Sr. Project Manager- IT

AAR Corp•Wood Dale, IL

10h•$109,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager role provides business and technical leadership for multiple IT Development projects within the Digital Technology and Analytics group. This role will be supporting both Agile and Waterfall projects collaborating with the multiple Development Teams, Quality Assurance, Product Management Teams, Security and Infrastructure Teams to ensure successful delivery of the Projects with the committed deliverables. Resource should have a go-getter personality and be able to resolve any impediments that hinder the Project's timely completion.

Requirements

10 years of project management experience, managing complex software projects and applying agile and waterfall methodologies
Certified Scrum Master Certification (CSM)
Knowledge of Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams
Ability to analyze team progress, present appropriate burndown charts, and provide executive level presentations on that analysis with business impacts and proposed mitigation plans.
Experience with Azure Cloud Architecture
Consistent track record working with a DevOps suite of tools
Bachelor (B.A./B.S.) degree from four-year College or university required; and five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

PMP Certification
Previous Software Development experience

Responsibilities

Lead more than one Software Development teams supporting multiple projects
Lead and mentor 2 to 3 project managers
Schedule and facilitate all Scrum Ceremonies, identify risks, track dependencies and remove impediments
Track and communicate team velocity and sprint progress to all affected teams and management.
Work with Product Owner to review and prioritize the product backlog so the right work is done in the right order
Provide leadership updates on measures, impact assessment, removal of roadblocks, and conflicts on change of scope decisions
Capability to work remotely and onsite with a diverse group of stakeholders in different time zones
Conduct post-mortem reviews and retrospectives to capture lessons learned