Scrum Master Project Manager / Agile Project Manager
Position:
Scrum Master / Agile Specialist
Location:
Remote
Duration:
12 Months
Client: AbbVie (Direct Client) - Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry
Must have Pharma/Biotech/Medical Device/HealthCare Exp.
Location/Site 100% Remote
Daily Work Schedule Expectations 9-2 Pacific time are core hours. Any flex outside of that based on US time zone is fine.
- Top 3 – 5 Skills Needed for each role
- Proficiency in Jira
- Background in tech project management
- Cross functional collaboration
- Adaptability
- Tech industry experience
- Travel Required: Y/N NoAgile Specialist
- As the Agile Specialist, you will report to the Senior Manager, Agile Practices as well as continuously collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to solve the most important technical problems.
- You Will:
- Lead and refine continuous planning, ensuring ongoing planning for and visibility to a rolling quarter + plan for the team/s you support.
- Maintain engineering team schedules, ensuring proper resource planning and translation of estimates to key milestone dates.
- Track project milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and timelines to ensure projects and programs stay on track and meet delivery timelines.
- Remove obstacles that may hinder the team's progress.
- Coordinate communication between different teams, departments, and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and PMO to manage and prioritize the product backlog.
- Ensure engineers have necessary product requirements and UX designs to stay on track and meet deadlines.
- Serve as the key liaison between software development teams and external stakeholders building advocacy and credibility.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog maintenance and refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Promote Agile best practices and educate team members to enhance team performance and productivity.
- Support the JIRA management for teams they support and other tools as appropriate.
- Provide burndown charts, velocity tracking, and other agile performance metrics to inform and resolve issues with the team and manager(s).
- Required Experience & Skills:Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field.
- 5+ years’ experience in an Agile environment with experience using Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.
- Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, and related tooling.
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