Agile Project Manager

Title:

Agile Project Manager

Company:

Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:

Technology

Job Description:

Everest

It’s an exciting time for Everest Group, Ltd. (“Everest”)! As we continue on our journey, we see significant opportunity ahead of us to expand our reach, build diversity, and enhance our capabilities in critical markets.

Job Description:

The Agile Project Manager (APM) is responsible for leading, managing, and delivering projects in an agile environment, ensuring that teams adhere to agile principles and values while meeting project goals and stakeholder expectations. The APM facilitates collaboration, removes impediments, manages timelines, and ensures effective communication between stakeholders, developers, and Product Owners.

Key Responsibilities

• Project planning and execution: Plan, manage, and deliver projects using agile or traditional methodologies.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, timelines, and resource allocations.
• Track and communicate project/initiative progress to stakeholders.
• Coordinate agile events, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to manage the backlog and guide team priorities.
• Identify and address risks and impediments hindering project/team progress and collaborate with team to develop mitigation strategies and ensure a smooth workflow.
• Track team performance using KPIs and metrics and coach and mentor teams on agile principles and values.
• Work with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement in processes.
• Facilitate team preparation for quarterly planning and ensure alignment with business goals (SAFe).
• Encourage effective communication and cooperation among team members and stakeholders.
• Manage project/product financials.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong foundation in project management principles, including scope, time, cost, quality, communication, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management.
• Hands-on understanding of the why and how-to for lean/agile methodologies, including use of ALM tools such as Jira to track/report on work.
• Work effectively in hybrid software delivery environment.
• Removes obstacles, protects focus, prioritizes work, and mitigates risks to drive improvement and value.
• Facilitation and coaching
• Negotiation and consensus building
• Agile and traditional PM methodologies
• Stakeholder management
• Risk & dependency management
• Adaptability, data orientation, and strong communication skills
• Time management & prioritization

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• PMP / CSM certifications required
• Experience in managing cloud projects desirable.
• Planview / JIRA / ServiceNow experience desirable
• Minimum 7 years of experience implementing enterprise infrastructure projects and custom solutions
• 2-3 years recent Scrum Master experience applying agile principles and practices in an agile transformation environment
• Previous experience delivering projects in P&C Insurance industry
• Proven ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced changing environment and participate in continual process improvement
• Proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project.
• Experience managing onshore and offshore teams
• Demonstrated team leadership and project management expertise
• Possess the judgment and ability to modify project management approach based on project size, complexity and team
• Knowledge with the infrastructure and cloud domain and current technology platforms to understand the projects and raise questions in order to help correctly steer them to completion.
• Ability to build and maintain business relationships with employees, business partners and vendors
• Comfortable hosting meetings with various audiences, (engineers, management or C level positions) Self-starter that requires little direction
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to prioritize multiple projects and work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Our Culture 

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.  

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.  

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Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Warren, NJ

Additional Locations:

Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at [email protected].

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