Job Description

• Establish and maintain processes to manage scope over the project lifecycle, setting project quality and performance standards, and assessing and managing risk within, and across,
• multiple projects
• Structure and manage integrated, multi-track project performance databases for multiple digital, print, social, broadcast, and experiential projects, with an eye on overall progress
• Develop and maintain partnerships with outside resources—including third-party vendors and researchers
• Manage project conflicts, challenges, and dynamic business requirements to keep operations running at a high performance
• Working with a team leads to resolving people’s problems and project roadblocks
• Monitor and assign resources appropriately to streamline project efficiency and maximize deliverable outputs
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels as needed—escalating issues as necessary based on project work plans
• Presents high-level project readouts for Senior management
• Support product owner(s) with intra-team dynamics concerning priorities and scope
• Manage other special projects as assigned
• MS Project knowledge is an added bonus

General

• Minimum 2 years of project management experience
• Demonstrable expertise in agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, etc.
• Thrives in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Expert coach on implementation of agile scrum
• Deep understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
• Strong knowledge of Scrum theory, rules, and practices
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile procedures to predict the development teams’ needs
• Solid experience working with Architecture teams to assess and size story/epics
• Passionate commitment to delivering products on time
• Comfortable with presenting project readouts to Executive level audience
• Deep understanding of agile metrics (tasks, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity,
• user stories etc.) to analyze and improve sprint planning
• Ability to understand and represent both the business and technology
• Excellent communicator in person, over the phone, and through email
• Self-motivated, organized