Project Team Lead

Job ID Number

R2801

Employment Type

Full time

Worksite Flexibility

Remote

Job Summary

As the Project Team Lead you will provide expertise in the area of Agile Project Management.

Job Description

We are looking for a Project Team Lead to provide expertise in the area of Agile Project Management to our client. This position will be a full-time 12 month contract and remote.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the Scrum Master related to the services rendered under this Scope of Work
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, daily Scrum, sprint review, and sprint retrospective), and other meetings including, but not limited to, stakeholder meetings, and meetings for purposes of refinement and removing impediments as needed
• Coach the team on Agile/Scrum practices and ensuring correct use of Scrum processes
• Train the team to self-manage and self-organize
• Ensure the team works closely with product owner on backlog refinement for backlog priority
• Resolve impediments in a timely manner
• Resolve team conflicts and shielding the team from distractions
• Identify cross–team dependencies
• Coordinate and assist the team to create clear and concise epics/stories and sizing/tasking
• Monitor, track, and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization
• Coach the team to higher levels of Scrum Maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and in line with IT Department goals
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and disseminating information to ensure that the team’s progress and successes are highly visible to all stakeholders
• Support and educate the Product Owners, especially with respect to refining and managing the product backlog
• Manage Scrum task board for the team
• Manage Scrum artifacts, including burndown and burnup charts
• Ensure story points are effectively managed and measured
• Attend Agile planning sessions with Agile program teams and assisting delivery team with estimating and accepting stories
  
  

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business administration or other related field/equivalent work experience
• 3 years of project support/management experience
• First level Scrum Master Certification such as Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• 1 year of Scrum Master experience and an in-depth knowledge of Scrum principles, and experience with implementation of Agile Methodologies to multiple teams in large-scale enterprise change projects and programs for a software development team
• Strong servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and transparency skills
• Knowledge of documented patterns and techniques such as Burndowns and retrospective formats for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach
• Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.)
• Working experience in at least one (1) of the following Agile methods or frameworks: Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Kanban, Agile scaling methodologies (e.g. SAFe)
• Knowledge of other approaches discussed in the Agile space such as: Crystal, Functional Design Diagram (FDD), etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the technologies used by the team
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Experience with mentoring
• Knowledge of ServiceNow or Azure DevOps use as a tracking tool
  
  

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards
• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor
  
  

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to application.accommodations@cai.io or (888) 824 – 8111.

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