Product Manager/ Scrum Master

Pinnacle Group, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Group, Inc. in Houston seeks an experienced Product Manager/Scrum Master to drive Agile delivery across enterprise technology initiatives. You will gather requirements, translate them into actionable user stories, and lead cross-functional teams through ceremonies.

You will own the product backlog, monitor sprint metrics, and help implement continuous improvements, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder collaboration and delivering high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of Business Analysis experience in Agile software development.
• 2 years of Scrum Master experience leading Agile teams.
• Strong experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, Azure DevOps, Jira, SQL, and business process documentation.
• Proven ability to facilitate workshops, manage stakeholder expectations, and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Excellent analytical, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Preferred: Certified Scrum Master (CSM/PSM), PMI-ACP or SAFe; Experience with Business Objects, Power BI, REST APIs, system integrations, ITIL; Travel/ Airline industry a plus; DevOps/CI/CD knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, business process documentation, and functional specifications.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Development, QA, Architecture, and cross-functional teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Manage product backlogs, prioritize work with stakeholders, and track delivery against project timelines.
• Identify, communicate, and help resolve project risks, dependencies, and delivery impediments.
• Monitor Agile delivery metrics such as sprint velocity, burndown, and team capacity to improve delivery performance.
• Support release planning, UAT, production deployments, and post-release validation.
• Drive continuous process improvements and promote Agile best practices across teams.
• Prepare project status reports and communicate progress, risks, and key decisions to leadership.

Skills

Product management

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Business

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

SQL

REST APIs

Power BI

CI/CD

ITIL

Business Objects

Job description

**This is W2 only - No 1099, 3rd parties or C2C please.**

Houston TX- onsite Hybrid, downtown.

Nice-to-Have Skillsets: Product management

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager/ Scrum Master to drive business analysis Agile delivery and cross-functional collaboration across enterprise technology initiatives.

The ideal candidate will work closely with business and technical teams to gather and document requirements translate business needs into actionable user stories facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure successful delivery of high-quality solutions.

This role requires a strong blend of analytical thinking stakeholder management leadership and Agile coaching.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather analyze and document functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create user stories acceptance criteria process flows business process documentation and functional specifications.
• Collaborate with Product Owners Development QA Architecture and cross-functional teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning Daily Stand-ups Backlog Grooming Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
• Manage product backlogs prioritize work with stakeholders and track delivery against project timelines.
• Identify communicate and help resolve project risks dependencies and delivery impediments.
• Monitor Agile delivery metrics such as sprint velocity burndown and team capacity to improve delivery performance.
• Support release planning UAT production deployments and post-release validation.
• Drive continuous process improvements and promote Agile best practices across teams.
• Prepare project status reports and communicate progress risks and key decisions to leadership.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Information Systems Business or a related field or equivalent experience.

5 years of Business Analysis experience in Agile software development environments.

2 years of Scrum Master experience leading Agile teams.

Strong experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies Azure DevOps ADO or Jira SQL and business process documentation.

Proven ability to facilitate workshops manage stakeholder expectations and translate business needs into technical solutions.

Excellent analytical communication problem-solving and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Scrum Master CSM Professional Scrum Master PSM PMI-ACP or SAFe certification.

Experience with Business Objects Power BI REST APIs system integrations and ITIL practices.

Experience in the Airline Travel or Transportation industry is a plus.

Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD practices is desirable.