Overview:
WHO WE ARE:
Beyondsoft Consulting, Inc. is a leading technical solutions and consulting partner. We combine emerging technologies and proven methodologies to tailor elegant solutions that solve complex challenges and empower our customers to accelerate their business goals. For the past 25+ years we have been providing a broad range of high-quality IT services, including staff augmentation, business process outsourcing, custom software solutions, test automation, digital enablement, and other software engineering and digital transformation services.
WHAT WE’RE ABOUT:
We believe that collaboration, transparency, and accountability are the values that guide our business, our delivery, and our brand. Everyone has something to bring to the table, and we believe in working together with our peers and clients to leverage the best of one another in everything we do. When we proactively collaborate, business decisions become easier, innovation is greater, and outcomes are better.
Our ability to achieve our mission and live out our values depends upon a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture. So, we strive to foster a workplace where people have the respect, support, and voice they deserve, where innovative ideas flourish, and where people can unleash their brilliance. For more information regarding DEI at Beyondsoft, please go to https://www.beyondsoft.com/diversity/.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking a Project Manager responsible for leading technical projects with agile methodology and product teams. The role will be accountable for working with cross-functional teams to implement and deliver data solutions aligned with strategies and plans for technology, across customer and business facing product and platform teams.
Responsibilities:
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
- Guides teams on long term projects or continuous improvement work.
- Coaches teams of Associate and Contract Analysts, QA, and Engineering team members on agile values and principles.
- Serves as a facilitator and guide to help teams become self-organized and implement agile frameworks including Scrum and Kanban.
- Seeks diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation.
- Develops effective relationships within technology and with stakeholders.
- Participates in early forecast activities to estimate staffing and effort to scope initiatives for complex technology projects.
- Plan, participate, and lead project leadership team or steering leadership team meetings.
- Anticipate risks, perform contingency planning, and resolve roadblocks.
- Accountable for delivery of highly complex, cross-functional projects impacting the enterprise.
- Facilitates and is accountable for agile team ceremonies such as: team daily standup, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint demo, team retrospective, etc.
- Helps team remove obstacles to delivery and promotes continuous improvement throughout the development lifecycle.
- Responsible for measuring the agile team’s performance using various agile metrics and tools such as: sprint burndown chart, control chart, cycle time reports, cumulative flow diagrams, and Say-Do metrics.
- Accountable for scope, schedule, and communication management.
- Provides leadership and direction during the design, development, support, and implementation of business capabilities as it relates to application and technical delivery.
- Participate in the development and sustainability of project management and scrum master frameworks.
Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree required, in Computer Science or related field preferred and 5+ years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5-8 years Project Management experience with a focus on Agile
- Preferred experience in managing data integration projects
- Agile Project Management Certifications with demonstratable application desired
- Proficient in project management discipline and tools
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Confluence, Service Now, Lucidchart & Lucidspark Whiteboard
WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER:
We take pride in offering competitive compensation and benefits along with a company culture that embodies continuous learning, growth, and training with a dedicated focus on employee satisfaction and work/life balance.
- A competitive pay
- 12 days per year of vacation
- 5 days discretionary per year
- 12 paid holidays per year
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Other benefits such as:
Beyondsoft provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regards to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, and the full employee lifecycle up through and including termination.