Infrastructure Project Manager

Infrastructure Project Manager

The project manager will be responsible for planning, managing and monitoring infrastructure initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Projects are managed and delivered using Azure DevOps (ADO). Deliverables include:
• Creating and maintaining project plans in ADO
• Identifying, reporting, and escalating risks and issues using ADO
• Define, groom, and prioritize epics, features, and user stories
• Facilitate Product Backlog Grooming Meetings
• Facilitate Release Planning Workshops
• Produce Release Plan
• Facilitate Sprint Review and Retrospective Meeting
• Implement sprint process improvements
• Manage and monitor project costs against budget

Must Have Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related business field.
• Successful Agile project/program management experience; at least 3 in the professional services sector with an emphasis on technology and culture initiatives.
• Proven ability to prioritize and drive solution-centric efforts across a geographically distributed Agile teams of business and technology professionals.
• Strong background/experience with the utilization of digital, cloud-based emerging technologies and data analytics to drive innovation and client service.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills - Ability to communicate difficult subject matter in a clear and concise fashion and enable successful delivery of innovation.
• Ability to effectively execute job duties in a collaborative manner and with sound judgment, pragmatism, and a bias toward results.
• Self-confident, is comfortable presenting information to large groups of people, facilitating meetings, and building consensus.
• Strong and demonstrated skills in conflict resolution, collaboration, negotiation, influencing, and leadership.
• Strong organizational skills including critical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• A practitioner of project management with multiple years of experience and practical application of various Agile project management methodologies, tools, and tactics.
• Highly action-oriented, with a leadership style characterized by strong influencing skills; someone who is a change agent who can build collaborative relationships.
• A practical project and change practitioner who delivers services with a pragmatic approach to solving business challenges.
• An advocate of continuous process improvement and proven experience in driving process efficiency, and simplification.
• An engaging and approachable personality and a significant history of working successfully with all levels of staff, from front-line through senior executive.
• Committed to personal and team excellence and someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done.