Scrum Lead

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Scrum Lead in Raleigh, NC

Responsibilities: 

• Embedded in the dev team (day-to-day support).
• Accountable for on-time and on-budget delivery of software projects
• Provides agile coaching support to the team and product partner.
• Leads the team in identifying/implementing better ways of working.
• Focuses on iterative/ incremental value delivery.
• Expectation management on delivery and capacity.
• Communicates progress towards goals/milestones - Project status.
• Identifies/manages issues, risks and dependencies early and works to resolve in timely manner - RAID.
• Assist’s teams on staying focused and organized.
• Facilitates continuous improvement via regular retros and metrics analysis/tracking
• Helps with cross-team communications and coordinates dependencies.
• Tracks meeting minutes, actions, follow ups, summaries

• Project Management:
  • Schedules/Timelines
  • Release Planning
  • Risk Identification and Mitigation
  • Influencing Resource management/allocation.
  • Project Planning
  • Change Management
  • Metrics/Performance Management of Development Teams
  • Stakeholder Communication and Management
  • Dependency Management
• Agile:
  • Knowledge of the philosophy/principles of Agile
  • Experience in coaching teams/stakeholders in Agile principles.
  • Knowledge of delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Knowledge of scaled frameworks (Scrum-at-Scale, SAFe, LeSS)
• Soft Skills:
  • Executive presence
  • Facilitation - meetings, workshops, ceremonies.
  • Communication - Written and Verbal
  • Stakeholder relations - ability to work with multiple levels of the organization.
  • Negotiation
  • Presentation

• 5+ years of IT PMO experience
• Bachelors degree in technology related fields (Information Technology, Project Management, Computer Science, etc.)
• Project Governance/Agile Certifications required (PMP, CSM, CSPO, etc.)

 
 
Title: Scrum Lead
Location: Raleigh, NC
Client Industry: Insurance