USAC - Agile Project Manager (Mid-Level)

THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF POSITION:

• The purpose of this position is to perform agile project management activities, working with cross functional IT teams and product owners to deliver business solutions. and to provide guidance and expertise to self-organizing teams in the areas of agile/iterative planning, agile execution techniques, and cross-team coordination. 

SCOPE OF WORK

• The position’s SCOPE OF WORK include the following:
  • You are passionate about our mission to help Americans gain access to essential communications technology 
  • Performing agile project management activities including planning, execution, tracking and reporting
  • Developing and reporting team status and metrics to various stakeholders
  • Coordinating software deployments and ensuring compliance with change control procedures
  • Working as a Scrum Master, conducting and effectively participating in sprint planning, task estimating and sequencing, spring reviews and retrospectives
  • Assisting the team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition
  • Developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices
  • Identifying and removing impediments, preventing distractions
  • Helping to cultivate and establish robust and sustainable working relationships between business and technology teams
  • Fostering an environment of cross-team collaboration and teamwork
  • Serving as a coach and facilitating team self-organization and self-management rather than traditional command-control/directed styles
  • Encouraging an environment where the team drives progress and feels ownership for its success.
  • Facilitating discussion and conflict resolution
  • Adhering to internal review processes and technical standards
  • Developing training programs, documents, and materials
  • Maintaining a thorough knowledge of business processes supported by software systems
  • Documenting business requirements when necessary
  • Participating in requirements reviews, design reviews, and change control activities
  • Representing the IT department in coordination with other departments
  • Support the management of outsourced work, consultants, vendors, and relationships
  • Other duties, as assigned

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• • You have 5 to 7 years of experience performing the duties outlined above in a professional environment
  • You have 5 to 7 years of demonstrated experience with increasingly complex software development initiatives
  • You have 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in requirements analysis and technical documentation        
  • You have 2 to 3 years of professional experience as a Scrum Master and/or PM in an Agile environment
  • You have 2 to 3 years of experience with Microsoft Project
  • You have 2 to 3 years of experience with project cost forecasting/budgeting 
  • You possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a related field or have equivalent related experience

The following skills are required:

• • Certified Scrum Master

The following skills are desired:

• • Experience as a project manager of software application development initiatives is desired
  • Demonstrated experience managing contractors, consultant and/or vendors is desired
  • You have acquired experience with application life-cycle development tools and techniques
  • You have experience with software process improvement
  • You have experience with software development