Project Manager

Project description

We are looking for a highly skilled Agile Project Manager with a strong background in Business Analysis and extensive experience leading parallel Scrum teams. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of hands-on experience in Agile delivery, including prior work as a Product Owner or Proxy PO, and a proven ability to drive complex initiatives from concept to release within Capital Markets business domain.

In this role, you will ensure effective Agile practices across multiple cross-functional teams, collaborate closely with stakeholders, and facilitate continuous value delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support multiple Scrum teams in parallel, ensuring alignment and high delivery performance.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (planning, review, retrospectives, stand-ups) and drive continuous process improvement.
• Serve as the main point of coordination between development teams, business stakeholders, and product leadership.
• Work closely with Customer Business Stakeholders, Product Owners and act as a Proxy PO when required—providing direction, refining backlogs, and supporting product vision.
• Oversee project timelines, scope, risks, and dependencies, ensuring successful delivery across streams.
• Use data-driven insights to monitor, optimize, and report on team performance and product delivery health.
• Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, ownership, and accountability.

Mandatory skills

• 8+ years of experience in Agile project delivery as Project Manager.
• Proven ability to lead multiple Scrum teams simultaneously.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise grade projects in Private Equity business domain, with Valuations or Market Risk/Compliance (Capital Markets) understanding.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean).
• Experience working as a Product Owner or Proxy PO.
• Business Analysis background with strong analytical and requirements-gathering skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.
• People management experience.
• Certifications such as PMI-ACP, PSM, or CSM (at least one required).
• Track record of delivering complex software solutions in dynamic environments.

Nice to have skills

• Experience with scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale).
• Technical background or understanding of software development lifecycle.
• Experience working in distributed teams or multi-vendor environments.