Project Manager/Scrum Master -- Washington, DC

Job Title: Project Manager/Scrum Master

Location: Washington, DC

Duration: 9 Months

Job Description

The client is looking for a Project Manager/Scrum Master leading a team of support personnel in the support of transit applications.

Duties/Responsibilities:
Work with Product Management team to define requirements pipeline to consolidate products and priorities.
Plan with stakeholders for gathering specs on functional and non-functional features and plan for PI event from prioritized product value stream.
Collaborate with BAs, Product Management, Enterprise Architects to understand the functionality implications, work intake channels and data sources.
Overseeing multiple new initiatives using Agile methodology, ensuring timely delivery through agile execution methodologies. Devised service/process blueprints and evaluated platforms such as Jira Service Management and ServiceNow platform optimization for modernization.
Participating and oversight in the Product Backlog grooming for effective planningand prioritization.
Collaborating with product management team and users to understand the stories and technical implications of implementation.
Working with scrum masters, scrum teams are enabling them in writing epics, stories, Definition of done,
Collaborating with Jira admins to create new schema, field mapping, configuring transition and actions in the Jira workflow to set the right process for the team to deliver the status.
Created portfolio dashboard, Team level Kanban board for each product line to track the daily activities and progress across the projects.
Manage program risks, issues, day-to-day completion statuses to the senior client leadership to ensure product lines are tracked as planned via Jira kanban.
Collaborated with C-suite & sponsors, Portfolio leadership in strategizing and delivery of critical and operational delivery requirements, Metrics and delivering the status of the program for delivery & Process Excellence.
Playing Agile coach role and lead enterprise-wide training strategy on Kanban and Agile principles

Requirements:
A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business administration, or a related field
Strong leadership and team management skills are vital to effectively guide project teams and coordinate with stakeholders at all levels.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary for clear and effective communication with team members and stakeholders,
The ability to identify and address project-related challenges, risks, and issues proactively is important in ensuring project success.
Familiarity with project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or a hybrid approach is beneficial, as different projects may require different methodologies.
Preparing and supporting procurement related artifacts, including COTR support related to vendor contract activities and of procurements for phases.
Experience in managing mobile application development.

Preferred Requirements:
Scrum certified.
Experience in working mobile application development projects
Experience in Transit applications and systems.
Experience with Azure based backend projects.

Thanks and Regards

Saikiran