The Agile Project Manager (APM) is responsible for the timely delivery of high-quality technical solutions that drive key business strategies. The APM leads a cross functional development team through all phases of the product development process, from discovery, through development, to product launch.  The APM uses his/her toolbox of Agile practices, Project Management processes, and facilitation skills to predictably produce high-quality software releases.  The APM is responsible for creating agile plans, reporting status to management, resolving critical project issues, and building an effective project team.  The APM is part of a leadership team that drives process improvements, especially Agile improvements, across the entire Software Team. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Leads the project team through all phases of the Software Development process. 
• Facilitates all Scrum ceremonies seeking to create a regular “Sprint Rhythm”. 
• Identifies and drives implementation of continuous improvements within the project team.
• Proactively identifies and helps to resolve issues that impact achievement of team sprint commitments. 
• Regularly reports overall project status to management and key stakeholders, escalating major issues as necessary.
• Maintains a project repository of historical and current project information. 
• Facilitates team meetings and other day-to-day activities as required by the team.
• Ensures the team is fully functional, cooperating, and productive.
• Shields team from external interferences and removes obstacles.
• Administers and manages business relationships with the project’s external consultants and third parties ensuring they meet their project obligations.
• Suggests and implements improvements to project management, software development and other organizational processes. 
• With the Product Owner and Development Manager, provides the project team a concise vision and creates a positive team environment. 

Job Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated history of successful project delivery in an agile environment.
• Formal Scrum and/or Project Management training.
• Knowledge of various project planning and tracking tools such as Azure DevOps, Trello, JIRA  
• Strong motivation and initiative.
• Organized, detail orientated and thorough.
• Strong planning skills – schedules, resource allocation, issue management, tracking, etc.
• Able to multi-task.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills as well as highly effective communication skills.
• Strong desire to help improve processes and mentor others.
• Situational leadership.