What are the responsibilities and job description for the Agile Project Manager position at S4 Analytics?
Description:
Contract Type: Only W2 and candidates local to Los Angeles/Thousand Oaks, CA can apply.
Remote- local to Thousand Oaks, CA to come onsite as needed preferrable
Key Responsibilities: Agile Delivery & Project Leadership
Lead Agile ceremonies (planning, reviews, retrospectives, stand-ups) and ensure teams operate with strong discipline, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Build and maintain detailed project plans, sprint schedules, work breakdown structures, and task assignments.
Track progress against key milestones, escalating timeline, resource, or quality concerns to the Portfolio Manager as needed.
Implement and refine project management processes and frameworks that improve consistency, predictability, and speed of delivery.
Organizational Change Management (OCM):
Develop and execute change management plans to drive engagement, adoption, and readiness across impacted teams.
Assess stakeholder needs, manage communication plans, and anticipate resistance points before they escalate.
Support leaders in navigating organizational impacts and aligning the workforce to new digital capabilities.
Digital Tool Enabled Practices:
Leverage digital tools to automate reporting, enhance communication, streamline documentation, and accelerate decision-making.
Identify opportunities where digital can improve delivery efficiency, team productivity, or problem-solving velocity.
Guide teams on responsible and effective digital adoption within project workflows.
Team Collaboration & Communication:
Serve as the connective tissue across technical, business, and leadership teams—ensuring consistent, clear communication.
Manage recurring meeting cadences, agendas, facilitation, notes, and follow-up actions.
Provide timely updates, dashboards, and insights to the Portfolio Manager, Product Owner(s), and leadership.
Strategic Partnership:
Collaborate with senior business partners to prioritize initiatives that propel enterprise-level digital and transformation goals.
Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities early—and recommend solutions that keep programs advancing.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and experimentation across the delivery ecosystem.
Day-to-Day Activities:
Develop and execute continuous improvement processes for Agile teams.
Communicate program status, risks, and insights to leadership.
Coordinate and manage meeting series, including facilitation and minutes.
Build and maintain project plans, timelines, backlog items, and cross-team tasks.
Use digital tools to streamline reporting, documentation, communication, and data synthesis.
Partner with Product Owners on prioritization, resource planning, and stakeholder engagement.
Enable Skills-Based Hiring No
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree or Master’s degree and 2 years of experience or Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience or Associate’s degree and 8 years of experience or High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience
Must Have Skill Sets:
1. Experience with Organizational Change Management (OCM)
2. Experience with AI and the use of automation
3. Proven Agile Delivery & Project Leadership experience
Pay: $75.00 - $80.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Salary : $75 - $80