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Agile Project Manager
 Spectraforce Technologies | |
 United States, Illinois, North Chicago | |
 Nov 07, 2026 | |
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Job Title: Agile Project Manager
Location: Lake County, IL Duration: ASAP - 6 months Agile Project Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of BI, data and analytics, AI chatbot projects. This role partners with cross-functional teams, product owners, business stakeholders, and external vendors from field sales organization, to deliver business value using Scrum, Kanban, and fit-for-purpose Agile practices. The ideal candidate is one who facilitates collaboration, removes impediments, manages dependencies, and supports continuous improvement while maintaining project scope, schedules, budgets, and applicable GxP requirements. Requirements: * Coordinate cross-functional teams of business analysts, developers, testers, and data specialists to deliver data and integration projects in a matrix organization. * Define project charters, scope, delivery roadmaps, release plans, and RACI matrices; partner with product owners to align priorities, delivery milestones, and business outcomes. * Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives; support clear sprint goals and actionable improvement commitments. * Coordinate delivery across the SDLC, including Planning, Requirements Gathering, Design, Development, Testing, UAT, Deployment, and Hypercare Support; ensure release readiness and required documentation. * Apply Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery approaches as appropriate; manage project governance and financials in Clarity PPM and track backlogs and delivery progress in Jira or Azure DevOps while adhering to applicable GxP processes. * Identify and manage project risks, issues, impediments, and cross-team dependencies; maintain budgets, forecasts, and monthly financial reporting, escalating decisions promptly. * Provide weekly stakeholder updates on delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and financials; use metrics such as sprint goal achievement, cycle time, throughput, and release predictability to support delivery decisions and continuous improvement. * Manage interrelated project activities within agreed scope, schedule, and budget; assess changing priorities with product owners and stakeholders and communicate their impact on delivery commitments. * Support self-managing teams in planning and coordinating work; remove impediments, facilitate access to technical experts, and foster collaboration, accountability, and sustainable delivery practices. * Facilitate feasibility assessments and collaborative effort, schedule, and cost estimation; support release planning and transparent communication of assumptions and constraints. * Partner with IT leadership, product owners, business managers, and business analysts to clarify business needs, refine prioritized backlogs, and establish acceptance criteria and a shared Definition of Done. * Coordinate with IT and Operations teams on production readiness, operational handoffs, and urgent issues; incorporate lessons learned into subsequent delivery cycles. Qualifications: * 12+ years of IT project delivery experience, including 6+ years leading Agile projects or serving as an Agile Project/ Program Manager or Scrum Master. * Bachelor's degree in computer science/ engineering, information systems, or a related field. * Practical experience applying Scrum and Kanban, facilitating Agile ceremonies, and supporting backlog refinement, sprint planning, and continuous improvement. * Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration, transparent communication, and a servant-leadership approach across globally distributed teams. * Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to communicate delivery trade-offs clearly. * Strong organizational and project management skills, with experience managing scope, schedules, budgets, dependencies, risks, and issues in a matrix organization. * Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to remove impediments, resolve conflicts, and use delivery metrics to guide improvement. * Hands-on experience with Jira or Azure DevOps and familiarity with Clarity PPM, MS Project, or Smartsheet; proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Experience delivering Business Intelligence, data warehouse, data analytics, or integration projects is preferred. * Pharmaceutical industry experience and familiarity with GxP delivery, validation, and documentation requirements are preferred, not required. * Prior client experience is an advantage. Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), PMI-ACP, or PMP certification is preferred. | |