Remote IT Project Leader — Agile/Waterfall Delivery

AAR; Wood Dale (IL); On-site; USD 109,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus 10% potential

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development

Job summary

AAR in Wood Dale, IL is seeking a Sr. Project Manager- IT to provide business and technical leadership for multiple IT Development projects within the Digital Technology and Analytics group.

The role supports both Agile and Waterfall projects, collaborating with Development Teams, QA, Product Management, Security and Infrastructure to ensure successful delivery of the projects with committed deliverables. This position is based at our Corporate Headquarters in Wood Dale, IL, with a planned

Qualifications

• 10 years of project management experience, managing complex software projects and applying agile and waterfall methodologies.
• Certified Scrum Master Certification (CSM).
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to analyze team progress, present appropriate burndown charts, and provide executive level presentations on that analysis with business impacts and proposed mitigation plans.
• Experience with Azure Cloud Architecture.
• Consistent track record working with a DevOps suite of tools.
• PMP Certification- Nice to Have
• Previous Software Development experience.
• Bachelor (B.A./B.S.) degree from four-year College or university required; and five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead more than one Software Development teams supporting multiple projects
• Lead and mentor 2 to 3 project managers
• Schedule and facilitate all Scrum Ceremonies, identify risks, track dependencies and remove impediments
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint progress to all affected teams and management.
• Work with Product Owner to review and prioritize the product backlog so the right work is done in the right order
• Provide leadership updates on measures, impact assessment, removal of roadblocks, and conflicts on change of scope decisions
• Capability to work remotely and onsite with a diverse group of stakeholders in different time zones
• Conduct post-mortem reviews and retrospectives to capture lessons learned

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

CSM Certification

PMP Certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Confluence

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams)

Job description

AAR in Wood Dale, IL is seeking a Sr. Project Manager- IT to provide business and technical leadership for multiple IT Development projects within the Digital Technology and Analytics group.

The role supports both Agile and Waterfall projects, collaborating with Development Teams, QA, Product Management, Security and Infrastructure to ensure successful delivery of the projects with committed deliverables. This position is based at our Corporate Headquarters in Wood Dale, IL, with a planned