Agile PMO Consultant

Bridge Atlantic•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are hiring an Agile PMO Consultant to support large-scale programs across the portfolio. The role runs project and portfolio operations by maintaining accurate Jira tracking, preparing executives to make decisions, and helping teams stay on track against integrated program timelines. The consultant builds and maintains program plans, facilitates governance and agile delivery cadences, tracks risks and dependencies, and maintains program artifacts and reporting. The role also owns Jira tracking and reporting across teams, produces and explains program metrics, and prepares and facilitates meetings with senior client leaders. In a consulting capacity, the position builds client relationships, proactively solves delivery problems, and contributes to firm initiatives, knowledge sharing, and, where appropriate, new business opportunities. Flexible work-from-home options are available.

Requirements

1–5 years of experience in project management, PMO, agile delivery, or management consulting.
Strong program management fundamentals, including integrated planning, milestone and critical-path tracking, dependency and risk management, and status reporting.
Hands-on experience working in an agile environment using Scrum and/or Kanban.
Strong knowledge of SAFe and scaled agile concepts, and judgment to apply them in a program run on a fixed, integrated timeline.
Advanced Jira skills, including board and workflow configuration, dashboards, filters, and JQL.
Confidence leading meetings and discussions with senior leaders and executives.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Project management or agile certification, such as CAPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM, or a SAFe certification (e.g. SAFe Agilist or SAFe Scrum Master); preferred but not required.
Prior consulting or client-facing experience.
Familiarity with Confluence or other collaboration tools that pair with Jira.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain integrated program plans covering timelines, milestones, critical paths, and cross-team dependencies.
Run program governance activities, including program syncs, cross-team stand-ups, sprint reviews, and milestone readiness checkpoints.
Track progress, risks, issues, and dependencies; escalate early with recommended actions when milestones are at risk.
Maintain program artifacts, including integrated timelines, RAID logs, resource and capacity views, and status reports.
Help teams apply agile practices consistently while remaining aligned to fixed program dates, and recommend process improvements where delivery is slowed.
Own Jira tracking across teams, including boards, epics, features, workflows, fields, and naming standards.
Build and maintain dashboards, filters, and JQL queries that provide leaders with a reliable view of progress.
Produce program metrics such as velocity, burn-up, flow, and progress against program milestones, and explain their meaning.
Prepare and facilitate meetings with senior client leaders, including steering committees, portfolio reviews, and leadership syncs.
Translate complex delivery data into concise, executive-ready updates and presentations.
Drive decisions by framing options, capturing outcomes, and following through on action items.
Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders at every level.
Anticipate problems and take ownership of solving them.
Contribute to firm initiatives, knowledge sharing, and, where appropriate, new business opportunities.