Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)Hourly Rate: $55 USD per hourContract Type: W-2 or Corp-to-Corp (H1B, GC, USC accepted) Position Overview:The IT Project Manager II will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills, and drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities: Liaison & Communication:

• Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
• Communicate with other management, developers, product owners, and technical support specialists on product issues.
• Coach the team on best practices including maintaining a healthy backlog, developing high-quality user stories, estimating, and delivery.

Development:

• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
• Maintain process documentation.
• Ensure team members are practicing core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.

Application Support:

• Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects and bugs.

Management:

• Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreements, standards, and tools.
• Develop and manage team performance metrics, leveraging them to drive efficiencies in the process.
• Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions.
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
• Empower the team to self-organize.

Required Qualifications: Formal Education & Certification:

• Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design, computer science, or equivalent work experience (10+ years).
• Must be a Certified Scrum Master (MUST).
• Scaled Agile (SAFe) Certification (MUST).
• PMP from PMI is a plus.

Experience:

• 15+ years of overall professional experience.
• Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred.
• Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of the organization's development platform and languages.
• Ability to understand technical issues.

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Team player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Collaborative in driving decisions.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

Work Arrangement:

• Location: 109 Governor St, Richmond, VA 23219
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid (onsite as required)
• Local Requirement: Local to Virginia or nearby states (EST time zone). Valid state driver's license required.

Additional Requirements:

• Candidates must physically reside within the United States for the entire duration of the assignment (no offshore resources).
• Visa status: H1B, GC, USC accepted.