Project Manager/Scrum Master

Beacon Technologies; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Project Manager/Scrum Master to lead a collaborative team focused on BI and data management. This remote position in Wisconsin involves guiding agile teams, managing complex projects, and leveraging data to drive business value. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with a deep understanding of project management principles. Join a company that values career advancement and offers excellent benefits while fostering a supportive team environment. If you are passionate about data and technology, this role is a perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Career Advancement Opportunities

Extensive Training

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex projects using agile methodologies.
• Strong technical knowledge in data management and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple agile teams to deliver business intelligence projects.
• Manage project scope, schedule, and team progress through JIRA.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Agile Methodologies

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Team Development

Data Management

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Beacon Technologies is seeking a Project Manager/Scrum Master for our client partner. The team is responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance. Data is one of our most valuable assets and we strive to become a more data-literate and data-driven organization.

This position will work on a small, collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to our business partners. This position must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions. This position must have strong technical knowledge in data management. This role is remote within Wisconsin.

Key Requirements:

1. Experience leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects consisting of multiple agile teams using Scrum/agile methodologies. Must have experience leading projects for business intelligence and data warehousing.
2. Knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.
3. Experience defining project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organizing and leading project status and working meetings; preparing and distributing progress reports; managing risks and issues; correcting deviations from plans; and performing delivery planning for assigned projects.
4. Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members.
5. Experience assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
6. Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly credible leadership to technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.
7. Provide leadership for release management.
8. Managing team progress/status through JIRA.
9. Ability to coordinate data management software upgrades and provide appropriate communication to impacted stakeholders.
10. Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, ability to influence others and to interact with individuals at all levels.
11. Ability to work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers.
12. Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
13. Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
14. Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence.
15. Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in agile project management tools such as Jira or equivalent.
16. Preferred experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).

About Beacon Technologies:

Are you looking to advance your career in information technology? Beacon Technologies offers career advancement opportunities, extensive training, and excellent benefits including paying for health and dental premiums for salaried employees. In addition to providing interesting opportunities, Beacon Technologies provides that old fashioned, personal touch, so you feel like a part of the Beacon team.

Beacon Technologies, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer with a functioning Affirmative Action Plan. It is the policy of Beacon Technologies, Inc. to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, ethnicity, ancestry, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Beacon Technologies, Inc. prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.