Project Manager(Scrum Master), Lansing, MI, US

Intellibee; Town of Lansing (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-Term Stability

Health Coverage

401(k) program

Green Card assistance

Job summary

IntelliBee seeks a Project Manager (Scrum Master) on a contract basis to support the Michigan MDHHS ARC project. You will coach multiple Agile teams, facilitate ceremonies, remove impediments, and shield the team from distractions to ensure steady delivery.

The role requires guiding teams in SAFe/Scaled Agile, DevOps practices, and Azure DevOps usage, with strong stakeholder collaboration and compliance awareness in financial systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Scrum Master in Agile software development environments.
• Experience supporting complex, enterprise-level financial or debt management software solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe/Nexus/LeSS or similar frameworks.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, SADLC, and modern DevOps practices.
• Ability to coach Product Owners in backlog refinement, story decomposition, and estimation.

Responsibilities

• Coach the team on Scrum practices and facilitate ceremonies.
• Remove impediments and protect the team from external distractions.
• Foster collaboration and continuous improvement across teams and the organization.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and operations.
• Support teams working with integration-heavy, API-driven, or data-centric systems.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

Scaled Agile

DevOps practices

Azure DevOps

Cross-functional teamwork

Stakeholder management

API/integration systems

Regulatory security awareness

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Project Manager

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 Azure DevOps Agile lifecycle management tools.
• 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.

Benefits at IntelliBee

• Long-Term Stability: Join us on a multi-year opportunities with room to grow.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Access quality healthcare benefits to keep you and your family well.
• Future Planning: Enroll in our 401(k) program and invest in your financial security.
• GC Assistance: We support immediate Green Card processing, if required.