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ManpowerGroup Sr Project Manager / Scrum Master CTBM in Freeport, Maine
Sr Project Manager/Scrum Master CTBM
6+ month contract
Freeport, ME (local candidates preferred)
We have an immediate need for an IS Sr Project Manager with a focus on Marketing and Data Analytics related domains. The IS Sr Project Manager?works under minimal supervision to plan, direct and coordinate activities of large, long-term, inter-departmental infrastructure or development project(s) to ensure goals and objectives of the project(s) are accomplished within prescribed timeframe and budgetary parameters.
This is a hybrid position to facilitate with the team and colleagues in-person at our headquarters in Freeport, Maine 3 days a week and work from home the other 2 days, for local candidates. Remote candidates will be considered. Candidates must have recent, real-world agile project management experience. The initial contract is 6 months with the possibility of an extension based on performance.?
Responsibilities:
Communication and Presentation
Keeps stakeholders, including management, informed of progress to goal; negotiate adjustments to the schedule and resources to ensure overall quality of completed project
Functions as central point for all project communications
Leverages most effective means of communication based on situation/urgency
Develops and delivers presentation content to drive understanding and alignment across Team and Project Sponsors (Governance structure)
Establishes Effective Project Governance
Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Sponsor role that is executed at the appropriate level of the organization
Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Steering Group that is?supporting/influencing?the Sponsor while representing cross-functional perspective with common project goals
Identifies and facilitates acquiring a Stakeholder Group that represents and can influence project direction and deliverables
Vendor Management
Collaborates to develop a positive relationship between and vendor(s) to ensure successful project deliverables.
Negotiates contracts and Non-Disclosure Agreements with vendors and monitors project deliverables. Transitions vendor contracts to internal support owner to ensure understanding and compliance with service level agreements.
Tracks and maintains vendor deliverable costs
Risk Management
Identifies & analyzes project risks to determine highest potential risk exposure that should be proactively managed
Identifies & focuses resolution of issues and risks using appropriate levels of escalation considering impact to scope, schedule, budget or quality.
Project Detail and Schedules
Develops a project work breakdown structure
Develops and manages a project schedule/timeline using approved Project Management tools (WorkOtter, Jira, SharePoint, etc.)
Develops, monitors, and manages the project staffing plan and resource allocations approved by resource managers
Determines Resource Assignments with task estimates (ETC's)
Use negotiation skills to balance completing work with resources needed to achieve project success
Project Financials
Develops a project budget and track actual and forecasts weekly
Manage project budget in Excel and Work Otter for financials and resource allocation
Skills & Qualifications:
Strong hands-on project management & Scrum Master skills - at least 5 years of experience managing complex IT efforts.
Management of large teams with members working in multiple locations.
Experience structuring work into various workstreams within a large project and managing multiple IT projects concurrently.
Strong applied use of PM & Scrum tools/techniques (planning, risk management, budgeting, cost control, assessment, software/SaaS acquisition/RFP, develop & management of Jira board, Scrum ceremonies, etc.).
Experience with vendor contracts and vendor management.
Excellent communication skills (oral and written), English-language skills, facilitation skills, etc. and ability to represent work at all levels of the organization (up to Executive levels).
Excellent people skills – developing strong relationships, building a trusting team environment, and ability to listen & translate into actionable plans.
Experience with the following is desired, but not mandatory:
Cloud Data Platforms in support of Marketing, Customer Analytics & Personalization in an omni-channel retail environment.
WorkOtter, Jira, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint.
Understand business process transformation and change management practices.
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells
ManpowerGroup? (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands –? Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells ?– creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.