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Agile IT Project Manager

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Job Description

Job Title: Agile IT Project Manager

Duration: 7 Months

Location: Denver, CO -- HYBRID

Key Skills: Scrum, Agile, Project Management, Jira, Confluence, Budget & Resource Tracking

Description:

The ideal candidate will work to further agile transformation efforts through iteratively leading project planning efforts, collaboration with cross-functional teams to define backlogs, sprint content, and key design decisions. They will oversee project budgets, work closely with product owners, conduct necessary ceremonies, facilitate backlog grooming activities, and develop and distribute project or product-related communications.

RESPONSIBILITIES Self-motivation with strong, proven analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and eagerness to continuously learn

Ability to quickly absorb technical concepts and communicate effectively with non-technical and technical audiences, verbally and in writing

Participate in early-stage project intake and requirement-gathering sessions to influence project scope and planning

Deep customer empathy and curiosity that's paired with knowledge of how to gather and synthesize customer needs

Proven experience in fostering high-performing teams with strong aptitude to drive requirement alignment, cross team collaboration, healthy conflict resolution, and .

Proven experience with inspect and adapt activities including system demo, quantitative and qualitative measurement, and the retrospective and problem-solving events.

Strong oral and written communication skills

Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Coordinate project discovery efforts (funding, feasibility, and strategic alignment)

SKILLS Strong leadership abilities

Excellent communication skills

Project management knowledge

Agile methodologies expertise

Budget tracking skills

Collaboration and teamwork capabilities

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in a technology related field ()

Agile certification (s) ()

Minimum of 5-7 years' experience using Agile-tracking tools (Jira, Confluence - a must)