EPMO Project Manager III

Brief Position Summary The EPMO Project Manager II manages both traditional waterfall and agile scrum projects and programs in support of corporate objectives. This includes medium to large projects from initiation to release, consolidates portfolio status, and generates reports for leadership. For waterfall projects, they define scope, facilitate meetings, obtain resources and budget, develop schedules, identify risks and mitigation plans, monitor and report performance, support implementation, and transition deliverables to operational support. For Agile Scrum projects, they serve as Release Train Engineers, organize and coach teams, groom backlogs with Product Owners, facilitate ceremonies (stand‑ups, demos, retrospectives), track and publish sprint radiators, remove impediments, and coordinate releases. They play a key role in helping the organization transition to an Agile methodology and are roughly equivalent to a Program Manager. Duties and Responsibilities General Manages other PMs and indirect staff, both onsite and remotely, for project work. Works directly with the business and IT teams to implement solutions to satisfy various business challenges and objectives. Has in‑depth knowledge of project management methodologies and common software development lifecycles, i.e., Waterfall, Agile. Works with functional owners to assign resources and prioritize across projects. Leads and manages multiple project teams and facilitates effective teamwork to achieve the program goals. Communicates project and program status to stakeholders regularly, including to management and executive steering committees. Authors executive communications. Facilitates business case and ROI development, build‑vs‑buy analysis, and software selection process. Manages all aspects of large cross‑functional projects and programs including business processes, IT infrastructure, and application development. Manages internal and external dependencies within and between projects and programs. Leads implementation of cloud‑based Anything as a Service (XaaS) solutions and system integration projects. Leads proof‑of‑concept projects for new technologies. Acts as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor, and change agent. Maintains confidentiality of necessary information. Maintains and follows all MSC and EPMO standards. Champions development and improvement of EPMO methods and procedures. Participates in special projects and performs additional duties as required. Challenges the status quo and advocates for Program Sponsor. Fosters and drives MSC culture throughout the company to ensure unity of vision and fulfillment of MSC's mission. Waterfall Manages scope of work, recognizes changes, and controls scope. Develops project plans including timelines and resource allocation and drives the team to adhere to the plan. Focuses on deliverables and ensures the team meets them. Manages the triple constraints of scope, budget, and resources. Documents project risk, identifies and tracks risks, and facilitates risk mitigation plans. Provides hands‑on project implementation assistance, troubleshooting, and resolving process problems. Works with the team to obtain accurate estimates for proposed solutions and remains accountable for them. Drives quality control on all implementations while meeting customer expectations. Drives brainstorming and decision making of proposed solutions aligned with expectations. Performs analysis of success factors to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives. Ensures all established schedule, cost, and quality objectives are met. Transitions the project to operational steady state and functional ownership. Responsible for budget and invoice tracking, if applicable. Scrum Guides, coaches, and motivates the team to increase productivity. Removes impediments for the scrum team, develops solutions, and monitors sprint progress. Facilitates decision‑making processes to ensure quick inspection and proper use of the adaptation process. Helps the Product Owner build the product backlog, groom it, and prioritize for the next sprint. Coaches the Product Owner and stakeholders in writing proper user stories. Manages and optimizes the flow of value through the Agile Release Train (ART) and Solution Train using various tools such as Program and Solution Kanban and other information radiators. Facilitates PI Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process that drives the synthesis of a vision, a roadmap, and backlogs, and through pre‑ and post‑PI Planning meetings. Facilitates the PI planning event and assists tracking the execution of features and capabilities. Facilitates periodic synchronization meetings, including the ART sync at the program level and value‑stream sync for Solution Trains at the portfolio level. Assists with economic decision‑making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll‑up to epics, when necessary. Coaches leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean‑Agile practices and mindsets. Education and Experience Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, or other related field (or equivalent experience). Master’s Degree preferred. PMP certification required. Scrum Master certification, or equivalent, required. Minimum five years of experience in project management methodologies, such as waterfall and scrum, demonstrating growth in capabilities and responsibilities. Experience working in a Project Management Office (PMO) preferred. Experience working with a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Tool strongly preferred. Experience leading large‑scale projects and programs required; experience managing portfolios a strong plus. Experience managing geographically dispersed teams preferred. Management experience preferred. Five years or equivalent experience implementing projects with technical components preferred. Experience implementing and integrating large complex cloud‑based XaaS solutions preferred. Experience implementing SAP ERP and system integration a strong plus. Experience with agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe preferred. Experience with agile tools to manage backlogs and Kanban boards preferred. Experience with Organizational Change Management (Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter, or Conner methodology) preferred. Experience with business acquisitions and integration preferred. Skills Strong leadership, management, interpersonal, and team‑building skills required. Ability to manage multiple programs and interdependencies simultaneously; assumes responsibility for achieving program objectives. Ability to think conceptually and strategically required. Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills required. Highly organized with excellent time‑management skills required. Ability to delegate and demonstrate strong follow‑up skills required. Advanced understanding of Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) required; Office 365 preferred. Waterfall: Ability to create a Work Breakdown Structure, identify dependencies and constraints, and generate a critical path. Waterfall: Strong knowledge of Microsoft Project or similar tools and formal project‑management principles required. Waterfall: Ability to identify risks, develop mitigation plans, document issues, develop resolution plans, capture decisions, and develop escalation plans. Waterfall: Ability to manage complex technology implementations. Scrum: Ability to forecast the number of user stories possible in an iteration through various agile forecasting and estimating techniques, based on reliable estimations. Scrum: Ability to apply agile techniques such as user stories, continuous integration, ATDD, TDD, continuous testing, automated testing, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, etc. Scrum: Ability to communicate with stakeholders, elevate impediments, manage risk, and coordinate multiple scrum teams. Scrum: Facilitation skills for demos, retrospectives, and sprint planning. Other Requirements Supports project milestones (e.g., go‑live) off‑hours as appropriate. A valid driver’s license and ability to travel up to 10% required. Compensation Starting at $82,670 to $129,910 depending on candidate location and experience. The salary range is based on comparable roles and labor costs in the respective city. Actual compensation is based on the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and peer‑pay equity. The Company reserves the right to modify the range as market conditions change. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. No sponsorship or visa transfer is available at this time. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement At MSC, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and our associates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any category protected by applicable law. Accommodation requests can be made at any stage of the recruitment process; applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements known. #J-18808-Ljbffr MSC Industrial Supply Co.