Project Manager
Position:- Project Manager Location: St. Louis, MO Client:- Federal Project manager with 15 years of IT application development experience of with at the minimum 10 plus years of project management experience. 3-5 years of Agile/SCRUM experience required. Highly motivated, always learning and willing to partner with their leadership team, project teams, and clients to solve complex IT and business problems. They have a positive attitude that sets the tone for their team. Most importantly, they embrace unique culture by sharing their knowledge and experience with our team through collaboration, group work and peer review. . Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The project manager will report to the program manager. KEY DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES Lead and manage projects as assigned, both tactical and strategic Deliver high quality artifacts and outcome through all phases of PMLC and SDLC Coach, guide, train project team members and other PMs on PMLC, SDLC and related artifacts and deliverables as needed EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION Bachelor's degree in any discipline required Project Management (PMI) Certification required Agile/SCRUM certification preferred Advanced degree preferred DUTIES AND SKILLS Experience managing multiple large, complex projects across multiple functions Experience managing and mentoring project management staff Proven expertise successfully managing business and technical resources under an integrated project plan to ensure the alignment of resources Experience presenting, escalating, and providing solutions to senior leadership Demonstrated experience delivering measurable business benefit through project execution Strong interpersonal, verbal and presentation skills Demonstrated proficiency in facilitating, delegating and motivating cross functional groups or activities Exposure with change management/facilitation, enterprise communication and training Highly organized, and the ability to multi-task competing priorities Provide leadership, guidance, influence and mentoring for project teams Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities Proven project management experience Ability to manage business and technical resources with an integrated project plan Experience presenting, escalating, and providing solutions to senior leadership Experience working within SDLC/PMLC and a track record of delivery Act as a scrum master to ensure successful delivery of incremental releases of a large project build Facilitates all scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, sprint reviews, standups, backlog refinement, etc Experience in working with multiple scrum masters, product owners and product managers to align overall sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint approvals Microsoft Suite –Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and SharePoint Project Management Tools – MS Project, JIRA, ALM Knowledgeable with process/system mapping and analysis | ||||||||||