Role Overview
Our client in the consulting space is seeking a Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master who brings strong people skills, stakeholder diplomacy, and the ability to operate effectively in complex, high-pressure environments.
What will your typical day look like?
Work in a fast growing and exciting organization with professionals who are eminent in their respective field
• Have challenging and interesting work in a team environment
• Continue your development throughout your career to reinforce and expand your chosen career path
Role Specific Responsibilities:
• Scrum Facilitation: Guide and coach data and analytics teams in Scrum practices, facilitating all ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives).
• SAFe Coordination: Support Agile Release Train (ART) events and processes, ensuring alignment of data and reporting projects with enterprise objectives.
• Project Management: Plan, coordinate, and oversee data and reporting project deliverables, timelines, and resources, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance standards.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with data engineers, data analysts, business intelligence developers, product owners, and business stakeholders to define requirements, manage expectations, and communicate project status.
• Impediment Removal: Proactively identify and resolve obstacles that may hinder team progress, particularly those related to data quality, integration, or reporting challenges.
• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging team learning, process enhancements, and adoption of best practices in data management and reporting.
• Metrics & Reporting: Track and report key Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, etc.) and provide visibility into data project progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and dependencies, especially those impacting data integrity, security, or regulatory compliance.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work with other Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, and teams to ensure consistent delivery and integration of data solutions across the organization.
• Agile Coaching: Mentor team members and stakeholders on Agile, SAFe, and data project best practices.
Required Skills:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Project Manager, with a focus on data, analytics, or reporting projects.
• Hands-on experience working in a SAFe environment (SAFe certification preferred, e.g., SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Agilist (SA)).
• Experience using Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally).
• Proven experience managing data management, data warehouse, business intelligence, or reporting projects using Agile and traditional project management methodologies.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles, Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe practices.
• Familiarity with data management concepts, ETL processes, data modelling, and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Excellent facilitation, conflict resolution, and servant leadership skills.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Skills:
• Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).
• Experience working with data governance, data privacy, and compliance requirements.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Experience leading Agile transformation or change management initiatives.
Duration: 3 month contract with the possibility of extension
Work Model: Hybrid (1 day onsite)
