IT Project Manager - 579

DSM-H Consulting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DSM-H Consulting is seeking a seasoned Project Manager / Scrum Master to support ERP transformation delivery across multiple teams in Peoria, IL, and Dallas, TX. The role blends PM leadership with Scrum Master responsibilities to ensure on-time, within-scope ERP capabilities.

Local presence is preferred with eventual full-time in-office work. You will drive agile ceremonies, maintain a healthy backlog in Azure DevOps, and coordinate dependencies and milestones while communicating progress to

Qualifications

• 8+ years of PM/Scrum Master experience required.
• Strong Agile and Scrum knowledge; SAFe a plus.
• Experience with Azure DevOps backlog management, dependency tracking, dashboards.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Reviews, Retrospectives).
• Coach teams on Agile principles and Scrum practices; drive continuous improvement.
• Prioritize work with Product Managers/Owners and technical teams in Azure DevOps.
• Define user stories, acceptance criteria, estimates, and dependencies.
• Remove impediments and manage risks, issues, and blockers.
• Coordinate cross-team delivery and PI/Release planning activities.
• Develop Azure DevOps dashboards and provide progress visibility.
• Communicate delivery status and milestones to stakeholders and leadership.
• Foster collaboration across business, product, engineering, and vendor teams.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Agile/Scrum

Project/Program Management

Cross-team coordination

Delivery planning

MS Office / 365 tools

Miro

Education

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

PM/ Scrum Master certifications (preferred)

Tools

Azure DevOps

Teams

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Miro

Job description

Open for Peoria, IL and Dallas, TX as well

Position’s Contributions to Work Group

• This role serves as a hybrid Project Manager and Scrum Master supporting delivery teams across the Client Dealer ERP transformation program.
• The individual will facilitate Agile ceremonies, drive work decomposition, backlog refinement and prioritization in Azure DevOps, manage dependencies and milestones, coordinate stakeholder communications, and help ensure delivery commitments are met.
• The role is critical to maintaining alignment across teams, improving delivery predictability, and providing transparency into program progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Your contribution will include driving transparency through dashboards, fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams, and supporting continuous improvement to deliver high-quality ERP capabilities on time and within scope.

Enable delivery across complex, enterprise-scale workstreams including - release planning, readiness, coordination, and execution activities.

Typical task breakdown:

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, and technical teams to decompose and prioritize work in Azure DevOps, ensuring a healthy, execution-ready backlog aligned to delivery commitments.
• Ensure user stories, acceptance criteria, estimates, and dependencies are clearly defined and understood.
• Remove impediments, resolve blockers, and escalated risk and issues as needed.
• Coordinate execution across multiple teams and workstreams to drive alignment and delivery predictability.
• Facilitate cross-team dependency identification, management, and resolution.
• Support Program Increment (PI) Planning, sprint planning, and release planning activities.
• Manage and track project milestones, delivery commitments, risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinate release readiness activities, deployment planning, and execution support across teams.
• Develop and maintain Azure DevOps dashboards, metrics, and reporting to provide visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Prepare and communicate delivery status, milestones, risks, and key decisions to stakeholders and leadership.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and effective communication across business, product, engineering, and vendor teams.
• Drive adherence to Agile standards, delivery best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure successful delivery of ERP capabilities.

Interaction with team

• Working with the Dealer and Rental Systems PMO team and broader ERP program team, including external partners.

Work environment

come into office when needed ( local ) because eventually this role will be full-time in office. Candidate needs to be local already.

Education & Experience Required:

• No degree, they must have 8+ years exp as a PM/ Scrum master exp 5 year exp
• Degree ( preferred), they must have 5+ years exp as PM/ Scrum master exp 3+ year.

Required Technical Skills

(Required)

• Azure DevOps expertise, including backlog management, work item decomposition, sprint planning, tracking, dashboards, and reporting
• Strong Agile and Scrum knowledge with experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching teams. SAFe experience a plus.
• Project and program management experience, including milestone tracking, dependency management, RAID management, and stakeholder communications
• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams and managing delivery against commitments
• Technical understanding of the software product development lifecycle and digital product delivery practices
• Proficiency with Microsoft collaboration tools, including Teams, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365
• Miro experience (nice to have)

Soft Skills

(Required)

• Strong facilitation and meeting leadership skills
• Relationship building and stakeholder management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Organizational and prioritization skills
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Ability to build alignment and gain buy-in