Project Manager, Agile

**Job Description**:
About Us

Your Responsibilities

OPIS is hiring an Agile Technical Project Manager. You will be responsible and accountable for leading, organizing, motivating, and managing a geo-diverse agile project team using agile methodology in a fast-paced environment. To deliver successful project results, you will play numerous roles, including business analyst, scrum master, software tester, liaison, data analyst, product manager, coach, and project manager.

Your Expertise
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- 2 years of experience as a Project Manager or Scrum Master roles
- Experience managing large-scale strategic projects in a fast-paced Agile environment
- Solid understanding of Agile project management principles and how to adapt them to new business environments
- Effective communicator with great interpersonal skill who can facilitate, negotiate, mentor, coach, collaborate and build strong agile team

Does this sound like you?
- An organized and creative storyteller through story maps, epics, user stories, release planning, Kanban boards, relative sizing estimation techniques, feedback loops, and team metrics
- A strong analytical thinker with a love for planning and organization who can manage competing demands with mínimal supervision
- Someone who loves to listen, easily understands business needs, and can establish a high level of trust and confidence with customers, stakeholders, and organizational leadership
- A self-starter with a never-ending curiosity to learn and solve problems
- Able to maintain the “big picture” without losing sight of the complexity within and a knack for communicating various layers of detail clearly to appropriate audiences
- A natural facilitator when it comes to collaboration/brainstorming, negotiating, and team building sessions
- A leader, coach, and mentor that thrives on metrics, regular feedback loops, and finding challenges/activities to grow your team in the pursuit of continuous improvement

If these things strike a chord with you, we should talk.

We’d also love to hear about your experiences with any of the following:

- Degrees, Certifications, and/or awards/recognition that you have achieved
- Project management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Workfront, Rally, Clarizen, Asana, etc.
- Flow diagramming tools such as LucidChart, Visio, etc.
- UX/UI mockup and prototyping tools such as Balsamiq, Sketch, PowerPoint, etc.
- Managing and developing employees, goal setting and maintaining, providing career path and growth opportunities
- Developing product roadmaps that balance both Line of Business and Technical Development priorities
- Creating and maintaining team and divisional metrics that drive continuous improvement and build high performing teams

Our philosophy is one of ownership and collaboration. We believe in a method of working dynamically and collaboratively that supports freedom and responsibility. Our teams work in closely with each other and we emphasize idea-sharing as a way to foster productivity.

Current Colleagues

Business Area: OPIS

Job Category: Software Product Engineering

Union Status:
Non-Union role

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Req ID: 36527