Project Manager

Title: Project Manager
Location: Fort Worth, TX

9-11yrs Experience
What you'll do:

• Manages/oversees all aspects of multiple simultaneous fast-paced assigned projects with distributed teams

• Designs and maintains project vision, project working standards, and agreements

• Develops project roadmap, release plan, resource allocation, funding request, communication plan, risks and issues management plan, test plan, and defect management plan

• Manages project scope, budget, project burn charts, presentations to IT/Business, daily standup, agile ceremonies, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions

• Implements Agile methodology using Rally and Planview tools

• Facilitates project meetings (all Agile meetings - Discovery Sessions, Iteration 0, Iteration Planning, Demo & Retrospective, Daily Stand-up, Backlog Grooming); completes project tracking/analysis reports

• Tracks, updates, and communicates project status in a proactive manner as it relates to project progress, budget/cost, resource utilization, change requests, issues, risks, and risk mitigation plans

• Interfaces with project stakeholders at all levels of management to ensure project priorities are aligned with business needs and expectations

• Ensures that appropriate project documentation and deliverables are clearly defined and delivered

• Mentors and Coaches Agile teams to ensure their adoption and successful use of Agile

• Acts as a liaison between business units and 3rd party vendors

• Uses business analysis techniques for gathering and documenting complex requirements, scoping, interviewing, facilitation, system component design, testing, and implementation

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training

• 3 years of progressive broad-based information systems and business experience

• 3 years of experience managing and delivering mission-critical, high-availability large and small IT development projects using structured project management and system development methodologies

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience:

• 3 years of experience in Agile methods and mindset as an approach to software development

• 5 years of progressive broad-based information systems and business experience

• 5 years of experience managing and delivering mission-critical, high-availability large and small IT development projects using structured project management and system development methodologies, such as Agile/Scrum

• Airline Industry experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications:

• Certified ScrumMaster or PMP (Project Management Professional) is a plus

• Experience leading, coaching, and mentoring teams while leveraging Agile methodologies, with strong focus on continuous improvement and developing self-organizing teams

• Experience in a variety of computing platforms, such as mainframe, client/server, web, cloud, and social media

• Experience in Team Foundation/Server (TFS), Rally, Planview, VersionOne, or similar Agile life cycle management tools

• Experience in DevOps toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

• Skills in leadership; team-focused with high energy and a positive attitude

• Skills in analytics, estimating, and problem solving

• Ability to think strategically and develop tactical methods to achieve objectives and goals

• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with team members, customers, and external groups, as well as working in a collaborative environment with geographically dispersed resources

Section Title: Language/Communication Skills/Physical Abilities
Language/Communication Skills/Physical Abilities

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with all levels within the organization

• Ability to explain technical concepts and adjust messaging based on the audience, including non-technical groups

• Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal skills, collaboration, and negotiation skills

• Ability to work well within a team environment, as well as independently

• Physical ability necessary to safely and successfully perform the essential functions of the position, with or without any legally required reasonable accommodations that do not pose an undue hardship.

Top 3-5 skills:
• Agile methodology
• SAP project exposure a plus
• Able to work closely together with Vendor/Partner Project manager
• Good presentation skills (preparing summaries and presenting Surrounding Team/Key Projects:
• Sap S/4 Hana migration.
• Finance Initiatives
• Procurement projects