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Senior Scrum Master/Project Manager
Seattle, WA

We are looking for highly skilled, smart, effective, and motivated people to join our enthusiastic team. Our company is a fun and dynamic environment where we focus on delivering business application software. As part of our team, you will help deliver a series of high quality solutions to enterprise clients in fields ranging from healthcare to finance to aviation safety.

Our project methodology is based upon Agile Scrum. The Project Manager will provide hands-on work as the Scrum Master for 3 to 4 project teams. He/She will also work with development managers to manage workload and availability of resources and will lead the team from concept through delivery and support.

The Senior Scrum Master/Project Manager will be involved in the strategic management of all projects and will guide and mentor one or more direct reports, coupled with hands on management of projects.

Requirements:

• Familiarity and experience with all phases of the software design life cycle
• Experience with iterative and agile software development methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Lean)
• Plays the role of the overall scrum master, promoting the methodology to all developers, product owners and QA
• 6 + years of project management experience including team management, and 1 + years of Scrum Master experience on an agile team (Certified Scrum Master a plus)
• Prior experience in systems integration consulting or software/ hardware vendor services
• Capable of scheduling and tracking project work items, milestones and resource allocation
• Must possess strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task; and thrive in a busy environment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with cost estimating scheduling and time impact evaluations
• Proven customer interface and presentation skills
• Experience in project management principles, practices, methods, and applications, including strategic planning, department management, and group motivation
• Responsible for the overall direction and management of projects through designated project managers, ensuring consistency of process across projects, and customer satisfaction with the products
• Responsible for a group; providing prioritizing, resource management, support and internal consulting to ensure that projects are carried out consistently and successfully
• Excellent English writing ability
• Must have the ability to work in a team environment with a positive disposition
• Must be a high-energy, self- and performance-driven individual

Key Position Accountabilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of project management from inception to conclusion including: project resource allocation, task assignment risk mitigation and project communication
• Lead the team through the product lifecycle from requirements gathering through estimating and scheduling, development, testing, deployment, maintenance and training - all within schedule and budget parameters
• Working with the business analyst, dev manager, QA manager and other project managers to plan and allocate individuals to teams for upcoming projects
• Build and manage a high performing team
• Establish project management policies, guidelines, metrics and templates
• Prioritize projects and/or ensure consistency with company vision
• Provide guidance, mentoring, training and support to direct reports
• Establish a repository of lessons learned and best practices
• Identify areas of operational inefficiencies and execute improvement plans
• Determine project budget and allocate it across the groups (Dev, QA, Configuration) holding each group accountable for their allocation with weekly updates to the team and client manager
• Track tasks based on an estimate, actual time spent, and time remaining to complete the task; holding team members accountable to tasks and dependencies
• Be able to produce daily metrics on the budget of the project, amount expended, and amount remaining
• Report project status to the project team and clients on a weekly basis, including status of project, milestones/timeline, percent completed, roadblocks, and budget expended
• Create release plans for each project – work with software engineers, QA, build engineer, etc
• Determine if project documentation is needed and take responsibility for getting it completed
• Develop department work plans, assign tasks and duties, monitor performance, and conduct performance reviews with staff

Reports To: VP of Professional Services

Seven Simple Machines provides an exciting environment for you to contribute in the development of cutting-edge, software applications -- and personal growth. We have built a great place to work with a friendly, collaborative environment, fascinating and challenging projects, and our belief that your work and workplace should support your life and your family. Join our team!

To be considered for any of our position or for future work, please submit your resume through our online submission form or mail it to the following address:

Seven Simple Machines
Attn: Recruiting
800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 208
Seattle, WA 98139

Seven Simple Machines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.