Project Manager/Scrum Master

Title: Sr Project Manager / Scrum Master

Client: LL Bean

Location: Freeport, ME (3 days/week onsite)

Interview Mode: Virtual Interview

Visa: US Citizen

***Must have retail domain experience

***Must have Google Cloud and Google Analytics experience

***Must have Omni-Channel experience

Overview:

We have an immediate need for an IS Sr Project Manager / Scrum Master with a focus on Marketing and Data Analytics related domains. The IS Sr Project Manager / Scrum Master works under minimal supervision to plan, direct and coordinate activities of large, long-term, inter-departmental infrastructure or development project(s) to ensure goals and objectives of the project(s) are accomplished within prescribed timeframe and budgetary parameters.

Responsibilities:

· Communication and Presentation

· Keeps stakeholders, including management, informed of progress to goal; negotiate adjustments to the schedule and resources to ensure overall quality of completed project

· Functions as central point for all project communications

· Leverages most effective means of communication based on situation/urgency

· Develops and delivers presentation content to drive understanding and alignment across Team and Project Sponsors (Governance structure)

Establishes Effective Project Governance

· Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Sponsor role that is executed at the appropriate level of the organization

· Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Steering Group that is supporting/influencing the Sponsor while representing cross-functional perspective with common project goals

· Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Stakeholder Group that represents and can influence project direction and deliverables

Release Management

· Collaborates with multiple project teams to organize EDP releases according to the department process.

· Works to create release notes that are consistent with release scope and content.

· Ensure validate steps are planned and executed.

· Participates to ensure communications are flowing as needed, both internally and with Product Owners.

Risk Management

· Identifies & analyzes project risks to determine highest potential risk exposure that should be proactively managed

· Identifies & focuses resolution of issues and risks using appropriate levels of escalation considering impact to scope, schedule, budget or quality.

Project Detail and Schedules

· Develops a project work breakdown structure

· Develops and manages a project schedule/timeline using approved Project Management tools (WorkOtter, Jira, SharePoint, etc.)

· Develops, monitors, and manages the project staffing plan and resource allocations approved by resource managers

· Determines Resource Assignments with task estimates (ETC's)

· Use negotiation skills to balance completing work with resources needed to achieve project success

Project Financials

· Develops a project budget and track actual and forecasts weekly

· Manage project budget in Excel and Work Otter for financials and resource allocation

Skills & Qualifications:

· Strong hands-on project management & Scrum Master skills - at least 5 years of experience managing complex IT efforts.

· Management of large teams with members working in multiple locations.

· Experience structuring work into various workstreams within a large project and managing multiple IT projects concurrently.

· Strong applied use of PM & Scrum tools/techniques (planning, risk management, budgeting, cost control, assessment, software/SaaS acquisition/RFP, develop & management of Jira board, Scrum ceremonies, etc.).

· Experience with vendor contracts and vendor management.

· Excellent communication skills (oral and written), English-language skills, facilitation skills, etc. and ability to represent work at all levels of the organization (up to Executive levels).

· Excellent people skills – developing strong relationships, building a trusting team environment, and ability to listen & translate into actionable plans.

Experience with the following is desired, but not mandatory:

· Cloud Data Platforms in support of Marketing, Customer Analytics & Personalization in an omni-channel retail environment.

· WorkOtter, Jira, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint.

· Understand business process transformation and change management practices.

If interested send resume to uday@rsatechgroup.com

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $41.24 - $49.66 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Freeport, ME 04032

Salary : $41 - $50