Agile IT Delivery Lead | Cross-Functional Project Manager

Cirrus Aircraft Ltd.; Alcoa, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical

401(k) Plan: Company match

PTO and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Cirrus Aircraft Ltd. seeks an IT Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams and own execution of initiatives in support of the IT strategic roadmap. You will collaborate with Product Managers, manage budgets, and report progress to steering teams.

A servant-leadership approach and Agile/Scrum practices are central to success. The role requires 5–7 years of agile project leadership, SDLC understanding, and strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Business or related field of study or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 to 7 years' work experience leading teams using agile and hybrid agile/waterfall practices
• Previous experience with agile project management tools such as Atlassian Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps preferred
• Basic knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Embrace a growth mindset and Servant Leadership mentality

Responsibilities

• Lead cross functional teams including internal resources and third parties/vendors in daily stand-ups, iteration planning and reviews while monitoring the project delivery and team progress.
• Identify and manage risks, mitigate impediments, and negotiate dependencies within and across teams to assist team in meeting deliverable commitments.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Technical team members to understand business problem, project deliverables and ensure work is delivered on schedule, within budget and meets target scope.
• Promote and maintain open and clear lines of communication with team members and stakeholders to ensure the team's success.
• Manage agile development tools to support product backlog, sprint workload, team capacity, and test plans.
• Manage post-release project incidents to resolution and conduct root cause/corrective action follow-up activities.
• Manage project resources and budgets with the portfolio management tool.
• Create, maintain, and communicate status document for inclusion in the IT initiative portfolio and dashboard(s).
• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
• Travel requirements estimated at 15%

Skills

Cross-functional team leadership

Agile/Scrum

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Business or related field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Cirrus Aircraft Ltd. seeks an IT Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams and own execution of initiatives in support of the IT strategic roadmap. You will collaborate with Product Managers, manage budgets, and report progress to steering teams.

A servant-leadership approach and Agile/Scrum practices are central to success. The role requires 5–7 years of agile project leadership, SDLC understanding, and strong stakeholder communication.