JK Technosoft - Project Manager

Project Manager

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Manage each projects scope and timelines

- Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups

- Coach team members in Agile frameworks

- Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration

- Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders)

- Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests

- Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occurs

- Help teams implement changes effectively

- Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint

- Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity

- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects

- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget

- Ensure resource availability and allocation

- Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress

- Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques

- Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques

- Report and escalate to management as needed

- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders

- Perform risk management to minimize project risks

- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors

- Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project

- Track project performance, specifically to analyse the successful completion of short and long-term goals

- Develop comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients as well as other staff members

- Develop spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document need

SKILLS REQUIRED:

- Experience in a Scrum Master role

- Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)

- Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (SAFe, Crystal, XP etc.)

- Excellent communication and servant leadership skills

- Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability

- Scrum master certification is a plus

Pedigree:

- Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or related field

- Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus

- Scrum master certification is a plus