Project Manager - Minneapolis, United States - ITR Group

Description

In this role you will lead cross-functional agile teams delivering enhancements across multiple financial services systems

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate agile process (Standups, Sprint Planning, Demos, Retros, Monitoring Metrics, etc)
• Lead team in delivery of features that meet business needs on-time and within budget
• Coach team and individuals to build and maintain high performing teams
• Manage the budget and forecasting
• Create and maintain plan in MS Project Server; includes budget & forecasting, accruals, invoice mapping, and ensuring resources have appropriate time tracking buckets setup to bill time. Project Server is our core resource planning and financial management tool for both projects and agile teams.
• Perform plan & forecast analysis to identify critical path and resource issues
• Partner with product owners and the teams in creating a communication plan that includes both internal and external project communication, meetings, and documentation/reporting requirements
• Partner with functional resource managers to ensure work efforts are effectively resourced
• Monitor progress of deliverables, quality, proactively identifying risks, issues and escalation as needed with appropriate leadership

Requirements:

• Broad delivery management knowledge and experience spanning traditional project management methodologies in addition to agile practices adaptability is key
• Must have experience managing agile scrum teams
• Demonstrated communication and influencing skills
• Knowledge and understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
• Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Project Server
• Experience in formal techniques of risk management
• Excellent organizational skills
• Experience with agile backlog management tools (Jira, Azure Boards, Polarian, etc)
• Experience working closely with business stakeholders and managing expectations
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Experience in change management