Description

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities

About the Role -

A global leader in publishing and education/learning solutions - seeks a Project Manager with Scrum Master experience to aid in partnering with various stakeholders (individual contributors and C-Suite personnel) for their content platform efforts.

Responsibilities

 

  • Act as Scrum Master to facilitate daily standups and work as the administrator of the scrum board
  • Create, manage, and update project schedules and timeline
  • Establish, document, and manage project scope
  • Facilitate review with the project steering committee, key stakeholders, and project team, and gain sign-off
  • Identify and manage project risk
  • Coordinate the work across multiple projects with other project staff from various functional departments
  • Act as a focal point for project problem resolution and escalation
  • Ensure the software development quality provided and delivered meets that in the agreed plan
  • Communicate with stakeholders and drive the decision-making process
  • Establish, track, report, and update as needed on project budget, actual expenses, and forecasts of remaining expenses

     

Qualifications, Education & Experience

 

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (master's degree or related technical training and management training education or experience preferred)
  • At least 3-5 years of previous project management experience
  • Strong Agile Scrum project management experience required
  • Experienced managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) processes
  • Knowledge of project management methods and tools

     

Desired Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

 

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent organisational and coordination skills
  • Ability to deal effectively with change in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent listening, oral, and written communications skills
  • Budgeting and forecasting skills
  • Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Energetic motivator that excels at managing cross-functional teams

Education

Any Graduate