Overview:
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a media and entertainment company that develops produces and markets entertainment news and information. It owns and operates a portfolio of news and entertainment television networks a motion picture company television production operations a television stations group theme parks and a suite of Internetbased businesses.
Position: Project Manager Standard
Location: New York NY 10112
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Remote
Shift: (MonFri) (08.30AM05.30PM)
Job Description:
Qualifications:
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B.S. degree in Information Technology Business Administration other related discipline or equivalent work experience
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13 years of experience as an Agile Project Manager or Scrum Master
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Demonstrated success in management of technical development projects using agile methodologies. Knowledge of tools necessary to perform this role: Jira Confluence PPT Word Lucid etc. Scrum Master or other Agile certifications (required)
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Technology Industry experience (desirable) Key Skills/Strengths Excellent communication skills
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Listening presenting facilitating across functions levels both internal external to the client
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Ability to prioritize effectively develop consensus and drive team decisions
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Selfmotivation; proactively identifies opportunities for improvement
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Highly responsive in times of system/process failure; addresses issues timely and brings them to appropriate resolution/closure
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Cando attitude; thorough detail oriented
Responsibilities:
Core Responsibilities
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Serves to facilitate scrum to the larger team by ensuring the scrum framework is followed.
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He or she is committed to the scrum methodology agile principles and best practicesbut should also remain flexible and open to opportunities for the team to improve their workflow
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Management of project scope milestones and all deliverables using various tools such as Jira
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Work closely with key business stakeholders and peers to understand and refine business requirements strategies and needs as they relate to the Scrum Team deliverables
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Crossfunctional engagement and coordination of internal and external partners to move the ball forward on all aspects of the project.
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Activities include oversight and leadership on the delivery of projects communicating to stakeholders assisting the Product Owner/team in creating user stories and prioritizing the backlog helps manage blockers and dependencies creates and reports status during scrum ceremonies.
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Must be able to utilize and effectively communicate status of technical work to appropriate parties.
Comments/Special Instructions
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.