IT Project Manager 5 (Agile Transformation)
Mountain View, CA (Hybrid - 3 days Onsite)
12 Months Contract
Summary:
- The main function of an IT project/program manager is to plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
Job Responsibilities:
- Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
- Manage backup, security and user help system.
- Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.
- Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
- Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions.
- Evaluate data processing proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements.
- Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
- Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
Skills:
- Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
- Expert ability to work independently and manage ones time.
- Expert leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
- Expert knowledge of circuit boards, processors, electronic equipment and computer hardware and software.
- Expert knowledge of production processes, quality control, costs and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Expert knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
- Expert knowledge of computer software, such as Visual Basic, Java, SQL, etc.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred.
- PMI or PMP certification preferred.
- 10+ years experience required.
Key Notes / Attributes:
Responsibilities:
- This role requires strong collaboration with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Privacy, Security and Senior leadership to execute, track and deliver high impact strategic programs in the Client's Ads space.
- Build, grow and maintain a sustainable scaled Agile delivery model
- Work with the team to collaborate and develop end-to-end program plans, influence teams to deliver against them, and keep the org and leadership informed on progress.
- Drive engagement with internal partners, work to decompose requirements into plans with measurable milestones.
- Establish and maintain Agile ways of working governance model
- Coach leaders, teams and scrum masters in Agile practices and mindsets like program incremental planning, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives etc.
- Groom the team on iterative and program incremental approach to delivering software projects that focus on continuous releases incorporating customer feedback
- Produce program reports for stakeholders, identify and mitigate program risks early
- Conduct scrum of scrums and steering committee meetings to bring alignment.
- Provide uniform stakeholder experience through consistent communication, program status transparency, resource requirements, priorities, risks, and issues.
Required Skills and Experiences
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years in project/program management role managing software development with a minimum of 4 years of experience mentoring/coaching Agile practitioners.
- Strong understanding of SDLC and expertise in Agile concepts including Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework.
- Experience in facilitating organizational, mindset and cultural change for large scale Agile Transformations.
- Direct experience working with technology and tools used to support Agile practices - hands on experience with JIRA, GitHub and Confluence.
- Demonstrated experience in planning, scheduling, managing software from ideation to release with global cross functional teams
- Engaging facilitator and presenter, capable of conducting workshops with large teams
- Exceptional skills in leadership, time management, facilitation, and organization
- Strong problem-solving and organizational skills, attention to detail with an ability to multitask.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Experience in managing AdTech related programs is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the digital advertising, Mobile, and/or Smart TV space a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in shipping consumer and/or enterprise solutions.
- PMP and SAFe certification a plus.
Top Skills:
- Program Management,
- Agile Transformation,
- Jira
