Program/Project Manager - 3rd party Edge Partner Management - 100% remote

Kelly; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly is seeking a remote, long-term contract role supporting our Fortune 500 clients' Edge Partner team, coordinating across value streams and external partners to ensure test readiness and smooth execution. You will escalate risks early, remove blockers, and keep work moving across systems.

The ideal candidate has SAFe/Agile experience, proficiency with Azure DevOps Services, and a bias for proactive action and accountable partnerships.

Qualifications

• Experience working in SAFe/Agile environment.
• Experience using Azure DevOps Services to track work items, boards, backlogs, sprint planning, and reporting.
• AI experience.
• Ability to coordinate across value streams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across Value Streams and external partners to ensure clear ownership, aligned timelines, and no gaps in accountability.
• Drive test readiness (data, environments, dependencies, participation) so tests can begin when fully prepared and preventable failures can be avoided.
• Align and enable end-to-end test execution across systems so testing runs on time without last minute blockers.
• Identify, track, and resolve cross-team dependencies early to avoid delayed execution.
• Manage cross-system defects by ensuring they are logged, assigned, resolved, and retested quickly across teams.
• Escalate risks, blockers, and missed commitments early so issues are visible and resolved before impacting delivery timelines.
• Ensure external partners are prepared and meeting commitments for testing timelines and participation.
• Maintain clear, accurate visibility into readiness, dependencies, defects, and risks so leadership can rely on status and act quickly.
• Participate in planning activities across Value Streams to align on capacity and timeline commitments.

Skills

SAFe/Agile experience

Proactive and action-oriented

Escalates risks early

Accountable and holds teams/partners

AI experience

Tools

Azure DevOps Services

Job description

Location: 100% remote

Job Type: long term contract (12 months to start)

Role Summary:

• In this role you would be supporting our Fortune 500 clients Edge Partner team which consists of 3rd party Systems Integrators such as Accenture, SAP, Deloitte, etc.
• You would own coordination across Value Streams and external partners to ensure test readiness and execution stay aligned.
• Remove blockers early, confirm readiness before testing begins, and keep work moving across teams and systems.
• Must have experience working in SAFe/Agile environment.
• Must have experience using Azure DevOps Services to track work items, boards, backlogs, sprint planning, and reporting.
• AI Experience
• Proactive and action-oriented
• Escalates risks early
• Holds teams and partners accountable

Core Responsibilities:

• Coordinate across Value Streams and external partners to ensure clear ownership, aligned timelines, and no gaps in accountability
• Drive test readiness (data, environments, dependencies, participation) so tests can begin when fully prepared and preventable failures can be avoided
• Align and enable end-to-end test execution across systems so testing runs on time without last minute blockers
• Identify, track, and resolve cross-team dependencies early to avoid delayed execution
• Manage cross-system defects by ensuring they are logged, assigned, resolved, and retested quickly across teams
• Escalate risks, blockers, and missed commitments early so issues are visible and resolved before impacting delivery timelinesEnsure external partners are prepared and meeting commitments for testing timelines and participation
• Maintain clear, accurate visibility into readiness, dependencies, defects, and risks so leadership can rely on status and act quickly
• Participate in planning activities across Value Streams to align on capacity and timeline commitments