AI-Enabled Agile Project Leader

EY; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead Agile delivery and PMO governance for strategic technology initiatives in the Americas OCTO. You’ll own delivery planning, agile execution, and cross-functional coordination to ensure high-quality AI-enabled products and platforms are delivered efficiently and predictably.

You’ll work at the intersection of product, engineering, architecture, and business teams, supporting roadmap execution, backlog refinement, and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in Project Management, Product Management, Scrum Master, or related delivery leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Manage project plans, timelines, risks, issues, and dependencies in alignment with PMO standards.
• Administer and maintain Jira boards, workflows, dashboards, and reporting.
• Track sprint progress, monitor delivery metrics, and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of project milestones.
• Support resource planning, governance activities, RAID management, and executive reporting.
• Facilitate backlog refinement and planning sessions with Product Owners, ensuring work is appropriately prioritized, estimated, and ready for development.
• Support roadmap execution by aligning delivery plans, dependencies, and release milestones with product priorities.
• Track product delivery milestones, feature releases, and adoption metrics, providing visibility into progress and business outcomes.
• Operate in a Scrum capacity and support key roles across product, architecture, and engineering to ensure projects are delivered effectively and on-time.
• Drive delivery predictability by monitoring sprint health, flow metrics, and team capacity.
• Identify and proactively remove delivery impediments across engineering, architecture, and product teams.
• Foster continuous improvement through retrospectives, delivery analytics, and Agile coaching.

Skills

Agile/Scrum knowledge

Jira & Confluence

PMO governance

Product delivery

Backlog prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

EY is seeking a Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead Agile delivery and PMO governance for strategic technology initiatives in the Americas OCTO. You’ll own delivery planning, agile execution, and cross-functional coordination to ensure high-quality AI-enabled products and platforms are delivered efficiently and predictably.

You’ll work at the intersection of product, engineering, architecture, and business teams, supporting roadmap execution, backlog refinement, and executive reporting.