Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kforce Inc is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support a client in a 100% remote role. The position leads technical projects in the insurance industry using Agile and Scrum methodologies, manages project timelines and resources, and facilitates Agile ceremonies and governance.
Responsibilities
- Lead project planning, resource allocation, and monitoring to ensure projects stay on schedule and within budget, utilizing agile principles
- Motivate cross-functional teams to meet deadlines and deliverables, fostering a collaborative and agile working environment
- Accountable for delivering technical projects on time, within budget, and with successful outcomes according to business objectives
- Develop comprehensive project plans encompassing scope management, deliverables, milestones, resource management, finance, and quality management, in an agile context
- Manage multiple projects/scrum teams simultaneously, ensuring effective adherence to Agile practices
- Facilitate backlog grooming sessions with cross-functional teams to ensure clear priorities, understanding, and dependencies before sprint planning
- Appropriately engage all organizations to ensure effective adherence to completing PDLC governance
Skills
- PMP is not required if sufficient certificates have been completed
- 10+ years of experience working in the Insurance industry managing Property/Casualty Information Technology projects
- 8 years of Agile, Scrum, project management with a software development team that applied Scrum principles practices and theories
- Proven track record of leading agile maturity by successfully coaching and transitioning teams, programs and portfolios at all organizational levels, including senior leadership
- Proficiency with Jira Software, Jira Plans and Confluence
- Ability to consume that level of data is very important
- P&C systems experience
Benefits
- 100% remote role
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees
- HSA for eligible employees
- FSA for eligible employees
- 401(k) for eligible employees
- Life, disability, and ADD insurance for eligible employees
- Salaried personnel receive paid time off
- Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave
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