Responsible for the project management of agile team which includes the creation, development, and maintenance of project plans, risk logs, and issue management
Act as the scrum master in agile development team, ensuring the team follows the processes and acting as a coach
Proactively identify and manage changes in project scope, identify potential issues, and devise contingency plans
Proactively identifies and manages roadblocks for the team and works with stakeholders to remove those roadblocks
Define project requirements, including leading and eliciting requirements gathering
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to identify and define requirements, scope, and objectives
Analyze risks and opportunities and develop mitigations plans
Proactively identify and manage changes to project scope, identify potential issues, and devise contingency plans
Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to all participants
Provide leadership in responding to problem-solving and dispute resolution of project issues
Provide internal and external training on new and existing processes
Participate in and support process improvement activities within the department and company- wide
Present recommendations, status updates and other project information to senior leadership
Complete special project or other duties as assigned
Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
Resolve a wide range of issues in imaginative as well as practical ways.
Interact with all levels of internal and external personnel.
Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work with general instructions on new assignments.
Expected to be a self-starter requiring minimal supervision. Does not supervise others.
Qualifications:
Bachelor or equivalent work experience
Minimum of 5 years of related experience in software product development, ideally working with direct ties to the e-commerce industry
Experience with Agile software development a required.
Solid project management foundation and a firm understanding of project management concepts
Experience serving as scrum master role in development process, coordinating closely with product manager and/or product owner to manage successful delivery of project roadmap
Experience in creating and managing requirements for development in both waterfall and agile software development environments
Knowledge of ecommerce or payment domain and ability to analyze technical requirements a plus
Effective verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical concepts and processes in non-technical language
Ability to make prudent business decisions using fact-based analysis and collaborative decision- making skills
Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management
Amenable to work 5:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Monday to Friday