Project Manager Scrum Master Job at Partner's Consulting, Inc., Philadelphia, PA

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  • Partner's Consulting, Inc.
  • Philadelphia, PA

Job Description

Title: Project Manager – Technical Lead / Scrum Master

Location: Philadelphia, PA (Hybrid - local candidates only)

Type: Contract to Hire

Our client is seeking a Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master to serve in a Tech Lead role.

The PM will work with application development delivery teams for successful technology delivery as well as interact with the project sponsors and steering committee leadership for application enhancement projects, application integration projects, application maintenance projects, and / or production support projects. The PM will perform the role of technical project manager in a mostly agile environment.

  • Key Accountabilities:
  • Develops master plans (consolidated views) of several linked related plans and drives, optimizes and manages all plans while presenting alternate scenarios to continuously reduce overall critical path.
  • Assists in the development of complex projects' budgets, applies EV analysis across multiple projects, manages resource plan to budget and reports "planned vs. actual” budget variances.
  • Promotes and applies QA best practices, defines/collects/interprets QA metrics and diagrams (using Pareto, Cause/Effect, Trend Analysis, Statistical Sampling) and clearly defines link between requirements and technology solution.
  • Leads routine and ad-hoc status reviews with all stakeholders validating project status claims and clarifying roles and responsibilities developing accurate, detailed consolidated reports to continuously manage expectations.
  • Develops resource plans that align unique project needs with team members' skillsets/career interests and applies various techniques to build/maintain a unified team view/focus on project objectives.
  • Established track record of applying PM best practices, tools, techniques, and methods (planning, estimating, staffing, managing/controlling) that have resulted in several projects being executed successfully to plan by balancing scope/time/budget targets supported by accurate progress reporting to all stakeholders.
  • Develops RFPs, leads bidder conferences, reviews vendor performance against contract by knowing the various types of contract breaches and potential impacts to the project, recommends improvements to procurement policies and influences approved vendor list.
  • Develops mitigation and contingency plans for common risks, leads risk identification seminars to develop project specific mitigations and contingencies, updates risk plans as conditions warrant and considers risk during the change management process.
  • Refines scope statement, understands impact of scope statement changes and clearly articulates requirements (both "in scope " and "out of scope ") to manage expectations, develop a basis for future project decisions and accurately develop a WBS to the proper level of detail.

  • Required Skills:
  • 5-7 years of experience; extensive experience in multiple and diverse environments and applications.
  • 3 years of project management experience is required in addition to having served as a technical resource on the apps side.
  • Knowledge and experience in all major functions, issues, and considerations of the subject matter. Must understand the overall application architecture.
  • Knowledge of SDLC.
  • Development system or tools experience.
  • Has played a leadership role in establishing standards, policies strategy, and best practice and has come up through the technical ranks – has been a developer, tester, business analyst, etc.
  • Ability to discuss industry and marketplace trends and directions and site relevant case studies.
  • Ability to understand technical language to be able to work closely with the developers and testers.
  • Ability to translate technical language in order to interact with leadership frequently.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and writing skills are required.
  • Capable of managing a diverse and complex suite of projects simultaneously.
  • Experience managing cross-functional projects / project teams.
  • Experience with Clarity.
  • Experience with Microsoft Zero DevOps is preferred.
  • PMP certification desired.

Job Tags

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