Project Manager / Scrum Master

Career Opportunities: Project Manager / Scrum Master (21656)

A Project Manager/Scrum Master is a professional responsible for overseeing and leading projects within an organization and implementing projects using the Agile framework. Their main objective is to ensure successful project delivery within defined timelines, budgets, and quality standards. They collaborate with stakeholders, team members, and clients to establish project objectives, scope, and deliverables.

Key Accountability

• Project Planning and Management: Define project scope, goals, and deliverables. Develop detailed project plans, including resource planning, resource allocation, timelines, milestones, and risk assessments. Monitor progress and ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Budget Management: Monitor project finances, track expenses, and ensure adherence to the approved budget.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions. Proactively address issues and challenges that arise during the project lifecycle.
• Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and effective communication with stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress and addressing any concerns. Provide regular project status updates to senior management and other stakeholders. Facilitate meetings and discussions to ensure alignment among all parties involved.
• Team Leadership and Motivation: Lead the development team, providing guidance and support as needed. Foster a collaborative and positive work environment. Remove obstacles and impediments that may hinder the team's progress.
• Scrum Master Responsibilities: Facilitate Scrum events. Ensure adherence to Scrum principles and practices. Coach the team on Agile methodologies and best practices.
• Problem-solving: Resolve project-related issues and challenges promptly while maintaining a focus on the project's objectives. Remove roadblocks in a project.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure project deliverables meet the required quality standards and align with client expectations. Implement processes for testing and quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle.
• Change Management: Adapt to shifting project requirements and manage changes while minimizing their impact on project scope and schedule.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify areas for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance project management effectiveness. Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain project documentation, including requirements, user stories, integration documents, and technical specifications. Generate regular reports on project progress, key metrics, and performance against objectives.
• Work closely with different Business Units to define business requirements and scope and translate them into development briefs for the team.

Qualifications & Working Experience

Degree in Computer Science or any related field with 8-10 years of working experience.

Personality Traits

• Able to run projects using hybrid methodology (mix of waterfall and agile methodology) - would be an added advantage.
• PMP / Prince2 project management certification would be an added advantage.
• Experience in the aviation industry would be an added advantage.