Project Manager

Role: Project Manager


Location: Santa Clara, CA


Duration: Contract

Must: Agile - scrum, project management

Key Roles & Responsibilities


1. Program Planning & Execution


Lead and coordinate large Agile programs across multiple teams.


Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions.


Define program objectives, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.


Ensure alignment between strategic goals and execution plans.


Track progress against PI objectives and business outcomes.

2. Agile Release Train (ART) Coordination


Collaborate with Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Product Managers, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters.


Manage cross-team dependencies and risks.


Support synchronization across Agile teams.


Ensure smooth execution of ART ceremonies.

3. Stakeholder Management


Engage with business leaders, executives, customers, and technology teams.


Communicate program status, risks, achievements, and upcoming milestones.


Facilitate decision-making and issue resolution.


Manage stakeholder expectations effectively.

4. Risk & Dependency Management


Identify program-level risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.


Maintain RAID logs.


Drive mitigation and contingency plans.


Escalate critical blockers when required.

5. Governance & Reporting


Establish program governance frameworks.


Create executive dashboards and status reports.


Monitor budget, resources, schedules, and program health.


Provide visibility into KPI and OKR progress.

6. Financial & Resource Management


Plan and manage program budgets.


Forecast resource requirements.


Optimize capacity allocation across teams.


Track program spending and benefits realization.

7. Agile Transformation & Coaching


Promote SAFe principles and Agile best practices.


Coach teams and stakeholders on Lean-Agile mindset.


Drive continuous improvement initiatives.


Support Agile maturity assessments.

8. Value Delivery Management


Focus on delivering business value rather than just project milestones.


Ensure prioritization aligns with business objectives.


Measure outcomes using KPIs and customer feedback.


Monitor value streams and flow metrics.