Agile Project Manager

National Information Solutions Cooperative - Saint Louis, MO

Full-time

Saint Louis, MO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As an Agile Project Manager at NISC, you will play a crucial role in managing software projects that contribute to providing power and communications to millions of homes across the country. This position requires a strong commitment to project management principles and practices, particularly within an Agile framework. You will coordinate and execute various projects and change management initiatives, ensuring that all aspects of project planning and monitoring are effectively handled. Your expertise will guide project teams in utilizing Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies, project processes, workflows, and best practices to deliver high-quality products and services. In this role, you will facilitate and support essential project events, including project meetings, stakeholder reviews, and retrospectives. Collaboration is key, as you will assist in project planning sessions and facilitate cause mitigation meetings when necessary. Clear communication is paramount; you will prioritize maintaining effective communication channels between cross-functional teams to ensure project success. Additionally, you will be responsible for identifying and measuring the complexity, effort, risk, and uncertainty associated with project scopes, creating and maintaining detailed reports and dashboards for stakeholder and management review. Your proactive approach will help resolve escalated items and clear project impediments or blockers, while also building and managing positive relationships with internal stakeholders. A commitment to NISC's Statement of Shared Values is essential, and you will be expected to perform other duties as assigned to support the organization's mission.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute projects and change management initiatives, including all aspects of project planning and monitoring.
• Guide project teams on using Agile SDLC and project processes, workflows, best practices, and principles.
• Facilitate and support project events such as project meetings, stakeholder reviews, and project retrospectives.
• Collaborate and assist with project planning sessions.
• Facilitate cause mitigation meetings as needed.
• Prioritize clear communications and ensure effective communication between cross-functional teams.
• Identify and measure the complexity, effort, risk, and uncertainty of project scopes.
• Create and maintain detailed reports and dashboards for stakeholder or management review.
• Work to resolve escalated items and clear project impediments/blockers.
• Proactively build and manage positive relationships with internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of related experience preferred.
• Advanced level knowledge of Agile, Information System Project Management, and general project management best practices and theory.
• Ability to analyze data and draw meaningful business conclusions relevant to Project Management.
• Advanced level knowledge of business-related software applications and services.
• Superior research and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Excellent ability to set and manage internal and external Member/Customer expectations.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Superior presentation and training skills.
• Excellent telephone/email etiquette and ability to deal effectively with Member/Customers.
• Superior ability to demonstrate initiative and accountability.
• Excellent ability to multitask and manage time effectively.
• Excellent ability to demonstrate professionalism.
• Working level knowledge of change management best practices.
• Ability to travel as often as necessary to meet the goals and objectives of the position.
• Superior ability in effective decision making.
• Advanced level negotiation skills.
• Strong ability to mentor others.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.