Technical Project Manager IV – Agile, Scrum

Partner's Consulting, Inc.; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Partner's Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager IV – Agile, Scrum to lead enterprise IT programs with multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. You will coach teams in Agile, drive KPIs, and develop strategic program plans.

The role requires a PM certification, 10+ years in Agile project management, and strong cross-functional collaboration with IT and business partners. Contract position based in Philadelphia, PA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS, business, or related field.
• Project Management certification required.
• 10+ years of Project Management experience in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Coach individuals in Agile processes and tools.
• Provide status reporting on KPIs, schedule, resources, and milestones.
• Develop the program strategy and supporting business case and high-level project plans.
• Ensure integration of projects and adjust scope, timing, and budgets as needed.
• Enact Scrum values and practices, promoting servant leadership.
• Communicate program strategy and changes to IT leadership and business partners.
• Deliver all IT projects in the portfolio on time, within budget, and meeting requirements.

Skills

Agile leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Servant leadership

Scrum Master

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

Title: Technical Project Manager IV – Agile, Scrum

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Type: Contract

Our direct client is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager IV – 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:

• Bachelor's 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.
• 10+ years Project Management experience in an Agile environment.

Partner's Consulting is an award-winning IT Consulting and Recruiting firm based in the Philadelphia area. We've built personal relationships with our clients over many years and work directly with decision makers on all open positions. Our core values are focused on the highest level of professional dedication to our client's requirements coupled with our desire to partner with highly qualified talent for joint success.