Project Manager/Scrum Master

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Project Manager/Scrum Master to join our team in Peoria, IL! We offer a HYBRID work model, full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your technical career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 500 company - let's talk!

Open to W2 ONLY - absolutely NO C2C allowed for this role...

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the team ceremonies: Scrum sprint planning, refinement, sprint demos, and retrospective.
• Facilitate team conflict resolution by focusing on scrum values of openness, honesty, and respect.
• Help team/individual/product owners clarify goals and actions to achieve them.
• Facilitate team to estimate and plan product/solution in a variety of tools with minor supervision.
• Ensure team is incorporating feedback from customers, end-users, and key stakeholders to increase value for our customers continually.
• Shield teams from outside distraction/interference.
• Track and remove impediments with little to no assistance.
• Collaborate with functional SMEs to better define product scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Work with the Product Owner to document and make visible the product/solution scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Develop estimates, schedules, effort, and cost based on best practices and experience.
• Identify capacity related risks, recommend potential mitigation, and escalate appropriately, and remediate.
• Create an environment of accountability within the delivery team.
• Work closely with functional team members to understand product/solution inter-dependencies.
• Execute product delivery based on agile methodologies defined by the enterprise.
• Become proficient at using DevOps/Agile tooling and related tools.
• Identify, document, and escalate resource constraints, conflicts, and impediments
• Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders to meet project deliverables and benefit case.
• Ensure product/solution alignment with enterprise standards and processes.
• Create an appropriate support model that addresses the support need of the product/solution.
• Update technical and job knowledge by learning from more senior-level scrum masters, self-education, and read professional publications.
• Responsible for 6 products or services.
• Oversee and participate in business analysis and organizational change management.
• Support and educate the Product Owner, especially with respect to refinement and maintaining the product backlog and prioritization.
• Understand and adhere to Cat Digital and corporate governance processes.
• Provide agile leadership and oversight for low to moderate complexity.
• Provide reports to the Manager, Stakeholders oversight for low to moderate complexity.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience.
• 8 years’ IT experience OR 5 years’ product/project management experience.
• 7 years’ agile/scrum experience.
• 4 years’ experience working in an Agile environment as a Scrum Master with knowledge and demonstrated expertise in applying Agile best practices, Scrum ceremonies, and scaled Agile practices.
• 4 years’ experience in the software development life cycle.
• 3 years’ experience in sprint and program increment planning.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Experience running multiple Scrum ceremonies.
• Experience implementing Agile estimation techniques.
• Experience in managing multiple projects.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays

Please follow the link to our website for a list of job openings in Engineering, IT, Project Management, and more! https://www.dsnworldwide.com

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $55.00 - $58.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Peoria, Ill: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Peoria, Ill

Salary : $55 - $58