Strategic Project & Agile Delivery Lead

Stenger & Stenger, P.C.; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Stenger & Stenger, P.C. seeks a Project Manager / Agile Scrum Master to plan, coordinate, and execute projects using traditional and Agile methods. This on-site role ensures work is well organized, delivered on schedule, and aligned with business goals.

You will document scope, timelines, risk, and promote accountability across project teams in Grand Rapids, MI under direction of a managing director. Responsibilities include developing project plans, tracking risks and issues, facilitating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3-5+ years of project management and/or Scrum Master experience.
• Experience in both Project Management and Agile Scrum Master disciplines is strongly preferred. Candidates with demonstrated experience in one discipline, combined with working knowledge of and interest in the other, are also encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in the absence of established processes.
• Strong organizational, facilitation, and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities concurrently.
• Agile and Waterfall familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource requirements for assigned projects.
• Track and document risks, issues, dependencies, and action items, and follow up to ensure timely resolution.
• Facilitate project meetings, ensuring decisions, owners, and deadlines are clearly documented and communicated.
• Manage scope changes for assigned projects and elevate concerns to the appropriate stakeholder or manager.
• Coordinate communication on testing, training, documentation, and transition-to-support activities for project go-lives.
• Conduct post-project reviews and document lessons learned for future initiatives.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives) for assigned teams.
• Maintain and help groom backlogs in partnership with product owners and business stakeholders.
• Remove day-to-day impediments blocking team progress and elevate larger obstacles as needed.
• Track and report sprint and team metrics, such as velocity and burndown.
• Coach team members on Agile principles and practices and support consistent use of Agile ceremonies.
• Support change management processes for assigned projects, including documentation of planned changes.
• Coordinate with Infrastructure, Application Development, Cybersecurity, and business owners to schedule and communicate changes.
• Participate in Change Advisory Board activities as needed for assigned initiatives.
• Track change-related issues on assigned projects and flag recurring problems to management.
• Provide regular, accurate status updates to project sponsors and stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation, including status reports, logs, and meeting notes.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Build effective working relationships across technology, operations, and business teams.
• Follow project management standards and templates established by the organization.
• Raise unclear ownership, incomplete requirements, or unrealistic schedules to the appropriate manager.
• Identify recurring causes of delays or rework on assigned projects and recommend improvements.
• Support consistent adoption of project and Agile practices across assigned teams.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Facilitation

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Jira Service Management

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Stenger & Stenger, P.C. seeks a Project Manager / Agile Scrum Master to plan, coordinate, and execute projects using traditional and Agile methods. This on-site role ensures work is well organized, delivered on schedule, and aligned with business goals.

You will document scope, timelines, risk, and promote accountability across project teams in Grand Rapids, MI under direction of a managing director. Responsibilities include developing project plans, tracking risks and issues, facilitating