Agile Project Manager Contractor at Kforce Inc.
Boca Raton, FL 33431
About the Job
- Project Manager Contractor will promote strong collaboration between teams, sharing best practice and helping clear potential blockers
- Work closely with the Development Lead and Product Owner to ensure that the teams remain closely synchronized and upcoming features are well planned
- Coordinate and partner with diverse internal stakeholder groups including early engagement to achieve effective buy-in
- Identify and escalate timely project risks and issues; Make recommendations for improvement to existing processes and procedures
- Ensure impacts of issues are communicated so all parties are aligned
- Partner with project stakeholders to resolve issues and mitigate project impacts
- As a Project Manager Contractor, you will ensure timely use of project and technology tools to help drive accountability; Ensure project resources and budgets are tracked and kept up to date
- Manage key technical functions with great care and attention to ensure coding standards are met and quality maintained
- Develop and distribute timely status reporting with key metrics to appropriate stakeholders
Requirements:
- Previous proven project leadership experience (5+ years)
- Strong experience in Kanban or Scrum (or in lieu of this, clear understanding of the methodologies and enthusiasm to be part of such a team)
- SDLC knowledge and experience managing web-based application projects
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience
- Ability to present information in a concise and effective manner, ensuring messages are received, understood and all parties are aligned
- Passionate collaborator with a focus on what is best for the team
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to align short-term priorities with strategic and long-term objectives
- Ability to learn from challenging experiences, recover and continue making progress towards objectives without reducing pace
- Ability to motivate or inspire others to aim for higher levels of achievement
- Ability to adopt new ways of doing things in pursuit of adding value to customers and the team
- Ability to actively foster diversity and inclusion, valuing and respecting differences to achieve team harmony and enable higher team performance
- Focus on continual improvement
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.