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Senior Agile Project Managers

Medidata Solutions, Inc.

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Job overview

The Senior Agile Project Managers will manage software projects and product releases using the Agile/Scrum software development lifecycle. The role includes release planning, coordinating cross-functional teams, tracking project performance and quality, managing risks and resources, and coaching teams in Agile/Scrum practices. A bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent and five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience are required, with an experience alternative for an unrelated field of study.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Software DevelopmentProject ManagementRelease PlanningProject Timeline ManagementScope ManagementMilestone ManagementLarge-Scale Systems ImplementationSoftware Development LifecycleRelease ManagementSprint PlanningRetrospectivesBacklog GroomingDaily ScrumJira AgileConfluenceGoogle DocsAgileScrumTrainingCoaching

Qualifications

Bachelor's in IT, Project Management or Related5 Years Progressive Post-Baccalaureate ExperienceBachelor's in Unrelated Field or Additional Experience

Full job description

TO APPLY, ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT RESUME TO HTTPS://WWW.JOBPOSTINGTODAY.COM/ AND REFERENCE ID#94500. Worksite: 350 Hudson Street, Floor 9, New York, NY 10014. Job Description: Responsible for publishing and maintaining project plans, schedules, issues lists, status reports, and meeting agendas with action item. Construct presentation material and deliver to audiences of any level. Provide full accountability for release planning: management of project timelines, scope and milestones for one or more projects. Manage the complete Software Development Lifecycle. Ensure the Product Team delivers against schedule, scope, resource/cost, and quality targets using the Agile/Scrum SDLC. Responsible for product release coordination. Ensure smooth collaboration among extended team members for each product release including Engineering, Product, Testing, Tech. Content Strategy, Knowledge Management, Global Compliance, Service Delivery, Sales, Marketing, Reporting, and the Executives team. Anticipate and manage risks, publish a product team risk register, proactively communicate risks and issues to management in a timely manner, and offer creative solutions. Ensure standardized processes are established across software development lifecycle and release management. Schedule and lead the release planning, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog grooming and daily scrum activities. Perform metrics driven release tracking, team performance, Product Quality reporting. Ensure the product team has capacity to execute within each sprint. Resolve capacity and resource issues in collaboration with the solution Leads. Lead product teams in adopting Agile / Scrum methodology via training and coaching. Telecommuting permitted. Job Requirements: Bachelors** or foreign equivalent degree in Information Technology, Project Management or in related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a computer-related occupation. **For an unrelated field of study, employer will accept one additional year of work experience in the job offered or in a computer-related occupation. Any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience is acceptable.Special Requirements: Position requires experience, knowledge or coursework in each of the following skills:1. Software development and project management;2. Project experience in release planning: management of project timelines, scope and milestones for one or more projects;3. Implement large scale systems;4. Publish and maintain project plans, schedules, issues list, status reports, and meeting agendas with action item;5. Ensure the team is using standardized processes that are establish across software development lifecycle and release management;6. Implement project with the release planning, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog grooming and daily scrum activities;7. Jira Agile, Confluence, and GoogleDocs;8. Lead the product teams in adopting Agile / Scrum methodology through training and coaching.Employment and background checks may be required.

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