ATI HRFS Project Manager III (Contract Talent)

Robert Half•San Ramon, CA

About The Position

Robert Half is seeking a Project Manager III - Scrum Lead within Application Technology and Innovation (ATI), supporting HR and Financial Solutions (HRFS). The role provides Agile leadership and delivery coordination for one or more technology delivery teams, helping them plan, execute, communicate, and continuously improve in a complex enterprise environment. It combines Scrum leadership with practical project management discipline to support SAFe and Agile execution, strengthen delivery visibility, manage risks and dependencies, and promote alignment and predictable outcomes. The successful candidate is highly driven, emotionally intelligent, and self-starting, with experience in high-growth, fast-paced organizations. They collaborate across the enterprise, support release-content negotiations and technical-demand assessment processes, and manage multiple processes simultaneously. The role partners with Project Managers, Engineering, Quality, Business, Application Leadership, vendors, and other technology partners. Contract/temporary professionals are eligible for the benefits described below. Any offer is contingent on successful completion of a background check.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
At least 5 years of experience in a Scrum Lead, Agile Delivery Lead, Project Manager, or similar technology delivery role.
Strong working knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and SAFe practices, with experience supporting planning and delivery execution.
Experience using Jira or similar Agile work management tools for delivery tracking, reporting, and team visibility.
Ability to communicate clearly with technical teams, business partners, vendors, and senior-level stakeholders.
Strong facilitation, organization, problem-solving, prioritization, and influence skills.
Agile certification such as CSM, PSM, SSM, SASM, or equivalent.
Experience working in a scaled Agile environment, including PI Planning and cross-team dependency management.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting enterprise applications, modernization initiatives, HR or Finance technology, cloud platforms, data platforms, or shared service solutions.
General understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, AWS, or modern application delivery concepts.

Responsibilities

Facilitate Agile and SAFe team events that support planning, delivery, inspection, adaptation, and continuous improvement.
Coach teams on practical Agile behaviors that improve ownership, collaboration, transparency, and delivery flow.
Support PI Planning and release planning by clarifying team capacity, objectives, risks, dependencies, and readiness needs.
Apply project management discipline to planning, milestone awareness, action-item follow-up, decision tracking, and execution alignment.
Coordinate priorities, scope, handoffs, dependencies, timing, and delivery commitments across teams and partners.
Keep delivery conversations outcome-focused, organized, and supported by clear ownership and next steps.
Collaborate with business teams to understand measurable benefits of planned programs and communicate them to HRFS teams.
Publish objective, regular, accurate project status to stakeholders and provide concise updates on progress, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and recommended next steps.
Facilitate meetings to optimize purpose, flow, participation, and follow-up, and communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
Promote quality Jira and reporting data to provide reliable visibility into work, capacity, delivery health, and trends.
Translate team-level delivery information into stakeholder communications that support alignment and informed decisions.
Identify, track, and help resolve impediments, risks, issues, and cross-team dependencies; escalate concerns early with impact, ownership, mitigation options, and timing considerations.
Support release readiness by coordinating checkpoints, demos, testing readiness, follow-ups, and delivery communications.
Partner with Product Owners, Project Managers, Engineering, Quality, Business, Application Leadership, vendors, and other technology teams to drive shared accountability.
Encourage continuous improvement through retrospectives, data-informed insights, and practical changes that improve flow, predictability, quality, and team health.
Influence without direct authority by building trust, creating clarity, and helping teams move from discussion to resolution.