Consultant Project Manager Business Analyst

Overview

Artic Consulting is expanding our organization, building a values-driven global organization known for our commitment to excellence and business impact, outstanding working relationships with clients and team members, and leading-edge knowledge in business consulting and technology solutions.This is a full-time, direct-hire position. The Project Manager should be proficient in Scrum methodologies, requirement gathering, and testing processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria
• Create and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and risk registers
• Coordinate and communicate with internal and external teams to ensure timely and quality delivery of project outputs
• Monitor and report on project progress, issues and risks to senior management and possibly the client
• Conduct quality assurance and user acceptance testing of project deliverables
• Ensure compliance with company policies, standards, and best practices
• Gather and analyze requirements for Microsoft-based solutions
• Create detailed documentation, workflows, and user stories to support project development
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure clear communication
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and requirement validation sessions
• Translate business needs into functional and non-functional requirements
• Work closely with development teams to ensure requirements are correctly implemented
• Apply Scrum methodologies to ensure Agile best practices within the team
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies such as stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming
• Act as a Scrum Master, guiding teams on Agile principles and removing impediments
• Mentor teams on Agile methodologies to improve efficiency and productivity
• Assist in story writing and estimation, ensuring user stories are well defined, properly estimated, and aligned with business priorities
• Review requirements and user stories in Azure DevOps to ensure accuracy and completeness before development begins, providing feedback and adjustments as needed
  
  

Quality Analyst (QA) (Beneficial Skills):

• Ensure Microsoft-based applications meet high-quality standards through thorough testing
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test strategies (both manual and automated)
• Work with Azure DevOps or similar platforms for test management and tracking
• Identify, document, and track bugs and defects and work with development teams for resolution
• Ensure adherence to quality assurance best practices and continuous process improvement
  
  

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Great organizational skills including keeping track of lots of details, tasks, and action items
• Knowledge and understanding of project methodologies such as Agile/Scrum, Waterfall
• Prior knowledge of Office Productivity Suite
• Experience in managing software development projects using agile methodologies and tools such as Azure, Jira and Microsoft Office
• Ability to document simple Business Requirements
• Ability to learn the business landscape through interviews with key stakeholders, where detailed notes are captured and collected to allow others to benefit from the information
• Basic knowledge of software development lifecycle, processes, and technologies
• Proactively seek ways to increase the level of responsibility and take ownership of new areas of responsibility
• Possessing at least a beginner knowledge with coding is a plus
• Ability to raise issues and challenges appropriately to management
• Self-motivated and self-disciplined team player; ability to accomplish project-related tasks with some guidance
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, high-output, time sensitive environment
• Ability to self-educate and fully complete training programs
• Ability to assist with the successful management of small/medium sized projects
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Desire to receive feedback and create a course of action based on feedback
• Proven ability to build, manage, and foster a team-oriented environment
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Desire to work in a technical and business environment with passion for Project Management
• Prior consulting experience is preferred
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity:

• Artic Consulting is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
• All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law
• Artic is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women
• Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring
  
  

Benefits

Join Artic and you will benefit from outstanding professional support and investment in your development. You will have the opportunity to learn from and be coached by the best in the business – supportive leaders and colleagues who can pass on their industry, technical and functional expertise.

This also includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits, 401k, vacation, and training stipend.

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