Remote Agile Project Manager | Scrum Leader & Delivery

MediaNews Group; Oklahoma City (OK); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Life and disability insurance

401k

Paid time off

Select paid holidays

Job summary

MediaNews Group is seeking a Project Manager to drive the flow of work in product development and coach an agile team. You will lead the team using agile practices, balance scope, schedule, and cost, and keep stakeholders apprised of progress.

In this remote role, you will collaborate across functions and ensure SDLC standards. Candidates should have strong PM experience, familiarity with Jira/Trello/Asana, and a drive to improve processes in a decentralized, agile environment at MediaNews Group.

Qualifications

• Agile project management training and at least 2 years of experience.
• Previous project management experience.
• PMP or CSM certification preferred.
• Familiarity with Jira, Trello or Asana for work tracking.

Responsibilities

• Apply agile and occasional waterfall methodologies and SDLC practices from idea to launch and beyond.
• Lead all aspects of the project, including planning, execution, timely delivery, functionality, quality, issue tracking, and communication
• Maintain accountability for project delivery to the PMO, business owner, and stakeholders
• Create initial project planning documentation: assumptions/constraints, success measures, quality metrics, risks, mitigation plans, issues, dependencies, schedules, and change control strategy
• Report progress, risks, and issues; track risk mitigation, blockers, change requests, and communicate with management and stakeholders
• Contribute to quarterly planning, Scrum of Scrums, and other agile ceremonies; participate in the project management community of practice
• Lead by facilitation using standard scrum and scaled agile methodologies
• Enforce priorities of work with product owner and stakeholders; obtain sign-off on key deliverables
• Conduct post-project reviews, lessons-learned, and retrospectives
• Draft and archive project documentation for future use; add to repository
• Demonstrate proficiency with project management platforms (Jira, Trello, Asana)
• Web technology platform knowledge preferred and experience in digital media a plus
• Agile project management training and at least 2 years of experience

Skills

Agile project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

Tools

Jira

Trello

Asana

Job description

MediaNews Group is seeking a Project Manager to drive the flow of work in product development and coach an agile team. You will lead the team using agile practices, balance scope, schedule, and cost, and keep stakeholders apprised of progress.

In this remote role, you will collaborate across functions and ensure SDLC standards. Candidates should have strong PM experience, familiarity with Jira/Trello/Asana, and a drive to improve processes in a decentralized, agile environment at MediaNews Group.