Agile Project Manager 2- Enterprise Service Delivery
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant, Oklahoma, United States
Government Administration · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The Agile Project Manager leads software development teams using Scrum practices to ensure successful project delivery and continuous improvement. They are responsible for facilitating Scrum ceremonies, managing project schedules, and providing detailed status reports to leadership.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, along with at least 7 years of relevant professional experience. A Scrum Master or Agile certification is required, as well as a strong understanding of software development lifecycles and Agile management tools.
Benefits
Full description
Full Time| Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM| Hybrid 60/40 onsite/remote after 90 days
Weekly Earned Wage Access is an option for this position.
Job Purpose or Objective(s): The Agile Project Manager leads the team to successful delivery through servant leadership, facilitation, and continuous improvement. They remove obstacles, promote team unity using Scrum practices, and support the creation of clear metrics for leadership reporting. They apply Agile expertise and software development experience to provide daily value to the team.
Primary Tasks:
1. Guide software development team through Agile Scrum framework using best practices and techniques
2. Access Scrum maturity level of the team and organization and identify techniques to increase proficiency, effectiveness, and utilization
3. Lead all Scrum activity such as: Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review
4. Coordinates project activities by preparing key documents, facilitating cross‑functional and steering committee meetings, and managing overall planning, scheduling, task assignments, and status reporting.
5. Influence immediate team regarding assigned tasks.
6. Build strong working relationships with team members, department heads and other various stakeholders, including vendors, customers, and peers.
7. Manage activities of small-medium project teams and one or more projects of small-medium size, scope, and complexity, which may include consultants or 3rd party vendors, controlling the indirect management of resources and schedules to ensure timely completion.
8. Provide detailed project reports with in-depth analysis including project status, risks, and issues to support findings for upper leadership and strategic partners.
9. Identifies and resolves routine issues using professional concepts while adhering to company policies, standard practices, and procedures, receives guidance on resolving conflicts between competing projects and aligns work to achieve departmental goals.
10. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or 4 years related work experience
3 years additional relevant experience
Good understanding of software development (developer, tester, designer, analyst)
Good understanding of Agile techniques such as: User stories, Continuous Integrations, Continuous and Automated testing
Good knowledge of Azure DevOps or other Agile management tools
Good knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, conflict resolution, continuous improvement practices
Good understanding of project management
Good understanding of business analysis Basic knowledge of IT concepts, strategies, architectures and technical standards
Good communication
Self-driven and motivated
Scrum Master or Agile Certification required
Responsibilities
1. Guide software development team through Agile Scrum framework using best practices and techniques
2. Access Scrum maturity level of the team and organization and identify techniques to increase proficiency, effectiveness, and utilization
3. Lead all Scrum activity such as: Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review
4. Coordinates project activities by preparing key documents, facilitating cross‑functional and steering committee meetings, and managing overall planning, scheduling, task assignments, and status reporting.
5. Influence immediate team regarding assigned tasks.
6. Build strong working relationships with team members, department heads and other various stakeholders, including vendors, customers, and peers.
7. Manage activities of small-medium project teams and one or more projects of small-medium size, scope, and complexity, which may include consultants or 3rd party vendors, controlling the indirect management of resources and schedules to ensure timely completion.
8. Provide detailed project reports with in-depth analysis including project status, risks, and issues to support findings for upper leadership and strategic partners.
9. Identifies and resolves routine issues using professional concepts while adhering to company policies, standard practices, and procedures, receives guidance on resolving conflicts between competing projects and aligns work to achieve departmental goals.
10. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or 4 years related work experience
3 years additional relevant experience
Good understanding of software development (developer, tester, designer, analyst)
Good understanding of Agile techniques such as: User stories, Continuous Integrations, Continuous and Automated testing
Good knowledge of Azure DevOps or other Agile management tools
Good knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, conflict resolution, continuous improvement practices
Good understanding of project management
Good understanding of business analysis Basic knowledge of IT concepts, strategies, architectures and technical standards
Good communication
Self-driven and motivated
Scrum Master or Agile Certification required
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