Agile Project Manager

Position title: Agile Project Manager

Budget: up to MYR15,000 monthly base

Headcount: 1

Location: Penang – hybrid work mode

Nationality: Malaysia

Job Description

• Support project management in the global enterprise applications (ERP, SCM, CRM, MDM, etc.) implementation project.
• Support the Team with the organization of the Planning Ceremonies (Backlog grooming, Planning, Review & Retro, as well as daily stand-up).
• Maintain the backlog, and ensure that JIRA is always updated by the team to reflect the reality of the ongoing operations.
• Support the team to remove road-blockers, and be a facilitator for the day-to-day operations in execution, and support the team to respect the timeline.
• Coach team to be high-performing teams.
• Report to management when deadlines can’t be met, or when there are operational issues encountered in the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management, integration management, and/or cross-functional team management in an enterprise applications project, preferably in a large size and/or a global project.
• Experience working on a global project or in a global work environment.
• Experience with Agile methodologies in enterprise-level application development projects.
• Experience in managing medium to large scale project implementation.
• Experience with manufacturing and supply chain technology projects.
• Experience supporting an IT technical organization.
• Experience in defining technical requirements, conducting Level of Effort analyses, and bottoms-up project planning.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical project management position.
• 2+ years of Agile project management experience.
• Skills in coordinating and managing tasks and issues across multiple stakeholders in English.
• Preferable to communicate in Japanese or at least eagerness to learn how to deal with Japanese communication.
• Strong strategic thinking skills, understands business needs, and brings proactive solutions to the team.
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams to results.