Tech Project Lead & Agile Delivery Champion

00001 Ameriprise Financial Inc; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & life insurance

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial Inc. in Minneapolis seeks a Project Manager/Scrum Master to lead technology initiatives and agile delivery teams, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, architects and engineers to drive outcomes and continuous improvement, coaching teams in Agile, Scrum, and Kanban while tracking progress with dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent (4-years) in Computer Science, Business or related field; or equivalent work experience.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience required.
• 5+ years of Project Management and/or Scrum Master experience leading medium to large technology initiatives.
• 3+ years successful track record of delivering projects that meet business objectives as well as time, budget and quality guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple technology initiatives and enhancements by developing project plans, defining schedules, allocating resources, and ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline.
• Align project objectives with organizational goals, manage requirements gathering, design and execution activities, and maintain effective project documentation and communication.
• Track and manage project financials, including budgets, forecasts, resource utilization, and expenditures, while providing regular updates to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID), proactively resolving delivery blockers and managing cross-team dependencies.
• Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, while coaching teams on Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean best practices.
• Partner closely with Product Owners, customers, sponsors, and business stakeholders to prioritize backlogs, drive delivery outcomes, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Define, monitor, and report key delivery metrics and project health indicators, leveraging dashboards and reporting tools to provide transparency into project performance and progress.
• Utilize modern project management and collaboration tools, including Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Microsoft Teams, and AI-enabled solutions such as Microsoft Copilot and Jira AI capabilities to improve delivery efficiency, reporting, workflow management, and operational effectiveness.
• Support the CTS Customer Solutions initiative to enhance the end-to-end consulting and engagement experience for CDO customers by collaborating with business and technology partners to deliver strategic solutions, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and drive continuous process improvement.
• Visa sponsorship requirements: Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States.

Skills

Project management

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

MS Project

MS Excel

ServiceNow

Job description

Ameriprise Financial Inc. in Minneapolis seeks a Project Manager/Scrum Master to lead technology initiatives and agile delivery teams, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, architects and engineers to drive outcomes and continuous improvement, coaching teams in Agile, Scrum, and Kanban while tracking progress with dashboards.