Project Manager

Mawantech LLC; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy in Michigan is seeking an experienced Scrum Master for a contract role supporting Agile practices in financial software projects. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in software development environments, strong skills in facilitating Agile ceremonies, and a proven ability to coach teams. This hybrid position focuses on collaboration and continuous improvement among cross-functional teams while ensuring alignment with regulatory and security standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Scrum Master in Agile environments.
• Experience in financial or debt management software solutions.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Act as Scrum Master for the MDHHS ARC Project.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and remove impediments.
• Coach teams on Agile best practices.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum practices

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder management

Coaching Product Owners

Communication skills

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Rally

VersionOne

Job description

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid Locals Only)

Duration: 12 Months

State of Michigan - DTMB

Responsibilities

• The scrum master position will work as a contract resource for the State of Michigan - Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
• The resource will act as the scrum master for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Accounts Receivable and Collections (MDHHS ARC) Project with duties including coaching the team on scrum practices, facilitating scrum ceremonies, removing impediments to progress, protecting the team from external distractions, and fostering collaboration and continuous improvement within the team and organization.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master in Agile software development environments.
• Proven experience supporting complex, enterprise-level financial or debt management software solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile methodologies (SAFe, Nexus, LeSS, or similar).
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), secure application development lifecycle (SADLC), and modern DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to guide teams in implementing Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and delivery forecasting.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Strong ability to remove impediments, negotiate dependencies, and collaborate across cross‑functional teams (engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and operations).
• Hands‑on experience using Agile lifecycle management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, VersionOne, etc.).
• Proven ability to coach Product Owners in backlog refinement, story decomposition, estimation, and value prioritization.
• Experience supporting teams working with integration‑heavy, API‑driven, or data‑centric systems.
• Strong understanding of regulatory, privacy, and security considerations in financial services software (e.g., PCI, SOC, FFIEC, CFPB‑related requirements).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead multiple Agile teams or a large, scaled program context.
• Experience working in fast‑paced, cloud‑first environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), CSM, PSM I/II, ICP‑ACC, or equivalent certification.
• Experience working with debt collection/servicing systems, payment processing workflows, or financial case management platforms.
• Understanding of user‑centered design, accessibility standards, and customer journey mapping.
• Experience supporting Quality Assurance processes including regression, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post‑deployment validation.
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions, backlog elaboration sessions, and dependency alignment across multiple teams.
• Experience contributing to or establishing Centers of Excellence (Agile CoE) or process governance programs.
• Strong servant leadership mindset with a focus on empowering teams.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to drive transparency, predictability, and continuous delivery.
• Comfortable facilitating executive‑level reporting, burn‑up metrics, dashboards, and KPI updates.
• Ability to maintain a positive, motivating influence within high‑pressure or sensitive delivery timelines.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting