Agile Software Delivery Project Manager, ecommerce

online commerce market leader, customer focused software delivery project management

Project Planning and Management

• Drive completion of project scope
• Create and maintain a credible project plan shared with Leadership team, Project tam and Client
• Maximise our performance to project baselines across scope, timeline, revenue, and profitability
• Prepare and distribute weekly progress reports, Burndown charts;
• Organize and lead project status reviews
• Manage risks and issues;
• Manage change rigorously, and ensure client expectations on changes are managed accordingly, and we are commercially protected for those changes
• Manage dependencies and risks with the client and with our internal teams, to proactively mitigate them and defend our baselines
• Resourcing requests to deliver the agreed scope of work
• Tracking and reporting on the financial health of the project
• Implement basic Agile ceremonies such as Stand Ups, Sprint Planning, Backlog grooming and prioritisation, Show and tells, Retros

Team Management

• Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments,
• Removing roadblocks, rework and inefficiencies to their work;
• Leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work;
• Mentoring and developing team members
• Supporting Clients in managing dependencies, UAT and Sign off process

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycles
• Expert knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles
• Proven track record of managing Digital eCommerce projects through production
• Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 8 -12 team members including Developers, Solution Architects, Tech Leads, and QA Personnel with a near shore and offshore distribution
• Balanced business/technical background:
  • Sufficient level of technical background to provide highly credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues
  • Ability to provide leadership to Solution Architects and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value

Skills required

• Very effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills
• Familiarity with Project financial reporting and forecasting
• 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
• Agile Project Management tools such as Jira/Greenhopper, or Equivalent
• Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels
• Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the big picture view