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Sr. Agile Project Manager
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Role overview Lead large technology programs using scaled Agile practices, aligning teams, vendors, and business partners around shared delivery goals. Acting as a Release Train Engineer, this role facilitates planning across Agile Release Trains, manages dependencies and delivery risks, and improves how programs track and deliver work.
Responsibilities - Run Program Increment planning, Scrum of Scrums, and train synchronization sessions to align objectives and commitments. - Track dependencies, risks, delivery health, and predictability across teams and programs; share progress with senior stakeholders. - Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and support the organization’s scaled Agile maturity. - Use metrics to identify delivery bottlenecks, then lead retrospectives and improvement initiatives. - Maintain governance for strategic work intake, prioritization, approvals, and delivery standards. - Lead cross-functional teams, coordinate vendors, and mentor project managers and analysts.
Requirements - Expert knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and scaling Agile across multiple teams. - Strong leadership, coaching, change management, and stakeholder communication skills. - Ability to manage complex dependencies and make sound decisions amid uncertainty. - Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, and SAFe tooling, plus planning tools and program dashboards. - Analytical ability to interpret KPIs and delivery metrics in an enterprise-scale environment.
Nice to have - PMP certification. - Eight or more years in Agile leadership, including portfolio-level work, and experience leading enterprise Agile transformations.
Benefits and work setup - Remote-first work environment with reimbursement toward setting up a home or remote office. Remote workers need reliable cable or fiber broadband with at least 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.