What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager - Scrum Master position at Apptad Inc?
Location: Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid/Onsite)
Job Type: Contract
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager / Program Manager to lead a high-visibility enterprise initiative that spans AI, Finance, Risk, and Compliance. This is a program-level leadership role responsible for driving end-to-end delivery, governance, and execution across multiple cross-functional teams.
Note: This is not a Scrum Team TPM or Scrum Master role supporting a single Agile team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing large-scale enterprise programs, establishing PMO governance, and delivering strategic initiatives across multiple business and technology organizations.
Responsibilities- Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale enterprise programs from planning through execution.
- Establish and manage PMO functions, including governance, operating model, reporting framework, and program controls.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, Finance, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders to drive multiple modernization initiatives.
- Develop, maintain, and communicate program roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and risks.
- Prepare and present bi-weekly and monthly executive leadership updates and status reports.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration and ensure timely delivery across multiple workstreams.
- Monitor program health, manage risks and issues, and implement mitigation plans.
- Leverage JIRA Cloud and Confluence Cloud for program planning, tracking, reporting, and documentation.
- Proven experience managing large-scale enterprise programs end-to-end.
- Strong experience establishing PMO structures, governance models, and executive reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives across Engineering and Product organizations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Hands-on expertise with JIRA Cloud and Confluence Cloud.
- Experience leading initiatives involving AI, Risk, Compliance, or Finance.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Experience within Finance, Regulatory, or Compliance domains.
- Exposure to enterprise modernization or digital transformation programs.
- Agile and Scrum experience is preferred; however, this role focuses on program management rather than Scrum team facilitation.
- Enterprise Program Management
- Project Management
- PMO Governance
- AI Programs
- Risk & Compliance
- Finance Domain
- Executive Reporting
- Roadmap Management
- Stakeholder Management
- JIRA Cloud
- Confluence Cloud
- Agile Methodologies
- Cross-functional Leadership
Employment Type: Contract
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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ABOUT US
Apptad offers strategic consulting, enterprise information management and digital transformation services. With globally connected offices in US and India along with a team of trained and certified IT resources, Apptad ensures quick and effective delivery to its customers.Apptad is relentlessly reinventing the outlook of how companies leverage data.
With an effort to enable our customers the ability to solve biggest problems within their organization.We perceive our clients problems and respond with custom solutions instead of handing over boilerplate responses.
OUR MISSION
Customer Focus: We listen carefully to the needs of our clients so that we know what s important for their business and can design a customized solution for their business.
Innovation: As a firm, we believe in constantly upgrading ourselves and improving our solutions to adapt to the changing landscape of technology.
Accountability and Ethics: We believe in taking our commitments as seriously as our customers and living up to them while building trust for a long term business relationship.