Agile Project Manager II
Company: Mouser Electronics, Inc
Location: Mansfield
Posted on: June 21, 2022
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Job Description:
The Agile Project Manager is accountable for planning, tracking
and leading the project management functions of assigned IS
projects throughout all phases of the Scrum, Kanban or Waterfall
process. They may act as a Scrum Master for one or more Scrum,
Kanban and/or Waterfall teams by helping develop, maintain, and
continuously improve methodologies, policies, and procedures for
Mouser's IT projects. - They are responsible for the overall
progress of their projects and assigned teams requiring them to
develop relationships that support agility. ACCOUNTABILITIES &
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS --- - - -Coaches and mentors all team members
on Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall principles and best practices,
promoting continual education. --- - - -Promotes an environment of
transparency and respect, providing a foundation for building a
self-organizing, high-performing team where individuals can realize
their full potential. --- - - -Facilitates cross-functional
interactions between their project teams (i.e. Scrum, Kanban and
Waterfall) ensuring that cross-team dependencies are managed
appropriately. --- - - -Works with Product Owners to help them
maintain a quality product backlog, ensuring the team always has
well-defined backlog items ready to work on. --- - - -Works to
increase team efficiency by encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and
consistent improvement while staying focused on quality and
timeliness. --- - - -Ensures their team is fully aware of all
relevant information needed to be productive. --- - - -Tracks and
removes impediments impacting the team and safeguards the team from
outside distractions and interferences. --- - - -Generates
performance metrics for the team (burndowns, burnups, velocity,
capacity, status updates, etc.) and ensures the information is
available to the rest of the organization. --- - - -Schedules and
facilitates project meetings as needed (Sprint Planning, Daily
Stand Up, Sprint Retrospective, etc.). --- - - -Provides regular
support to developers, business analysts / product owners, IS
leadership and company staff. - SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS --- - -
-Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to
interact with groups at all levels of management. --- - - -Some
familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban and Lean). ---
- - -Able to lead from a position of influence, acting as a voice
for their project teams. --- - - -Able to negotiate with others
when under pressure, arriving at a mutually beneficial outcome with
ease and composure. --- - - -Able to resolve conflicts while
remaining calm in the face of opposition or tense situations. --- -
- -Able to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously while
maintaining focus on the highest priority task. --- - - -Able to
analyze problematic scenarios and propose feasible solutions. --- -
- -Experience with project management and agile tools (i.e. Project
Online, Jira, Confluence, etc.). --- - - -Maintains the highest
standards of ethical conduct, honesty and integrity. JOB LEVELS
Agile Project Manager II - --- - - -Ability to coach and mentor all
team members on Scrum, Kanban, waterfall principles and best
practices, promoting continual education. --- - - -Clear
communicator who builds self-organizing, high-performing teams
where individuals realize their full potential. --- - - -Maintains
solid relationships with team members as well as IS leadership. ---
- - -Out-of-the-box thinker who focuses on relentless improvement
while staying focused on quality and timeliness. --- - - -Ability
to predict risks and impediments to quickly neutralize them before
impacting the team. --- - - -Ability to predict the health of
future sprints by using performance metrics for the team
(burndowns, burnups, velocity, capacity, status updates, etc.). ---
- - -Ability to partner with Software Development Managers and
collaborate on training goals for Scrum team members. --- - -
-Ensure project meetings are valuable and achieve the predetermined
goals. Requirements --- - - -At least 2-4 years Waterfall project
management experience required. --- - - -At least 2-4 years Scrum
Master experience required. --- - - -Strong ability to coach and
mentor all team members on Scrum, Kanban, waterfall principles and
best practices, promoting continual education. --- - - -Experience
with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban and Lean). --- - -
-Experienced out-of-the-box thinker who focuses on consistent
improvement while staying centered on quality and timeliness. --- -
- -Ability to predict risks and impediments, and to quickly
neutralize them before impacting the team. --- - - -Ability to
predict the health of future sprints by using performance metrics
for the team (burndowns, burnups, velocity, capacity, status
updates etc.). --- - - -2+ years - experience required. - For
internal candidates, experience can be a combination of internal
and external experience. Equal Opportunity Employer, including
disability and veterans. Category:IT/IS This is a summary of the
primary accountabilities and requirements for this position. - The
company reserves the right to modify or amend accountabilities and
requirements at anytime at its sole discretion based on business
needs. Any part of this job description is subject to possible
modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with
disabilities. #LI-PS1
Keywords: Mouser Electronics, Inc, Mansfield , Agile Project Manager II, IT / Software / Systems , Mansfield, Texas
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