Senior Project Manager

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