Project Manager - SCRUM Master

PlanIT Group, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group, LLC seeks a results-driven Scrum Master to oversee Agile ceremonies and act as a liaison between Development and Product roles. You will design, configure, and maintain Jira Structures to surface real-time performance metrics and automate advanced Excel reports for resource utilization, risk, and variance analysis.

You will also analyze extensive Jira and IMS data to produce datarich status updates, forecasts, and executive summaries that translate metrics into strategic business

Qualifications

• Experience as a Scrum Master in agile environments.
• Experience designing and managing Jira Structures for real-time metrics.
• Ability to build and automate Excel reports with pivot tables for resource utilization and risk tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coach the team on Scrum principles and best practices.
• Develop automated monitoring to flag schedule slippage and capacity constraints.
• Translate Jira/IMS data into concise status reports and executive summaries.

Skills

Scrum Master

Jira

Excel reporting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Sprint ceremonies

Process improvement

Tools

Jira Structures

Pivot tables

Job description

No Agencies

No C2C candidates

A Scrum Master that oversees and manages aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between the Development Team and Product Owner/Product Manager. Core responsibilities include designing, configuring, and maintaining Jira Structures to surface realtime performance metrics; building and automating sophisticated Excel reports using visuals such as pivot tables for resource utilization, risk registers, and variance analysis; analyzing extensive Jira and IMS data to produce concise, datarich status reports, forecasts, and executive summaries that translate technical metrics into strategic business recommendations; and developing automated monitoring mechanisms, to flag schedule slippage, resource constraints, and quality deviations for timely intervention. In addition, the role involves leading daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives while coaching the team on Scrum principles; and continuously identifying opportunities to streamline Scrum and reporting processes using analytics, thereby increasing productivity and transparency.