Senior Project Manager

Capstone IT; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Capstone IT is partnering with a Fortune 500 client to identify an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead two strategic retail technology initiatives focused on Rebate Management and Promotion Systems. This highly visible role requires delivering enterprise software in an Agile environment while coordinating Scrum teams, Product Owners, and third-party vendors.

The ideal candidate will drive planning, execution, governance, and stakeholder reporting from planning through implementation,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience with 7+ years serving as a Project Manager.
• Proven success leading complex software development projects within Agile environments.
• Strong experience working with Product Owners, Technical Leads and Business Stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of Sprint Planning and Release Planning.
• Experience coordinating multiple Agile teams and managing cross-team dependencies.
• Budgets, Risks and issues; Executive communications.
• Experience delivering projects across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of two large-scale retail technology initiatives.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and milestones.
• Coordinate multiple Agile Scrum teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and technical leads.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between business and IT teams.
• Identify, track, and manage project dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions.
• Drive sprint and release planning activities while supporting Agile best practices.
• Monitor project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Manage third-party vendor engagements and project deliverables.
• Prepare and present project status updates for stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Proactively identify roadblocks and partner with teams to remove impediments.
• Balance Agile delivery with enterprise project governance and reporting requirements.
• Adapt project plans as business priorities evolve while maintaining delivery momentum.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Agile delivery

SDLC

Executive communications

Budget management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Stakeholder communication

Sprint planning

Release planning

Vendor management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

Job description

Capstone IT is partnering with a Fortune 500 client to identify an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead two strategic retail technology initiatives focused on Rebate Management and Promotion Systems.

This is a highly visible role where you'll drive enterprise software delivery in an Agile environment, partnering with Scrum teams, business stakeholders, technical leadership, and third-party vendors to ensure successful project execution. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader who excels at removing obstacles, aligning cross-functional teams, and delivering complex technology initiatives from planning through implementation.

What You'll Do

• Lead the successful delivery of two large-scale retail technology initiatives.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and milestones.
• Coordinate multiple Agile Scrum teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and technical leads.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between business and IT teams.
• Identify, track, and manage project dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions.
• Drive sprint and release planning activities while supporting Agile best practices.
• Monitor project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Manage third-party vendor engagements and project deliverables.
• Prepare and present project status updates for stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Proactively identify roadblocks and partner with teams to remove impediments.
• Balance Agile delivery with enterprise project governance and reporting requirements.
• Adapt project plans as business priorities evolve while maintaining delivery momentum.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience with 7+ years serving as a Project Manager.
• Proven success leading complex software development projects within Agile environments.
• Strong experience working with:
• Product Owners
• Technical Leads
• Business Stakeholders
• Deep understanding of:
• Sprint Planning
• Release Planning
• Experience coordinating multiple Agile teams and managing cross-team dependencies.
• Budgets
• Risks and issues
• Executive communications
• Experience delivering projects across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Atlassian Jira
• Experience with Confluence
• Experience using Smartsheet
• Rebate Management systems
• Promotion Management systems
• Pricing or Price Optimization initiatives
• Understanding of strategic pricing methodologies and customer/store segmentation

If you're a collaborative, delivery-focused Project Manager who enjoys leading complex Agile initiatives and driving successful outcomes across cross-functional teams, we'd love to connect.