Strategic Tech Program Lead & Scrum Master

System One, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Senior Technology Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead a defined workstream within an enterprise technology program. Based in Knoxville, TN or nearby locations, you will coordinate planning and execution across the SDLC and facilitate Scrum ceremonies.

You will manage schedules, risks, dependencies, and executive reporting while collaborating with data engineers, SQL, Python, and financial modeling systems. PMP and Scrum Master certs are preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing technology projects and 7+ years IT experience.
• Strong planning, scheduling, governance, risks, issues, dependencies and exec reporting.
• Experience coordinating SDLC activities across requirements, development, testing and deployment.
• Scrum Master experience facilitating sprint planning, stand-ups, refinements and retrospectives.
• Proficiency with Jira for backlogs, stories, defects, risks, and delivery metrics.
• Experience with Confluence for documentation, decisions and release communications.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, business, or related field.
• PMP and Scrum Master certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a defined workstream within a larger enterprise technology program.
• Coordinate project planning and execution across the software development lifecycle.
• Manage schedules, requirements, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and delivery metrics.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Prepare executive status reports and support timely issue resolution.
• Coordinate user onboarding activities, including communications, training, access, readiness, production support, and adoption.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Scrum facilitation

Risk & issue management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IS / Business

PMP certification

Scrum Master certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Title: Senior Technology Project Manager / Scrum Master
Location: Lafayette, LA, Knoxville, TN, Birmingham, AL, Columbia, SC
Type: Permanent Full Time

Responsibilities

• Lead a defined workstream within a larger enterprise technology program, coordinating project planning and execution across the software development lifecycle.
• Manage schedules, requirements, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and delivery metrics.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Prepare executive status reports and support timely issue resolution.
• Coordinate user onboarding activities, including communications, training, access, readiness, production support, and adoption.
• Communicate with technical teams, especially regarding data engineering, SQL, data pipelines, and Python, to support a financial modeling system.

Requirements

• 5+ years managing technology projects and 7+ years of progressive IT experience.
• Strong experience with project planning, schedule management, delivery governance, risks, issues, dependencies, and executive reporting.
• Experience coordinating SDLC activities, including requirements, development, testing, release readiness, deployment, and production transition.
• Scrum Master experience facilitating sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and impediment removal.
• Proficiency with Jira for managing backlogs, stories, defects, dependencies, risks, sprint progress, and delivery metrics.
• Experience using Confluence for project documentation, requirements, decisions, meeting notes, and release communications.
• Strong requirements management, traceability, documentation, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience coordinating user onboarding, training, access, readiness, support, and adoption.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel for analysis, reconciliation, tracking, project controls, and reporting.
• Familiarity with data engineering concepts, SQL, data pipelines, and Python.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage projects of comparable scope and complexity.
• Financial services experience, particularly with financial modeling systems, is highly desirable.
• Educational Requirements: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• PMP and Scrum Master certification are preferred.

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