Technical Project Manager II – Agile, Scrum

Partner’s Consulting, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Partner’s Consulting, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Technical Project Manager II – Agile, Scrum for a contract role overseeing enterprise IT programs consisting of multiple projects.

You will coach teams in Agile, drive KPI reporting, and coordinate with engineering and business stakeholders to deliver on time and within budget. The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years of PM experience in an Agile environment, a related degree, and a formal PM certification.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of PM experience in an Agile environment.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, business administration, or related field.
• PM certification is required (e.g., PMP).
• Extensive knowledge of PM methodologies and tools; strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experienced Scrum Master with servant leadership and Agile mindset.

Responsibilities

• Coach individuals in Agile processes and tools.
• Provide status reporting on KPIs, schedule, resources, and milestones.
• Develop program strategy and high-level project plans.
• Ensure integration of projects and adjust scope, timing, and budgets as needed.
• Enact Scrum values and practices and lead Agile ceremonies.
• Communicate program strategy and changes to IT and business leaders.
• Deliver all projects in the IT portfolio on time and within budget.
• Track milestones and recommend adjustments to PMs.
• Identify opportunities to leverage IT to meet enterprise goals.
• Manage new technical service engineering programs to meet objectives.
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to plans and schedules.

Skills

Agile project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Stakeholder communication

Scrum Master capabilities

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/BA or related field

Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent)

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Title: Technical Project Manager II – Agile, Scrum

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Type: Contract

Our client is seeking a Technical Project Manager II - Agile, Scrum who will be responsible for managing one or more highly complex or enterprise-wide IT program(s) consisting of multiple projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Coach individuals in Agile processes and tools
• Provide status reporting on project key performance indicators (KPIs), schedule, resources, and milestone delivery
• Develop the program strategy, supporting business case and various enterprise-wide, high-level project plans
• Ensure integration of projects and adjust project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the business
• Responsible for enacting Scrum values and practices, ensuring the correct use of Scrum process
• Communicate with IT leadership, business leadership, and IT Business Consultants to communicate program strategy, direction, and changes
• Responsible for delivering all projects contained in the IT project portfolio on time, within budget, and meeting the strategic and business requirements
• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and recommending adjustments to Project Managers
• Partner with senior leadership of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of the enterprise
• Manage specific new technical service engineering programs to meet broad service / product objectives
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to plans and schedules, identify delivery risks, and obtain / drive mitigation strategies and solutions
• Coordinate across multiple engineering / development teams as needed
• Serve as a conduit between deployment and engineering to ensure requirements and design considerations are incorporated to improve deployment and sustainability of software and services

Required Skills

• 5 to 7 years of Project Management experience in an Agile environment
• Bachelors or master's degree in computer science, Business Administration, or other related field—or equivalent work experience
• Project Management certification is required
• Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools
• Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills conducive to team development; able to work well in cross-functional teams
• Experienced Scrum Master who will exhibit agile leadership and a deep understanding of what it means to conduct oneself as a servant leader