SAFe Program Manager

Primary Talent Partners
US - Missouri - Creve Coeur
November 17, 2024
Management

Primary Talent Partners has an open 6 month W2 contract with a large biosciences client of ours in the O'Fallon, MO area!

The pay range will be from $85.00-95.00/hr without benefits, pto, etc

At our mission is to help all the world's farmers sustainably increase their productivity with digital tools which requires our leaders to understand the big picture while being able to dive into the unique agriculture and engineering challenges. The is looking for an experienced Program Manager who can play the role of a Senior Scrum Master for multiple Agile teams within a SAFe environment. We're looking for someone who has a strong leadership mindset in both the SAFe process as well as technically to not only support Product and Engineering, but challenge as necessary. This role will include hands-on scrum master support as well as agile coaching as agile teams continue to mature in our newly launched SAFe transformation. Being a self-starter and using a friendly, flexible approach will help with the success of this role.

What You Will Do:

Lead multiple Agile teams within an Agile Release Train (ART)

Provide Agile coaching to those in the Agile teams (Product, Engineering) within the various Scrum /SAFe activities

Partner with the Product Owner and Engineering teams for backlog refinement & prioritization of work for team backlogs

Play an active role in PI Planning supporting multiple agile teams

Support Release Train Engineer (RTE) w/in the ART, attending Scrum of Scrums

Understanding / Analysis of Sprint Metrics to help facilitate team effectiveness, efficiency, maturity

Support/Participate in RTE/Scrum Master Community of Practice (CoP)

Facilitate unblocking impediments and tracking/managing risks, dependencies for agile teams

Be able to drive and explain your team's analysis to executives

Be comfortable operating with uncertainty, know how to create order from chaos

Build credibility and buy-in from teams without authority

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors degree or equivalent industry experience

8+ years of Program Management experience in an agile software development, Software as a Service, and/or Platform as a Service

Experience in leading multiple agile teams as a senior scrum master

Experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Miro, Jira, Planview

Preferred Qualifications:

SAFe 5.0 for Lean Enterprises certification/experience

Excellent balance of interpersonal, organizational, and technical skills

Ability to evangelize and represent a technical community

Proven experience in leading globally distributed teams

Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment

SAFe Agile experience/training, Agile coach, Scrum Master experience/training/certification

Accountable for establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide accountable for the Scrum Team's effectiveness serves the Scrum Team in several ways, including:

Helping the Scrum Team focus on creating high-value Increments that meet the Definition of Done;

Causing the removal of impediments to the Scrum Team's progress

Ensuring that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.

Run and/or coach/teach Eng teams on Scrum activities - Daily Scrum, Retrospective, Demos, and Sprint Reviews

Ability to communicate business needs to technical people and to communicate and simplify complex technical information for non-technical people

Proven ability to negotiate and problem solve, navigating complex situations and ambiguity

Business Analytics & Reporting skills needed for data driven decisions and team/project reporting

Solid interpersonal skills - building trust and facilitating collaboration across all teams

Strong relationship building/partnering skills with global cross functional teams and the ability to work with varying levels of individual contributors and management.

Experience managing and delivering end user expectations

Ability to motivate, inspire, and influence the team to deliver stellar products and quality

Energetic self-starter who's passionate about professional integrity and excellence while working with a positive, enthusiastic attitude

Able to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple tasks, prioritizing time appropriately

Ability to influence peers and managers while dealing with ambiguity - create order out of chaos

Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills

Lead and adapt to change

We also hinge our cultural DNA on these five values:

Inspire one another

Innovate in all we do

Leave a mark on the world

Find the possible in the impossible

Be direct and transparent

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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