Technical Project Manager III - Agile, Scrum

Partner's Consulting, Inc.; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Partner's Consulting, Inc. seeks a Technical Project Manager III (Agile, Scrum) to lead enterprise IT programs involving Frontier AI models and cloud initiatives. Location options include Philadelphia, PA or Denver, CO with hybrid or remote work possibilities.

The role requires 7–10+ years of PM experience in Agile environments, a Project Management certification, and strong cross-functional leadership to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10+ years of Project Management experience in an Agile environment.
• Business and IT alignment across enterprise programs.
• Certified in Project Management (PMP or equivalent) is required.

Responsibilities

• Coaches individuals in Agile processes and tools.
• Provides status reporting on KPIs, schedule, resources, and milestones.
• Develops program strategy and high-level project plans.
• Ensures integration of projects and manages scope, timing, and budgets as needed.
• Implements Scrum values and practices across teams.
• Communicates program strategy to IT and business leadership.
• Delivers all IT projects on time, within budget, and meets requirements.

Skills

Agile project management

Scrum Master

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Servant leadership

Education

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

PM Certification (PMP/PMI-ACP)

Tools

PMP Certification

PMI-ACP

Job description

Technical Project Manager III - Agile, Scrum

Location: Philadelphia, PA, or Denver, CO (hybrid or remote)

Type: Contract

Our direct client is seeking a Technical Project Manager (Agile, Scrum) III who will be responsible for managing one or more highly complex or enterprise-wide IT program(s) consisting of multiple projects. This role will work on Frontier AI models and cloud programs.

Key Accountabilities:

• Coaches individuals in Agile processes and tools.
• Provides status reporting on project key performance indicators (KPIs), schedule, resources, and milestone delivery.
• Develops the program strategy, supporting business case and various enterprise-wide, high-level project plans.
• Ensures integration of projects and adjusts 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.
• Communicates 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.
• Partners with senior leadership of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of the enterprise.
• Manages specific new technical service engineering programs to meet broad service / product objectives.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to plans and schedules, identifies delivery risks, and obtains / drives mitigation strategies and solutions.
• Coordinates across multiple engineering / development teams as needed.
• Serves 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:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or other related field—or equivalent work experience.
• 7 to 10 years+ of Project Management experience in an Agile environment.
• Project Management certification is required.
• Software development and skills in agile principles are required.
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools.
• Experienced Scrum Master who will exhibit agile leadership and a deep understanding of what it means to conduct oneself as a servant leader.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills conducive to team development.
• Able to work well in cross-functional teams.
• Skilled in stakeholder management with strong presentation / communication skills across various levels of the business.
• Must have some program management experience, technical aptitude, or experience working with an Engineering group (ideally working with Cloud or cloud-related programs).
• Experience working on Frontier AI models of cybersecurity-related programs is a plus.