Job description
Requisition Number:
46483
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Employment Type:
University Staff
Schedule:
Full-Time
Posting Close Date:
14-Mar-2023
Date Posted:
28-Feb-2023
Job Summary
The University of Colorado Boulder Office of Information Technology (OIT) encourages applications for an
Agile Project Manager! The Project Manager works with the Director of Portfolio, Process and Service Management and will provide project management, agile coaching, and scrum lead responsibilities that empower a development team to deliver data as a product to campus.
The Agile Project Manager will facilitate the development and implementation of a well-established agile team by: coordinating and scheduling team meetings, facilitating all agile ceremonies, managing team Jira boards, and fostering an agile team environment. The position will primarily focus on empowering an integrated team of data engineers and developers in partnership with OIT Data Services and the Office of Data Analytics (ODA) Analytics Engineering units. This position may also serve as an agile coach for other OIT and ODA teams as needed.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
Vision:
- Office Information Technology will be valued by campus as a strategic, inclusive and innovative partner in advancing learning and discovery in order to enable CU Boulder to be a premier public university.
Mission:
- Office Information Technology enables campus priorities by providing high-value IT services and solutions.
Values:
- Trust, as a foundation for how we engage with one another and with campus partners, along with
- Avid curiosity in how to better support the campus and our stakeholder’s while
- Fostering empowerment and authentic engagement among ourselves and
- Celebrating inclusivity that promotes a sense of belonging while acknowledging that each person is unique and valued.
Strategy:
- Office Information Technology will advance learning and discovery by delivering high-value reliable IT services and solutions that:
- Provide a fluid and adaptable academic and student experience
- Enable research competitiveness and
- Deliver core infrastructure and enterprise IT services for business effectiveness.
Based on our departmental goals and our commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence, CIO Information Technology particularly welcomes applications from candidates whose knowledge, skills, and abilities, and desire to contribute to an inclusive campus environment, will help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
Agile (Scrum) Leadership
- Conduct all Scrum meetings including but not limited to: daily standups, backlog refinement/grooming/planning meetings, demos, retrospectives.
- Generate team consensus for sprint execution.
- Help the team make progress on the tasks by ensuring each person is working on the right tasks, helping to remove any obstacles to the team members’ progress, and protecting the team from distractions.
- Perform continuous management of the product backlog in coordination with the Product Owner.
- Manage product boards via the Atlassian Jira tool; hold team members accountable for work through use of the Jira board.
- Actively communicate and coordinate team needs, progress, and barriers with other ODA teams, managers, and leadership.
- Act as a mentor to team members on Scrum principles and standard processes.
- Develop an agile development environment by coaching team members and partners on the agile/scrum process and standard methodologies.
- Champion and promote Agile principles, values and scrum practices within teams and with partners.
- Promote a continuous improvement mentality within the development team and leads.
- Identify and manage critical dependencies and risks to ensure the timely deployment.
- Supervise key project landmarks and recommend adjustments to complete projects on time and ensure high quality results.
- Use and adapt templates, workflows, and processes to support the needs of the team.
Project Management
- Review project plans to ensure tasks are completed on schedule.
- Whenever uncontrollable events impact existing schedules, report to the ODA management as soon as possible.
- Maintain current project projected release / deployment / implementation dates based on progress to date and best available resource and task estimates.
- Assist with any changes, ensuring they go through the defined organizational change process before requirements are added or dropped during the project.
- Facilitate communication involving the service, support, and operations teams involved with projects.
- Deliver timely and accurate project status updates and reports.
- Coordinate with procurement personnel and outside contractors to ensure equipment is ordered and received per project documentation.
- Assist with identifying, tracking, and managing project risks, issues and roadblocks.
- Project Liaison for the ODA team within the wider OIT and CU Boulder organizations.
What You Should Know
- This position is in a hybrid work situation, with the majority of work being performed remotely. This position may infrequently be expected to come on-site for project management or other unforeseen circumstances, so living within commuting distance is preferred.
- All University of Colorado Boulder employees are required to comply with the campus COVID-19 vaccine requirement. New employees must provide proof of vaccination or receive a medical or religious exemption within 30 days of employment.
What We Can Offer
- Salary: $75,100 - $80,000.
Benefits
The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.
Be Statements
Be adaptable. Be fun. Be Boulder.
What We Require
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in a relevant field. A combination of education and proven experience as described below may be substituted for the degree on a year-for-year basis.
- 1 year of experience with the following:
- Project management experience that includes a combination of the following: Managing multiple concurrent projects. Risk management and issues resolution.
- Agile experience, with familiarity of both Scrum and Kanban.
What You Will Need
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Knowledge and expertise in the application of project management methodologies.
- Very strong interpersonal skills.
- Thorough attention to detail.
- Ability to mentor, coach, and promote agile standard processes across a team and organization.
- Ability to manage scope, time and resources using standard commercially available tools.
- Ability to complete work and motivate change in a harmonious environment.
What We Would Like You to Have
- 2 years of Project management experience.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- A current resume.
- A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.
We may request references at a later time.
Please apply by March 14, 2023 for consideration.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.
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