Job Description

Job opportunities in Multiple locations-Richmond, VA/ New York, NY/ McLean, VA/ Plano, TX

Responsibilities:

• Main point of contact for the Agile Delivery Team and is solely responsible for planning and facilitation of all Agile ceremonies, delivery, timelines, and adoption of tools
• Ensures team(s) maintain focus on quality and continuous delivery
• Understands and coaches the team on delivery controls/compliance to minimize operational/reputational risk
• Understands and supports the product and technical strategies
• Facilitate PI Planning with the PO and team to identify OKRs, prioritize epics, estimate stories, and identify dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies
• Manages JIRA / Backlog and organizes and reports progress on epics
• Own stakeholder communication and provides visibility into delivery targets, commitments, timelines, and progress (e.g. S2s, release announcements)
• Facilitate engagement with the 'right' people and help build bridges where gaps are identified
• Integrates Agile & Lean principles into team practices and work products
• Coaches Product Owner/team on backlog refinement and prioritization

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ Years of Agile experience
• Scrum Alliance CSM, CSP certification, PMI-ACP, Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM), Certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master, Certified SAFe® Practitioner, or Certified SAFe® Release Train Engineer
• At least 2 year of experience using Jira
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate to all levels of the organization
• Relationship management and ability to navigate difficult situations

Job Requirements

Scrum, Agilr, Jira, Kanban, CSM, Lean