The Associate Project Manager primary responsibility is to provide administrative support to the Sr. Project Manager/Scrum Master who provides support for the Software Engineering department. The department is divided into 5 teams, who design and implement features that modify our existing software products, as well as, design and implement features for products that do not yet exist. This position also supports communication/collaboration among the Project Team (Scrum Master, Product Owners, Developers, SQA, and Project Stakeholders) by adhering to existing Agile ceremonies and cadences. This position will become the “PM’s right hand” in project-related tasks.
Responsibilities
Work closely with Sr. Project Manager/Scrum Master to support the Software Engineering team.
Exhibit ability to work in a very fast paced environment; capable of managing multiple projects, shifting competing priorities, and meeting deadlines
Demonstrate strong interpersonal, collaborative, and organizational skills; as well as, excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrate strong work ethic with high attention to detail
Exhibit ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with all employees, vendors, and executive level clients
Exhibit ability to track multiple tasks and projects at one time and prioritize based on constantly evolving needs within the business
Focus on improving and facilitating workflow processes
Schedule project related and client meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, tracking action items, distributing them to appropriate team members, and proactively following up on action items
Work with Sr. Project Manager/Scrum Master to track execution of work plans, tracking deliverable dates, and sending reminders to team members as appropriate
Assist the Sr. Project Manager/Scrum Master in documenting design specifications for project requirements, using standardized templates
Develop and generate various operational and statistical reports and project metrics used in Executive Level presentations.
Assist the Sr. Project Manager/Scrum Master in maintaining project schedules.
Assist the Sr. Project Manager/Scrum Master in creating, updating, and storing Project templates
Update the Project Dashboard on a regular basis.
Gather and submit Document Lessons Learned and other activities during project Closing Phase.
Experience
6 mos - 1 years of experience Agile Methodologies
6 mos - 1 years of experience with MS Project (creating Gantt charts)
6 mos - 1 years of experience with Visio
6 mos - 1 years of experience Web Conference Setup (Skype, MS Teams)
1 - 2 years proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite – Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Experience with JIRA
Experience with SDLC
Education
A bachelor's degree in a related field and 1 year of related project management experience, or an equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.
Associate degree and one or two years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
