Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager / Scrum Master
Location: Minneapolis, MN (Onsite a minimum of 3 days a week - Local candidates only)

Start Date:  ASAP
Duration: Initial engagement through 6/30/24 with extensions after that

Hours/Week: 40 hours 

Rate: $60 - $70/hour

Contract Type: W2 Only (No 1099’s or Corp to Corp) 

Scope of Services:

The Scrum Master will play a pivotal role in delivering projects with precision, ensuring adherence to business requirements, timelines, and budgets. Their responsibilities include creating and maintaining comprehensive project plans, supporting Agile projects through active participation in Scrum activities, and developing effective communication plans for both internal and external stakeholders. The candidate will collaborate with functional managers to ensure optimal project resourcing, assign and monitor tasks within the project team, and perform insightful project plan analyses. This individual will excel in managing projects from initiation to closure, interfacing with stakeholders to set and manage expectations, and addressing issues and risks effectively. Proficiency in project documentation, including scope, requirements, design, and status reports, is essential. The candidate should also possess expertise in Project Management methodologies, tools, SDLC, and demonstrate familiarity with industry products, functions, and service policies. Skills in Microsoft Project Server and Scrum tools such as Jira are highly desirable, along with experience in formal risk management techniques. The candidate will bring excellent organizational skills, relationship management capabilities, and experience in change management. Familiarity with the Financial and Insurance Product Industry is a plus, and candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification, PMP certification or other formal project management training, and a minimum of three years of project management experience.

Essential Functions:

• Deliver projects that meet business requirements on time and within budget.
• Create and maintain project plan; identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones tasks; collect and report on progress to plan against individual project tasks as well as against the overall project.
• Support Agile projects (Scrum meetings, Sprint Planning, Demo’s, Retrospectives, backlog/burnup charts)
• Create a communication plan that includes both internal and external project communication documents, meetings, and reporting requirements.
• Work with functional managers to assure complete and appropriate resourcing.
• Assign and monitor work of project team members, providing support and direction.
• Perform project plan analysis to identify critical path and resource issues.
• Manage the project from initiation through delivery and closure.
• Create a communication plan that includes both internal and external project communication, meetings, and reporting requirements.
• Interface with project stakeholders to manage expectations.
• Manage issues and risks from identification to resolution.
• Manage project documentation including project documents (i.e. scope, requirements, design) status reports, meeting minutes, risks, issues, decisions, and action items.
• Manage the project budget.
• Consult with management on an ongoing basis to maintain strategic link to business needs.
• Assure compliance with company project management policies and standards.

Knowledge, Skill & Competency Requirements:

• Must have experience managing AGILE Scrum Teams
• Demonstrated communication and influencing skills.
• Knowledge of Project Management methodologies and tools.
• Knowledge and understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Knowledge of industry products, functions, marketing and/or service policies and procedures.
• Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Project Server
• Experience in formal techniques of risk management
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Experience with Scrum tools (Jira, Polarian, etc)
• Experience working closely with business teams
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Experience in change management
• Financial and Insurance Product Industry Experience is a plus

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) required
• PMP certification or other formal project management training required.
• Must have at least three years project management experience.

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