic location and range from $96,000 to $130,000 CAD.

Graebel Companies, Inc. is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disabled/Vet