Project Manager

Steampunk•McLean, VA

31d•$110,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you a leader? Energetic? Ever worked as part of a program that is Agile? Are you interested in being an agent of change on a team committed to achieving client-focused, mission-driven excellence? Steampunk is seeking a Project Manager who is creative and is a hands-on expert with delivering innovative technology solutions. Responsibilities will include team leadership for the complete life cycle of solution development and delivery, providing Agile Project Management support and Scrum Master support for Agile teams, coordinating with product owners and stakeholders on prioritizing the backlog, creating release schedules and roadmaps based on assessment recommendations, and establishing technical practices and release management standards that align with the customer's process. This individual will also ensure the team is following, and effective at, Agile scrum processes as well as driving high client satisfaction. As a Project Manager, you will be leading the project tasking and delivery in a government client consulting environment. You will be a client liaison, team coach, and mentor. You will also: Manage and maintain successful/results-oriented relationships with the client, as well as identify and pursue new opportunities with existing client. Develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, manage remote project delivery team, and possess the ability to facilitate technical discussions to troubleshoot project implementation issues. Assess the current organization and delivery environment and recommend optimal Agile practices tailored to the client. Provide the Agile Scrum Master support. Attend Agile ceremonies and provide input as needed. Remove blockers to ensure project success. Coach the Product Owner and team on backlog refinement and prioritization. Handle challenging client situations and offer technical and business guidance and direction to client executives. Lead and manage staff, monitor staff performance. Evaluate project feasibility, eliminate non-productive tasking, and find creative ways to ensure project delivery and if feasible accelerate delivery. Assist staff with training needs to create skills expansion and career advancement opportunities.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance
Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years managing IT projects using agile methodologies and approaches
5+ year experience with Scrum/Kanban Methodologies
Demonstrated experience supporting customer experience transformation initiatives, including enablement activities that drive adoption, readiness, and sustained use of new or improved customer experiences.
Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence
Flexibility to work with teams, individuals, and executives and willingness to help with a wide variety of work products and people
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Experience working in a complex engineering environment
Experience managing and collaborating with technical teams to deliver cloud-based solutions, including understanding cloud concepts, dependencies, and lifecycle considerations.
NIH experience
PMP certification
Local to Washington, DC metro area
Required to be onsite 3 days a week

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a studio / human centered design approach
ITIL certification

Responsibilities

Team leadership for the complete life cycle of solution development and delivery
Providing Agile Project Management support and Scrum Master support for Agile teams
Coordinating with product owners and stakeholders on prioritizing the backlog
Creating release schedules and roadmaps based on assessment recommendations
Establishing technical practices and release management standards that align with the customer's process
Manage and maintain successful/results-oriented relationships with the client
Identify and pursue new opportunities with existing client
Develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives
Manage remote project delivery team
Facilitate technical discussions to troubleshoot project implementation issues
Assess the current organization and delivery environment and recommend optimal Agile practices tailored to the client
Provide the Agile Scrum Master support
Attend Agile ceremonies and provide input as needed
Remove blockers to ensure project success
Coach the Product Owner and team on backlog refinement and prioritization
Handle challenging client situations and offer technical and business guidance and direction to client executives
Lead and manage staff, monitor staff performance
Evaluate project feasibility, eliminate non-productive tasking, and find creative ways to ensure project delivery and if feasible accelerate delivery
Assist staff with training needs to create skills expansion and career advancement opportunities