Project Manager/Scrum Master

Job Description

Project Manager/SCRUM Master

Location: Department:
Middletown, RI Innovation

General Business Hours: Shift:
M-F: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 8 Hours M-F.

Managed by (Title): Compensation:
Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer Base Salary

FLSA Status: Last Updated:
Exempt 11/22/19

SUMMARY

Since 1983 our passion has been simple. We want to help you grow both personally and professionally.
Embrace is a positive, exciting environment. It’s a place where new ideas and opportunities are encouraged.
A place where life-changing experiences are created. When you join our team, you’ll receive the support you need to grow inside the office and out because we believe that business success and personal fulfillment go hand in hand. Maybe that’s why we’re such a great place to work. We realize that being successful at work is only the tip of your iceberg.

We are in search of a Senior Project Director who has both waterfall and agile methodology experience. This position is about the art not the science of execution delivery. Strong technology project and program management skills however, has the business acumen to translate the needs of the business to technology partners. Experience with hardware, software, on premise and in the cloud are all required. You will be responsible for project and or product delivery which requires oversight of internal and external resources, time and cost management and a high degree of quality. Ideal candidates should have at least seven years of
Project Management experience put have transitioned to an agile way of working over the past 4-5 years.
Preferred agile methodologies are scrum, Kanban, and lean. Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD is a required.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
Technical Knowledge, Years of Related Experience, Skills, Licenses, and Systems Experience

A. Education: Four Year College Degree
B. Experience: Expert knowledge of agile principles, business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and change management. Expert ability to develop project plans or backlogs, manage individual deadlines and goals. Expert knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, and trend analysis. Expert knowledge of risk assessment (including cost/benefit analysis) and quantification methodologies. Expert ability to analyze business trends and project future business value. Knowledge of Agile methodologies preferred.

C. Systems: Expert user proficiency with computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite, MS
Project, Jira and any other related financial software.

D. Certification: Scrum master or product owner certification required.
E. Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Attention to detail and critical thinking.

Superior listening and negotiation skills.

TRAINING REQUIRED

Participate in additional training on sales, technology, products, procedures and pricing on an ongoing basis.
Complete annual training as required by company policy and law on an annual basis in a timely manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Promotes collaborative team work, innovation and instills best practices into the working style of the team.

Will manage the project/product and service cross-functional transformation initiatives including implementation of new technologies and migration off of existing technologies.

Change management experience in large organizations is a must.

Provide senior management with visibility into project/product progress, while supporting effective decision- making, approvals, and direction.

Provide value-added mentoring to team members to support successful execution delivery including prioritization and test script development when needed.

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES
Attend and participate in all Monthly Awards Ceremonies, Corporate Gatherings & Training Events
Read all newsletters and bulletins to remain current on corporate policies, procedures, and developments.

COMPETENCIES

Empowered : Operate effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

Accountable: Take personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and failures and keep open to coaching, feedback and self-development.

Customer Focused: Build strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions

Collaborative: Work cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.

Communicative: Provide timely and helpful information to customers and teammates across the organization, verbally or in writing.

Tech Savvy: Adopt new technologies with a sense of vigor and excitement.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND DEMANDS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:
Office

Possible Work Hazards:
Minimal

Physical Demands:
Light

This job description is a general description of essential job functions. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees are expected to perform tasks as assigned by supervisory personnel, regardless of job

title or routine job duties.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Project Management: 1 year (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Detail-oriented — quality and precision-focused
• Innovative — innovative and risk-taking
• Outcome-oriented — results-focused with strong performance culture
• People-oriented — supportive and fairness-focused
• Team-oriented — cooperative and collaborative