Looking for a project manager/scrum master with extensive agile, marketing data and cloud experience. The Senior Project Manager/ Scrum Master operates with little oversight to strategize, guide, and synchronize tasks of substantial, enduring, cross-departmental infrastructure or development initiatives. This is done to guarantee that the project’s aims and objectives are achieved within the set timeline and financial constraints. Responsibilities: Skills • Maintains open lines of communication with stakeholders, including management, updating them on progress towards objectives; negotiates changes to the timeline and resources to ensure the project’s overall quality. • Serves as the main hub for all project-related communications. • Utilizes the most suitable communication methods depending on the situation and urgency. • Creates and presents content to foster comprehension and consensus among the Team and Project Sponsors (Governance structure). Governance • Recognizes and aids in securing a Sponsor role that operates at the suitable organizational level. • Recognizes and aids in securing a Steering Group that supports the Sponsor and represents a cross-functional viewpoint with shared project objectives. • Recognizes and aids in securing a Stakeholder Group that can represent and influence the project’s direction and outcomes. Management • Works collaboratively to foster a positive relationship with vendors to guarantee successful project outcomes. • May assist in Contract Negotiations and Non-Disclosure Agreements with vendors and oversees project outcomes. Transfers vendor contracts to the internal support owner to ensure comprehension and adherence to service level agreements. • Monitors and maintains costs associated with vendor deliverables. • Identifies and examines project risks to determine the most significant potential risk exposure that should be managed proactively. • Identifies and concentrates on resolving issues and risks using suitable escalation levels considering the impact on scope, schedule, budget, or quality. Project Specifications and Timelines • Constructs a detailed decomposition of project tasks • Formulates and supervises a project schedule using authorized Project Management tools (Jira, SharePoint, etc.) • Designs, observes, and controls the project staffing blueprint and resource distribution approved by resource supervisors • Decides on Resource Tasks with projected completion times (ETC’s) • Employs negotiation abilities to balance the accomplishment of tasks with the resources required for project triumph Competencies: • Proficient in hands-on project management & Scrum Master roles - minimum of 5 years of experience steering complex IT initiatives. • Expertise in leading large teams dispersed across various locations. • Proficiency in organizing work into different streams within a substantial project and handling multiple IT projects concurrently. • Extensive practical application of PM & Scrum tools/methods (planning, risk management, budgeting, cost control, evaluation, software/SaaS procurement/RFP, development & management of Jira board, Scrum ceremonies, etc.). • Familiarity with vendor contracts and vendor supervision. • Exceptional communication abilities (both verbal and written), proficiency in English language, facilitation skills, etc., and the capacity to represent work at all levels of the organization (up to Executive levels). • Outstanding interpersonal abilities – ability to forge strong relationships, create a trusting team atmosphere, and listen & translate into actionable strategies. • Familiarity with Cloud Data Platforms • Experience with Jira, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint. • Comprehension of business process transformation and change management practices.
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