About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in Business Analysis and Scrum to lead and deliver complex technical initiatives. The ideal candidate will serve as a crucial link between stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring successful project outcomes through effective planning, execution, and delivery. This role requires a balanced blend of project management expertise, analytical capability, and hands-on Agile/Scrum experience.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management & Delivery
- Lead end-to-end technical project delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.
- Develop and manage project plans, risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including Developers, QA, DevOps, and Business stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with organizational standards, processes, and governance.
Business Analysis
- Gather, analyze, and document business requirements, user stories, and use cases.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical specifications.
- Support functional and UAT testing to ensure deliverables meet business expectations.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including BRDs, FRDs, and change requests.
Agile/Scrum Leadership
- Act as Scrum Master for Agile projects, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews.
- Manage product backlogs, prioritize tasks, and remove impediments to ensure continuous delivery.
- Promote Agile best practices and coach teams on Scrum principles.
Stakeholder & Team Management
- Serve as a single point of contact for business teams, technical teams, and leadership.
- Communicate project progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders clearly and proactively.
- Build strong relationships across distributed/global teams.
- Manage vendor interactions as needed.
Required Skills & Experience
- 710 years of experience in Project Management with hands-on Business Analysis exposure.
- Strong background in managing technical projects (application development, integrations, cloud, or enterprise systems).
- Proven experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies; Scrum Master experience preferred.
- Proficiency with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or similar.
- Solid understanding of SDLC, system architecture, APIs, data flows, and integration projects.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications: PMP, CSM, SAFe, PRINCE2, or equivalent.
- Experience with SQL queries, reporting tools, or basic data analysis.
- Exposure to Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP) or DevOps practices.
- Experience working with US/global teams across multiple time zones.
