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Agile Project Manager with Business Analysis Expertise Build What Matters,

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OperationsProject Manager

About the Role

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Lead cross-functional Agile teams through the planning, development, testing, and delivery of software products and features.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
Partner with Product Owners, developers, UX/designers, QA professionals, and subject matter experts to ensure successful delivery.
Remove impediments and proactively address dependencies, risks, and issues that may impact delivery.
Support the development and enhancement of lightweight business applications, prototypes, and proof-of-concept initiatives.
Ensure development activities follow Agile principles, established engineering practices, and customer expectations.
Identify opportunities to improve team processes, delivery practices, and overall organizational efficiency.

Requirements

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Own project scope, schedule, dependencies, and delivery plans while maintaining a focus on the regular and timely delivery of value.
Establish and maintain project plans, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.
Lead project status meetings, working sessions, and stakeholder reviews.
Monitor project progress, identify variances, and take corrective action when necessary.
Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies and develop mitigation and contingency plans collaboratively with the team.
Monitor project forecasts and costs to ensure delivery remains on schedule, within scope, and within budget.
Establish and maintain monthly budget burn-down reporting and provide clear financial and delivery status to stakeholders.
Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and cost while maintaining alignment with customer and stakeholder expectations.
Ensure project tasks and deliverables are completed, appropriately tested, and documented.
Provide transparent, accurate, and timely reporting to Product Owners, stakeholders, and customer leadership.
Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including status reports, project plans, decision logs, requirements, and training materials as appropriate.
Establish and continuously improve project management and delivery practices based on Agile principles and industry best practices.

8–10 years of experience managing software development or IT projects, with at least 5 years of experience in a Federal Government environment.
Proven track record of successfully delivering software development projects using Agile methodologies.
7+ years of experience working with Scrum/Agile methodologies, preferably within enterprise-level application development environments.
Demonstrated experience working across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from discovery and requirements through development, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
Strong understanding of both Agile and traditional project management principles, with the ability to tailor the approach to the project, customer, and organizational environment.
Demonstrated business analysis experience, including requirements elicitation, user story development, process/workflow analysis, acceptance criteria, and UAT.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams that include developers, business analysts,QA professionals, UX/designers, and subject matter experts.
Strong understanding of business needs and the ability to translate them into actionable product and delivery requirements.
Proven ability to manage competing priorities, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder
expectations.
Strong analytical, planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Exceptional interpersonal skills, including facilitation, collaboration, coaching, mentoring, and team building.
Proven ability to influence and lead without direct authority while establishing
credibility and trust.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior executives.
Accountable, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach to managing critical and time-sensitive situations.
Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning, process improvement, and professional growth.

Build strong, trusted relationships with customers and stakeholders at all levels.
Communicate project progress, risks, issues, decisions, and tradeoffs clearly and proactively.
Facilitate conversations that bring business and technical stakeholders to alignment.
Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear and accessible manner to non-technical audiences.
Understand customer priorities and proactively identify opportunities to improve outcomes.
Maintain a calm, solutions-oriented approach when navigating complex, ambiguous, or time-sensitive situations.

Create an environment in which team members are empowered, engaged, and accountable for their commitments.
Help teams identify and remove roadblocks that impact productivity or delivery.
Leverage organizational resources to improve team capacity and effectiveness.
Coach and mentor team members in Agile practices, collaboration, and effective delivery.
Promote sustainable delivery practices while maintaining a high standard of quality.
Foster collaboration, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement across the team.

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
PMP or PMI-ACP certification preferred.
Scrum Master, SAFe, Agile, or business analysis certification is a plus.

What We Offer

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Agilious is an equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We value the unique perspectives, experiences, and contributions of every employee and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

*Agilious is unable to provide sponsorship for employment at this time.

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