We are seeking an experienced Agile Project Manager to lead multiple Scrum teams, drive project delivery, and ensure alignment with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Agile methodologies, stakeholder management, and delivering complex IT projects successfully.

Mandatory Skill(s)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of IT experience, including 5 years as a Scrum Master and 2 years in a senior role;
• Strong experience managing multiple Agile teams, complex IT projects, and Agile transformations;
• Proficiency in Scrum, Kanban, and Agile methodologies;
• Professional project management and Agile certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, or Scrum Master);
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Jira Plans, and Jira Dashboards;
• Proven expertise in project planning, budgeting, risk management, and end-to-end delivery;
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and vendor management skills;
• Proven ability to turn around challenging projects, resolve team impediments, and lead distributed teams successfully.

Desirable Skill(s)

• Advanced degree/Master's degree is a plus;
• Advanced Agile certifications such as A-CSM, PSM II, or SAFe Agilist;
• Experience with Power BI or AI tools for project tracking, reporting, and insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate Scrum practices across multiple agile teams, coaching members in agile methodologies, processes and practices;
• Track iteration health and throughput, identify and remove team impediments, and drive continuous improvement in team performance and delivery quality;
• Manage several projects end to end at the same time, steering both technical and non-technical teams toward on-time delivery;
• Plan and manage project scope, schedule, resources and budget in line with company policy, and control change through formal change management;
• Monitor and control delivery across the Plan, Build and Run stages;
• Identify project risks early, define mitigation strategies, track them to closure and escalate where needed;
• Work with senior management to shape business objectives, scope and priorities, and influence peers, stakeholders and leaders toward sound decisions;
• Drive technical teams to deliver business value with stakeholders and the project sponsor;
• Liaise with business, IT, operations and vendor partners, and host regular stakeholder meetings;
• Prepare clear project status reports and presentations, and manage senior-level communications, updates and escalations;
• Support the rollout of projects and programmes across all organisation markets;
• Manage vendor and service provider relationships to ensure delivery against agreed commitments;
• Deliver project completion documentation, conduct post-project evaluations and share lessons learned with the wider data team.

If you are interested in this role, click on the “Apply to this job” button below or you could also write in with your CV to Dharshini Nelamagan at dharsh.n@sciente.com quoting the job title.