Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master

Company: Corporate Brokers
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: November 12, 2021

Job Description:

The Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master will plan, direct and manage activities and projects pertaining to Disaster Recovery, infrastructure technology and business programs at an enterprise level. The Disaster Recovery project is a high profile initiative for the organization. Verifies that project goals are accomplished and aligned with agreed-upon business objectives. Communicates at both the technical level and business level with subject matter experts, ensuring that stakeholders have a clear and concise understanding of portfolio/project objectives, status, risks and costs.

Project Leadership

• Directs the work of project team, including other project managers
• Functions as escalation to project teams to resolve issues
• Reports project status to Senior Leadership & C-level executives in weekly meetings
• Develops cost plans and project estimates for Demands in pipeline
• May assign projects to project managers
  Managing Projects
  
  • Plans projects, including requirements, cost, schedule, and deliverables to meet business need.
  • Act as Scrum Master on Enterprise-level projects
  • Identifies project milestones and required tasks.
  • Manages project risk, issues and budget.
  • Tracks project performance.
  • Informs the appropriate stakeholders of project status and issues
  • Interfaces with vendor(s) for programs under direct control
    IT Governance
    
    • Maintains a proper balance between business and operational risk
    • Ensures team members follow the defined project management standards and processes
    • Facilitate teams to critically review current processes for effectiveness, quality and simplification
    • Provides early warning to the business stakeholder executives regarding degraded or missed service levels
    • Assist in promoting the implementation of best practices.
      Cultivate a High-Performing Team
      
      • Generates enthusiasm and understanding of the PMO processes and standards and how each role contributes to the achievement of that vision
      • Fosters a work environment that drives associate engagement and enables business success
      • Ensures appropriate processes are in place and executed to drive collaboration and alignment within the team and with the broader IT organization
        Required Experience & Education
        
        • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
        • Minimum 5 years actively working as a Scrum Master on Enterprise level projects
        • Minimum 5 years managing Enterprise level projects
        • Active certifications - SAFe, CSM, PMP required
        • Experience with Disaster Recovery and Data replication for large corporations
        • Experience with cloud technologies and cloud migration projects
        • Experience with network technology projects
        • Experience with JIRA
        • 7+ years' experience managing enterprise level infrastructure projects ($250K+), including projects at a Fortune 500 company
        • 5+ years' experience/proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Skype, Visio, Teams)
          Required Attributes
          
          • Excellent communications skills to effectively information share with project team members and senior managers.
          • Must be comfortable presenting to C-Level executives
          • Be available to work outside of the traditional hours and days to facilitate project events when required.
          • Effectively works with diverse project team members with ability to instill a unified drive to achieve project objectives and milestones.
          • Skilled in conceptualizing creative solutions, documenting them, and presenting/selling them to senior management

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