Work Location

Folsom, NJ

Job Title

Project manager / Scrum Master

Relevant Experience

(in Yrs)

10 Years & Above

Technical/Functional Skills (Must have:)

• Leadership and Agile Project Management skills.
• Excellent Communication and Negotiation Skills
• Customer Management skills
• Ability to manage technical resources, Vendors and 3rd Parties.
• Good knowledge of Scrum and SAFe framework.
• Driving PI planning and Scrum ceremonies
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence
• Proven ability to lead software development projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate Agile project management tools such as Jira/TFS/ Jile or equivalent, Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools
• Agile Coaching skills

Experience Required

• 5+ Years of project management experience
• 3+ Years of experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects. PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe Agilist or equivalent preferred
• Experience in managing medium to large projects
• Experience in onsite-offshore model
• Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members including Developers, Business Analysts, and QA Personnel
• Experience in managing projects in a multi-vendor scenario
• Experience in working with Customer with low Agile maturity
• Experience in Utility domain (Recommended).

Roles & Responsibilities

• Project Planning and Management Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects
• Since the Customer is new to Agile Need to focus on providing more training and hand holding to articulate the benefits of Agile.
• Team Management Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members
• Product Owner Support Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance
• Drive the Program Increment (PI) Planning and work with PO in achieving the Committed PI backlog
• Drive all the Agile ceremonies
• Drive the team in providing consistent estimates using Agile estimation tools
• Process Management and Improvement Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management
• Team building promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team
• Ensure development lifecycle is followed. Ensure TCS internal and customer processes are adhered to.
• Risk Management and communication.
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Generic Managerial Skills

• Communicate at both the technical and non-technical level
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and time effectively

Education

Bachelor's in Computer engineering or equivalent

Start date (dd-mmm-yy)

Immediate

Duration of assignment (in Months)

12+ months

Work Location

Folsom, NJ