IT Project Manager

Maximus is currently seeking an IT Project Manager to support our Enterprise Technology Program Management Office (EPMO). In this role, you will be responsible for leading technology projects, facilitating collaboration across business and technical teams, and ensuring successful delivery through effective project management and Agile practices. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate strong leadership, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

This is a remote position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the point of contact and client interface for project technology related issues.

• Manage project expectations, evaluate project needs, and communicate with stakeholders to ensure that program needs are met with respect to urgency and priority.

• Review all project deliverables to ensure quality and accuracy meet project, stakeholder, and contractual standards.

• Execute all project management functions; including work breakdown, monitoring and tracking of technical progress against the defined timetables, budgets, staff assignments and developments.

• Lead and direct the successful delivery of services while ensuring that assigned projects adhere to the approved life cycle work patterns, standards, and procedures for solution delivery.

• Provide detailed direction during various stages of the lifecycle to include requirements analysis, testing and potentially programming support.

• Identify, track, manage, and communicate risks and issues with stakeholders and upper management.

• Assure the project is in compliance with company standards and procedures.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and coach Agile teams: Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to promote effective team collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Owners, technical leads, QA, business operations, shared services, and client-facing teams to align priorities, dependencies, and delivery timelines.

• Tracking and Reporting: Provide project and team performance metrics including status, risks, issues, dependencies, blockers, velocity, burnup/burndown, milestones, and decisions clearly to leadership and stakeholders.

• Impediment Removal: Identify and resolve obstacles that may hinder the team's progress, ensuring a smooth and efficient workflow.?

• Coaching and Mentoring: Provide guidance and support to team members on Agile best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.?

• Progress Monitoring: Track and report on team performance metrics ensuring transparency and accountability.?

• Agile Advocacy: Promote Agile values and principles within the organization, driving adoption and adherence to Agile methodologies.

• Continuous Improvement: Encourage and facilitate process improvements to enhance team efficiency and product quality.

Minimum Requirements

'- Bachelor's degree in related field.

• 5-7 years of relevant professional experience required.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field. Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

• 5+ years of project management, Scrum Master, or Agile delivery experience.

• 3+ years facilitating Scrum ceremonies for software development or IT delivery teams.

• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or Agile teams.

• Experience in creating project plans, status reports, RAID logs, and executive-level updates.

• Experience working with technical teams, business stakeholders, QA, systems analysts, and production support teams.

• Experience using project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PSM I, SAFe Scrum Master, PMP, or PMI-ACP preferred.

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Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Minimum Salary

$100,000

Maximum Salary

$120,000