The Technical Project Manager / Agilist will have experience in executing large and complex network operations projects.
This role requires a deep understanding and implementation of agile/scrum disciplines and a rich background of project successes. The ideal candidate is energetic, personable, and thrives in a dynamic environment. The role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to prioritize tasks, manage timelines, and deliver products that meet customer needs and business objectives. You will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, drive continuous improvement, and foster a collaborative and productive team environment.
Position Overview: The Technical Project Manager / Agilist is responsible for leading all day-to-day activities of various small to large sized projects within the overall portfolio of the assigned technology domain. They will work with leaders of release trains and scrum teams for projects that roll into larger programs. The role involves planning, monitoring, executing, and ensuring successful completion of projects on scope, budget, and schedule, while meeting all project metrics for quality. The Technical PM will lead Daily Stands, Planning Meetings, Retros, and Review Meetings and must utilize techniques that drive teams toward continuous improvement. Must be able to coach teams toward metrics improvements and mitigation of antipatterns with a focus toward Lean/Agile delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
Agile/Project Management:
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and practices.
Create and manage Rally features, and user stories.
Monitor and control projects by managing track level milestones, scope, issues, and risks.
Facilitate and report on key track level metrics, providing visibility for proactive decision-making.
Develop and implement communication strategies to ensure status, activities, accomplishments, issues, and risks are effectively communicated.
Lead and facilitate project management processes including quarterly planning, status meetings, supporting scrum teams, backlog management, and tracking team progress.
Collaboration and Facilitation:
Collaborate with all teams to gather project status efficiently and lead forward-looking, action-oriented team meetings.
Manage expectations of internal and external stakeholders through transparent and proactive reporting, ongoing planning, dependency discussions, and impact analysis.
Work with train teams and Program Managers to maintain track level plans and roadmaps.
Own track level artifacts, processes, and monitoring artifacts.
Facilitate and assist in dependency management and impact analysis.
Process Improvement and Leadership:
Provide process leadership, direction, and support to operations/scrum teams by reviewing deliverables, identifying opportunities for improvement, and contributing to the continuous improvement of best practices.
Ensure proactive decision making by the Program Leadership stakeholders through aggregated information on delivery timelines, capacity, and key risks.
Maintain a roadmap that aligns with the Program plan, working with teams and Technical Leads.
Qualifications:
Experience:
3-5 years of experience working with Software Development teams facilitating Scrum events, including Daily Stand Ups, Planning/Refinement Meetings, Review/Demo Meetings, and Retrospectives.
Experience in project management capacity implementing large enterprise software systems.
Experience and deep understanding of Little's Law, Flow Efficiency, Throughput, Cycle Time, Lean, Lead time, Team Dysfunctions, Antipatterns, and Team Analysis.
Skills:
Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to help teams with brainstorming and driving the desired value of each meeting.
Strong enthusiasm and interpersonal skills.
Ability to teach, coach, and mentor Scrum Team members to successful project delivery.
Highly motivated with a positive, assertive personality.
Ability to work independently and take strong initiative as a self-starter.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage stakeholder expectations.
Education and Certification:
Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) required.
Additional certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification(s) or equivalent, Certified Product Owner, and Rally experience are nice to haves.

Job Requirements:
IF THE ATTACHED GRID IS NOT INCLUDED ON TOP OF THE RESUME IT WILL BE DECLINED AND YOU WILL LOSE THAT SUBMITTAL SLOT. The grid is intended to be screening questions that your recruiter should ask while they re speaking to the candidates. And the recruiters are supposed to be adding the notes from the call in the brief summary column. Not intended to let the candidates write up their own answers.. DO NOT COPY WHAT'S ALREADY ON THE RESUME.Must be local to Atlanta to be considered
They will be required to be onsite 4-10 times per month. Currently we are onsite 1 day per week, but that could increase at some point to up to 2 days.
Additional Information:
Portfolio:
Candidates are asked to provide a portfolio of Agile techniques and activities done in the past with teams they have worked with.
Contract Opportunity:
This is a contract opportunity with the potential for a Full-Time role after the initial 6 months.
PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS
(Technical Project Manager/Agilist)
How do you approach coaching and mentoring Scrum teams to improve their performance and Agile practices? Can you share a specific example of how your coaching led to measurable improvements in a team's performance?
Can you describe a time when you had to manage dependencies between multiple Scrum teams? How did you ensure alignment and coordination across the teams?
How do you determine which KPIs or metrics to use with a team or project? Should metrics be standardized across all teams? Please explain your approach and reasoning.
MUST HAVES
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Certification
3-5 years of experience working with Software Development teams facilitating Scrum events
Strong facilitation skills
Experience with Agile methodologies and metrics (e.g., Little s Law, Flow Efficiency, Throughput, Cycle Time, Lean, Lead time):
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills:
NICE TO HAVES:
Additional certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification(s) or Certified Product Owner
Experience with Rally or similar Agile project management tools
Experience managing large enterprise software systems
Portfolio of Agile techniques and activities
Rally experience (ability to learn, if no experience)
Kanban experience Technical Project Manager II