Company: Global IT Company
Salary: EUR 75-90,000 + 10% bonus
Benefits: Full health and dental benefit for candidate and coverage for dependents, private pension 4%, transit and bike plan, mobile phone, Life Insurance, salary continuance (LTD) insurance, relocation support
ROLE
The Agile Project Manager (APM) is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile project teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering agile projects that provide exceptional business value to users. The APM may be responsible for managing several concurrent high visibility projects using agile methods in a fast-paced environment that may cross multiple business divisions. The APM may play several different roles in actual practice:
* At an enterprise level, leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects consisting of multiple Agile teams and/or requiring integration with other activities outside the scope of the Agile teams.
* At a team level, playing a consultative role to help put in place the appropriate people, process, and tools and coaching members of the team as needed to optimize the efficiency of the project team.
* In situations that require a hybrid Agile approach, using good judgment and skill to develop a project management approach that is suitable for planning and managing the effort to achieve the project goals within designated project constraints.
* Project Planning and Management – Define project budget and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects.
* Team Management – Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members.
* Product Owner Support – Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance.
* Process Management and Improvement – Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management.
* Team building – promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high levels of quality for the team.
In performing these roles, the APM will be expected to use a high level of knowledge and experience in blending traditional project management principles and practices with an Agile development approach in the right proportions to fit large, complex, mission-critical, enterprise-level projects and with the appropriate level of planning and provide the right balance of agility and predictability.
Skills / Qualifications:
* Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices. Knowledge of IT4IT or Disciplined Agile Development would be a plus.
* A proven track record of successfully implementing software or web development projects using Agile methodologies including 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams.
* Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects. Association of Project Management, CSM, or equivalent preferred.
* Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members including Developers, Business Analysts, and QA Personnel.
* Balanced business/technical background.
* Sufficient level of technical background to provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.
* Ability to provide leadership to business analysts and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value.
* BA or BS or equivalent experience is required; MA or MS is a plus.
* Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
* Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands.
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