Project Manager 3 Scrum Master

Mbi Llc; Mechanicsville (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mbi Llc is seeking an experienced Agile Project Manager in Virginia to drive delivery across the full project lifecycle. You will coordinate Scrum and Kanban ceremonies, manage risk and scope, and support the product backlog with cross-functional teams. Strong PM certifications and leadership are required.

Responsibilities include coaching teams, removing impediments, and maintaining productive stakeholder relationships to ensure value delivery on time and within cost constraints.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models and Agile PM principles.
• Ability to work with customers, understand business practices and manage expectations.
• Set clear performance standards and keep the team engaged and on track.
• Help Product Owners to create and prioritize Product Backlog.
• Strong interpersonal, mentoring and coaching skills.
• Ability to balance quality, scope, schedule and cost.

Responsibilities

• Drive project delivery across lifecycle with plans, releases, resources, risks and value.
• Coordinate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, demos, refinement and release planning.
• Track progress with schedule, cost and risk metrics and report to stakeholders.
• Create an environment for teams to be effective and remove obstacles.
• Protect teams from interruptions and maintain good relationship with Product Owner and external parties.
• Track velocity and other metrics; promote continuous improvement.
• Support Product Owner with backlog creation and prioritization.

Skills

Agile project management

Scrum

Kanban

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Risk and schedule management

Product backlog support

MS Project

PSSE (Project Server Subscription)**

Mentoring & leadership

PMP certification

CSM certification

SAFe knowledge

Education

PMP

CSM

Tools

MS Project

Project Server PSSE

Job description

- Drives consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including project plans, release plans, resource allocation, and management of project risks, scope, schedule, and delivery of value.

- Coordinates Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Refinement, and Release Planning.

- Tracks and communicates project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, stakeholders, and management.

- Establishes an environment where the teams can be effective and helps removing obstacles.

- Protects the team from outside interruptions and distractions.

- Ensures a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team.

- Tracks and reports team velocity and other project metrics.

- Promotes continuous improvement and helps teams to increase productivity.

- Helps Product Owner and team with Product backlog management.

- Ensures the teams are practicing core Agile principles.

- Adheres to VDOT and VITA project management practices as defined.

- Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices.
• Ability to work with customers, understand their business practices and manage their expectations.
• Ability to set clear performance standards and hold team members accountable, while keeping team engaged and on track.
• Ability to help Product Owners to create and prioritize Product Backlog.
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• Strong analytical, organizational and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze and document business and system processes.
• Ability to balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost.
• Well-versed with Scrum and Kanban Agile methodologies.
• PMP and CSM Certifications required.
• SAFe Certification preferred.
• Experience with SAFe framework is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with MS Project or Project Server Subscription Edition (PSSE)