PROJECT SUPPORT AGILE DELIVERY LEAD

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Ability to define, implement, and maintain project process guidance (e.g., project plan and subordinate plans), tailoring organizational processes as needed in collaboration with Scrum Master.
• Ability to ensure team's adherence to project processes and best practices identified in collaboration with Scrum Master.
• Ability to identify, clarify, and resolve issues and risks, escalating them as needed.
• Ability to manage stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to negotiate changes to commitments/requirements.
• Ability to react/produce in an Agile project atmosphere.
• Ability to review ongoing and proposed projects to identify opportunities for reuse and process improvement.
• Experience leading and mentoring IT project teams
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Strong knowledge of project management and software development methodology and tools: Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, SDLC, DevOps, SAFe
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Role & Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the project team adheres to project operational standards and follow Microsoft Azure DevOps processes for reporting tasks, defects and time
• Organize and lead project status, working meetings and scrum ceremonies if applicable (such as daily standup, backlog grooming session and sprint retrospectives)
• Prepare and distribute progress reports and meeting minutes
• With help from the team, implement, and maintain the project or work plan
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to coordinate project schedules.
• Ensure that the project team follows all quality assurance processes, including periodic reviews and knowledge transitions with minimum impact on project delivery.
• Ensure that all requirements, project plans, and changes to commitment are communicated to all affected stakeholders.
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations.
• Define release scope and schedule, with focus on regular and timely delivery of value.
• Collaborate with team to identify impediments and help facilitate resolution.
• Seek management help to remove impediments being faced by the team.
• Represent the project team at meetings.
• Create project and work plans for assigned program work streams
• Balance scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risks. Make adjustments as necessary.
• Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process and take corrective actions to deliver the project on time, within budget.
• Obtain buy-in from senior management for all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, quality assurance plans, budget, schedule, and scope changes.
• Help define team member roles and expectations, and ensure project resources are used effectively.
• Assist in team development, while holding teams accountable for their commitments and removing roadblocks to their work;
• Assist in leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work
• Help manage relationships with all suppliers and subcontractors. Monitor their progress and adherence to the contract.