Scrum Master / Project Manager
Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC

Job Info

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***REMOTE OPPORTUNITY***

Our client in the Cleveland, Ohio area is looking for a Project Manager / Scrum Master for a 1 year contract position.

Scrum Master- servant leader to scrum team. Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies. Stand ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives.

Project Manager - Manage projects schedule, budgets, leadership communication.

Description:

This position is responsible for managing software development projects, using both Agile/Scrum and traditional Project Management methodologies. The incumbent is responsible for establishing and/or executing existing project management, planning and monitoring techniques to ensure projects and support processes are achieved per quality, cost, and schedule commitments. Other responsibilities include: establishing effective relationships with the end-users, leadership, and project team; developing work plans and estimates for projects, managing multiple projects concurrently, and communicating project status to ensure planned delivery.

Project Management
* Ensures that projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with the expected level of quality.
* Works with team to prepare estimates and timelines for project tasks.
* Facilitates project communications to promote team participation and sense of ownership.
* Prepares and manages work plans that consider sound risk assessment, project co-dependencies, and resource constraints.
* Reports status and progress of assigned projects to stakeholders.
* Ensures that a Project methodology is used effectively and consistently across all projects under the incumbent's control.

Scrum Master
* Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
* Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving.
* Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
* Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
* Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
* Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example.
Continuous Improvement
* Encourages and maintains respectful and productive relationships, promoting teamwork.
* Works with team to assess, monitor and improve delivery, content, and quality measures according to defined goals.
* Consistently performs work according to the prescribed project methodology, so as to attain repeatability and consistency from project to project.
* Assists stakeholders in assessing and improving procedures, policies, and practices.


Relevant Experience:
* Minimum 3 years of active and successful Project Management experience.
* Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for at least one year for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory. (Adjust based on your necessity)
* Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
* Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown technologies, various Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.).
* Demonstrated communication skills to effectively provide and receive information relative to assigned projects.
* Requires strong organizational skills and excellent problem-solving skills to handle ambiguous project parameters, changing priorities, and tight schedules.
* Demonstrated attention to detail and quality measures.
* Demonstrated ability to make well thought out logical decisions.
* Must be a self-motivated and have the ability to drive projects to completion
* Must be quick learner and easily adaptable to change.

If qualified and interested, please submit a resume and rate expectations using the link below.

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Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Company Profile:

Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries utilizing a complete suite of staffing services. Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs.

Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles.

Learn more about Beacon Hill Staffing Group and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.beaconhillstaffing.com.

We look forward to working with you.

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