- Company Name
- Odyssey Information Services
- Job Title
- Scrum Master or Project Manager
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master
**Role Summary**
Lead end‑to‑end delivery of technical initiatives, blending project management and Agile facilitation. Own planning, budgeting, risk, and stakeholder alignment while driving Scrum/Kanban/SAFe practices to ensure predictable, high‑quality outcomes across cross‑functional teams.
**Expectations**
- Deliver projects on time, within scope and budget while maintaining high quality.
- Continuously improve Agile maturity and team effectiveness.
- Communicate clearly with engineering, product, UX, business, and executive stakeholders.
- Act with ownership, decisiveness, and a continuous improvement mindset.
**Key Responsibilities**
1. **Project Leadership** – Define scope, milestones, budgets, risks, and dependencies; manage full delivery lifecycle.
2. **Agile Facilitation** – Serve as Scrum Master or Agile lead; run Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Reviews, Retrospectives.
3. **Maturity Coaching** – Promote Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe; identify improvement opportunities.
4. **Cross‑Functional Collaboration** – Partner with Engineering, Product, UX, and Business to translate requirements into executable plans.
5. **Blocker Removal & Trade‑offs** – Identify impediments, resolve conflicts, prioritize work, and maintain transparent communication.
6. **Metrics & Risk Management** – Track delivery metrics, analyze predictability, manage risks, and provide status updates to stakeholders.
**Required Skills**
- Deep understanding of software development lifecycles and Agile frameworks.
- Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Ability to clarify ambiguous problems and take decisive action.
- Customer‑ and outcome‑focused mindset.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree (preferred).
- 5+ years experience as Technical Project Manager, Scrum Master, or hybrid role.
- Hands‑on Agile delivery team experience (software, cloud, SaaS, mobile, or digital platforms).
- Scrum or Agile certifications preferred (CSM, PSM, PMI‑ACP, SAFe).
- Project management certification preferred (PMP or equivalent).
- Experience with Jira, Clarity, or comparable PPM tools.