Tax Innovation & Delivery Experience - Agile and Scrum Management - Manager

PwC•Dallas, TX

4d•$99,000 - $266,000

About The Position

At PwC, our people in project portfolio management focus on optimising project portfolios to drive strategic business outcomes. These individuals oversee project selection, prioritisation, and resource allocation to facilitate successful project delivery. In agile and scrum management at PwC, you will focus on implementing and optimising agile methodologies and scrum frameworks to drive efficient project delivery and collaboration. You will be coaching teams, facilitating agile ceremonies, and enabling continuous improvement in project management practices. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same. Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to: Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system. Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables. Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same. Effectively mentor others. Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members. Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate. Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements. The Opportunity As part of the Agile and Scrum Management team you will lead the delivery of transformative Tax Technology initiatives using Agile methodologies. As a Manager you will supervise and develop teams, fostering meaningful client relationships and navigating complex project landscapes. This role offers the chance to drive innovation and enhance your leadership skills in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
At least 4 years of managing IT project planning, delivery, and execution using Agile methodology like Scaled Agile methodology, Kanban and Iterative.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Systems Analysis, Management Information Systems preferred
Certification(s) preferred: Certified Scrum Master/Certified Scrum Product Owner, KMP1, KMP2 (Kandan Certification), TFBR (Trainer Certification - optional), Agile Coaching Institute and Waterfall Methodology
Merging Agile leadership with Tax Technology domain experience to guide large-scale initiatives
Leading end-to-end delivery of Tax Technology implementations
Navigating complex Tax Technology integration and data migrations
Driving iterative delivery in enterprise environments
Facilitating Agile ceremonies including PI (Program Increment) Planning, ART Syncs, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops and maintaining team alignment
Supporting Product Owner in backlog management
Fostering a collaborative environment for a dynamic team