Project Manager 2

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Project Manager 2

Location(s): Richmond, VA

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.

• 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, maintaining a healthy backlog, developing high-quality user stories, estimating, and delivery.
• 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 the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing the quality of user stories.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs.
• Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools.
• Develop and manage Team performance metrics, leverage to drive efficiencies in the process.
• Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions.
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
• Empower the team to self-organize.

• Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
• Must be a Certified Scrum Master.
• Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus.
• 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.
• 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, 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.
  

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.