Boit Consulting - Southborough, MA
posted 5 months ago
About the position
We are looking for a passionate and energetic project manager/scrum master with IT finance experience to lead customer engagements. The candidate must have specific knowledge and application of IT services and financial management including budgeting, cost allocations, capital & operating expense handling, program portfolio management, and application/infrastructure support. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator and facilitator with the ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders. This role requires a strong understanding of agile methodologies and project management best practices to ensure successful delivery of software solutions. In this position, you will own and lead multiple, simultaneous customer engagements, implementing software solutions while adhering to agile methodologies. You will manage team activities and deliverables, which include weekly status reports, sprint planning, release planning and scheduling, and tracking Scrum team statistics. Additionally, you will be responsible for identifying project dependencies and risks, ensuring that all aspects of the project are monitored and addressed in a timely manner. Collaboration is key in this role, as you will work closely with Product Management, Business Analysts, Architects, and UI designers to plan ahead and ensure that the product backlog is prioritized, groomed, and detailed enough for the Scrum teams to work on without any downtime, ambiguity, or rework. You will also gather functional and business requirements from clients and translate them into a functional hosted solution design that meets client needs and project scope.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead multiple, simultaneous customer engagements implementing software solutions following agile methodology and PM best practices.
- Manage team activities and deliverables including weekly status reports, sprint planning, release planning and scheduling, and Scrum team statistics.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and risks.
- Work with Product Management, Business Analysts, Architects, and UI designers to ensure product backlog is prioritized, groomed, and detailed for Scrum teams.
- Gather functional and business requirements from clients and translate them into a functional hosted solution design according to client needs and scope.
Requirements
- Strong project management experience with IT and/or finance projects.
- Understanding and experience with software development project lifecycles.
- Strong communication (oral, written, and presentation) skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Energetic and motivated self-starter who can work well through ambiguity and drive results.
- Outstanding organizational and time-management skills.
