Agile Project Manager

CRG is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence, and they are seeking an Agile Project Manager to facilitate scrum ceremonies and support the product backlog. The role involves managing project scope, tracking team velocity, and coaching the team on Agile best practices to ensure successful project delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Track team(s) velocity and publish metrics like velocity charts, sprint burn up/down charts and release burn up/down charts
• Create, set up and maintain the Scrum/Kanban JIRA/ADS boards for the team and ensure all work is tracked and updated regularly on the board
• Manage the overall scope of the project and negotiate with the PO/business on priority and what can be accomplished by the team
• Protect the team from outside interruptions and distractions
• Build out a sprint calendar, release plan(s) and manage the overall timeline & delivery of the project
• Review project team allocations, project related POs/invoices & manage the project financials
• Identify, track, manage, escalate and report on risks and issues
• Create & publish weekly Clarity project status reports & host Steering Committee meetings
• Negotiate and align the expectations with the capacity/ commitment and the team deliverables
• Keep the RTE/ Program Manager and Portfolio lead informed of the milestones/ deliverables of the team
• Escalate as needed to remove impediments for the team
• Establish an environment for the team to thrive and bring out the best in them
• Motivate the team and build positive, lasting relationships with the team and other stakeholders
• Coach the team on Agile best practices and help the team continually improve by using retrospective meetings as learning and adjust/improve based on the findings/recommendations

Requirements:

• Experience facilitating scrum ceremonial meetings like Daily Scrum, Sprint planning, Sprint Demo/Review & retrospectives
• Ability to help the Product Owner and Scrum team create & maintain a healthy product backlog
• Experience in continuously managing & prioritizing the backlog
• Ability to help the team plan sprints based on team capacity
• Experience in removing impediments that may hinder progress
• Ability to continuously monitor sprint progress and assist the team in meeting Sprint commitments
• Experience tracking team(s) velocity and publishing metrics like velocity charts, sprint burn up/down charts and release burn up/down charts
• Ability to create, set up and maintain the Scrum/Kanban JIRA/ADS boards for the team
• Experience managing the overall scope of the project and negotiating with the PO/business on priority
• Ability to protect the team from outside interruptions and distractions
• Experience building out a sprint calendar, release plan(s) and managing the overall timeline & delivery of the project
• Ability to identify, track, manage, escalate and report on risks and issues
• Experience creating & publishing weekly Clarity project status reports & hosting Steering Committee meetings
• Ability to negotiate and align expectations with the capacity/commitment and the team deliverables
• Experience coaching the team on Agile best practices
• Ability to establish an environment for the team to thrive and motivate the team