Program Manager / Scrum Master

$120,000 - $140,000/Yr

E&M Technologies - Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Colorado Springs, CO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

E&M Technologies, Inc. is currently seeking a Program Manager / Scrum Master to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO in support of the United States Air Force Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). ABMS is the service's overarching effort encompassing a new set of technologies, operational requirements, and warfighter integration efforts that will allow commanders and warfighters to share more and better information faster. The Program Manager / Scrum Master will be responsible for the successful delivery of a program to a customer, managing the performance of tasks or projects as part of a larger program under the direction of another Program Manager. This role requires managing and integrating activities in accordance with contract requirements while ensuring technical, schedule, cost, and financial performance. The Program Manager will define or contribute to the program baseline and execute the program to comply with baseline requirements. This includes managing risks, customer relationships, and program staffing. The role will utilize Agile techniques for proper planning, scheduling, costing, tracking of progress, risks, and program resources, while planning activities for the upcoming period and ensuring program resource utilization. As a Scrum Master, the individual will facilitate the team's progress toward goals, challenge old norms of development, and improve performance in quality, predictability, flow, and velocity. They will help the team focus on daily and Iteration Goals in the context of current Program Increment (PI) Objectives. Additionally, the Scrum Master will lead team efforts in relentless improvement, helping the team take responsibility for their actions and facilitating retrospectives. They will support the Product Owner in managing the backlog and guiding the team while maintaining a healthy team dynamic regarding priorities and scope. The Scrum Master will also work to eliminate impediments that may block the team's progress, ensuring that the team can remain focused on achieving their objectives. Furthermore, the role includes supporting the ABMS CBC2 Software Factory Standup Review meeting with the Government to assess the team's progress on key efforts.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for successful delivery of a program to a customer; or manage performance of a task or project as part of a larger program under direction of another PM.
• Manage and integrate activities in accordance with contract requirements and ensure technical, schedule, cost, and financial performance.
• Define or contribute to the program baseline then execute the program to comply with baseline requirements.
• Manage risk, customer relationships, and program staffing.
• Utilize Agile techniques for planning, scheduling, costing, tracking of progress, risks, and program resources.
• Facilitate the team's progress toward team goals as a Scrum Master.
• Lead team efforts in relentless improvement and facilitate team retrospectives.
• Support the Product Owner in managing the backlog and guiding the team.
• Eliminate impediments that block the team's progress.
• Support ABMS CBC2 Software Factory Standup Review meeting with the Government.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; HS (14-18); AA/AS (12-16), MA/MS (8-12) or PhD/JD (2+)
• Knowledge of DoD Modernization Efforts/Digital Transformation; recent and relevant DoD experience.
• Experience in scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, decision-making processes, and resolving conflicts and issues.
• Monitoring progress and performance, and assisting teams to make improvements.
• Helping product owners and development teams achieve customer satisfaction.
• Leading working sessions with product owners to review and determine requirements, scope, and schedule constraints.
• Guiding and coaching Scrum Teams in using Agile Methodology and Scrum practices.
• Implementing Scaled Agile Frameworks into multiple high-value IT delivery projects.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have and be capable of maintaining a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance at the required level.
• Experience participating in and effectively contributing to a highly-collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative and to work independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Nice-to-haves

• PMP or Agile Certification
• Scrum Master Certification

Benefits

• Base pay range: The minimum salary is $120K and the max salary is $140K.