Project Manager/Scrum Lead - Los Angeles

Title: Project Manager/Scrum Lead (Streaming Content)

Location: Hybrid – Los Angeles

Duration: 18-month contract

Compensation: $74-84/hr.

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders, or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Support the Tech Global Program Management Organization. The Scrum Lead / Project Manager will work with Product and various Engineering teams to facilitate and support Agile ceremonies and coach Scrum teams on Agile best practices and principles to enable the delivery of high-value product increments to our users. Successful candidates must be highly proactive, detail-oriented, and able to autonomously work on concurrent implementations across matrixed teams both inside and outside the Technology department. Must be capable of clearly communicating schedules, risks, issues, and processes to a variety of business, creative, and technical audiences. They must be able to partner with other project managers and technical leads outside their area to coordinate work, deliverables, and schedules.

Responsibilities:

Lead agile ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups, sprint plannings, backlog refinements, retrospectives, and demos for 2-3 teams concurrently.

Coach teams on Agile efficiency, support their self-organization and agile methodology knowledge growth.

Use data-driven approach, tools, and techniques (i.e. Jira native Burndown Charts, Epic Reports, Version Reports) to maintain metrics that provide visibility for the team and use those metrics to identify team needs.

Provide support using a servant-leadership style, facilitate discussions and decision-making in meetings, and resolve team impediments.

Communicate delivery times and scope to other software engineering teams that depend on a timely delivery.

Hold functional managers accountable for their teams’ deliverables.

Identify and manage issues and risks and drive decision-making.

Use Jira/Confluence and advanced knowledge of Smartsheet.

Basic Qualification:

A minimum of 2 years of experience in a Scrum Lead role for cross-functional global agile teams.

Advanced knowledge of Jira/Confluence supporting agile methodologies.

Hands-on experience with the software development life cycle.

Desire to learn and take on additional responsibilities as appropriate.

Anticipate working with teams on East or West Coast hours, with the flexibility to work outside of regular office hours to accommodate important meetings in different time zones.

Experience as a Technical Project Manager a plus.

Required Education: BS

>>> Qualified candidates please apply directly to this posting for further review. 

About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our client’s business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, projects, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at (url removed).

 

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