Agile Project Manager

Job Details

Work Level: Individual

Core: Disciplined

Leadership: Working Independently

=Industry Type: IT Services & Consulting

Function: Software Development

Key Skills: MySQL,Azure,JIRA,Agile Methodologies

Education: Graduate

Note: This is a requirement for one of the Workassist Hiring Partner

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for an Agile Project Manager at Workassist in Hyderabad. The Agile Project Manager will be responsible for expediting project management tasks, inspection processes, and logistics management on a day-to-day basis.

Identify and help to remove impediments from the Squad, following escalation paths as needed.

Interact with CoE's on status, issues, collaboration, stakeholder engagement

Liaise with Product Owner and Tribe/Hub Stakeholders to support Tribe activities such as the Quarterly Tribe Review

Ensure Squad Manager Tool is up to date (Squad Members, OKRs, supporting documentation)

Plan and chair (host) key meetings, help facilitate Sprint 0, SoS and distribute minutes for tracking purposes; follow-up as required

Create the project in JIRA, ensuring that traceability is maintained, accuracy and overall health is provided via metrics and dashboards; ensure rules are being followed

Train users and oversee JIRA backlog and planning sessions (PO owns backlog). Additionally, accurately define Issue Type and Association in JIRA

Create project(s), perform updates on resource, tasks, and allocations in PPM. Monitor staffing profiles, time tracking, budgeting, and forecast vs. actuals.

Manage release planning in accordance with Change Management policy

Acts as a change agent, guiding the squad on agile best practices and alignment with Our Ways of Working (OWoW), consulting with agile coaches as needed

Takes a holistic view of squad's body of work and being forward-thinking on initiatives and epics

Leading Agile Ceremonies such as Backlog Grooming, Sprint Retro, Sprint Review/Demo, Sprint Planning

As an Associate Director, act as a leader within the community of Scrum Masters.

Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with SDP and pass DPA audit requirements

Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behaviour.

Experience with similar business/application messaging systems and protocols (e.g., SQL, MQ, Sftp, MS azure, XLST) an advantage

Qualifications

• Expeditor and Expediting skills
• Project Management expertise
• Inspection knowledge
• Logistics Management skills
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Certification in Project Management is a plus
• Experience in Agile methodologies

Company Description

Workassist is an online recruitment and employment solution platform based in India, providing relevant profiles to employers and jobs to job seekers across various industries. The company leverages technology for e-recruitment to match the best talent with great opportunities. Workassist collaborates with recruiters in sectors such as Banking & Finance, Consulting, Sales & Marketing, Healthcare, IT, and Operations to recruit emerging talents globally.

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