Agile PMO Consultant

Bridge Atlantic•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

Bridge Atlantic is hiring an Agile PMO Consultant to support large-scale programs across its portfolio. The role manages project and portfolio cadence, maintains accurate Jira tracking, prepares executives to make decisions, and keeps teams aligned to integrated program timelines. The consultant builds and maintains integrated program plans, runs governance meetings, tracks delivery progress and risks, maintains program artifacts, and helps teams apply agile practices consistently while meeting fixed program dates. The role also owns Jira tracking and reporting across teams, including configuration, dashboards, queries, and program metrics. The consultant engages senior client leaders through steering committees, portfolio reviews, and leadership syncs; translates delivery data into concise updates; frames decisions and follows through on actions; and builds trusted client relationships. The role also contributes to firm initiatives, knowledge sharing, and, where appropriate, new business opportunities. The position offers flexible work-from-home options. Bridge Atlantic describes a culture focused on trust, adaptability, innovation, employee well-being, customer satisfaction, and social responsibility, with benefits supporting growth and work-life balance.

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, with judgment to apply them in programs 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 (for example, 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, including program syncs, cross-team stand-ups, sprint reviews, and milestone-readiness checkpoints.
Track progress, risks, issues, and dependencies; escalate at-risk milestones early with a recommended path forward.
Maintain program artifacts, including integrated timelines, RAID logs, resource and capacity views, and status reports.
Help teams apply agile practices consistently while aligning delivery to fixed program dates, and suggest process improvements.
Own Jira tracking across teams, including boards, epics, features, workflows, fields, and naming standards.
Build and maintain Jira dashboards, filters, and JQL queries to provide leaders with reliable progress views.
Produce and explain program metrics such as velocity, burn-up, flow, and progress against milestones.
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.
Frame decision options, capture outcomes, and follow through on action items.
Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders, identify problems proactively, and take ownership of solving them.
Contribute to firm initiatives, knowledge sharing, and, where appropriate, new business opportunities.