Job Title

Project Management Specialist I

Department

IT Application Development Group 2

Worker Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salary

Position Salary Minimum

70,000

Position Salary Maximum

85,000

Salary will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Benefit Eligible

Yes

Screening Date

2024-09-25

Job Description Summary

We are looking for an agile, dynamic and energetic individual that loves technology and new challenges for a Project Manager Specialist / Scrum Master position in a rewarding university environment. Is this you? If so, this may be the job for you! Ideal candidates will have excellent project management, interpersonal skills and a commitment to supporting our values including Scrum-based team focus, creative problem solving, and technical curiosity. Miami University offers an engaging work environment at a premier higher education institution. Exceptional benefits package and many other support resources are available to help employees balance their professional and personal lives. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to grow technically and professionally.

Job Description

Duties:

You'll pursue the best solutions for the University as you delight our customers by:

• Fulfilling the role of Scrum Master within projects (Agile and others).
• Inspiring team members to achieve successful project completion with an emphasis on team and process improvement.
• Promoting project/team planning and delivery activities, including backlog/scope definition and refinement, planning, estimation, reviews, retrospectives, and frequent stand-ups.
• Managing project/team deliverables and ensures agreement to business portfolio(s) and shared outcomes.
• Guiding project teams to achieve a self-organizing culture and a healthy conflict resolution process.
• Providing coaching on Scrum framework (Agile, other), delivery practices and use of standard tools.

• Building on relationships with clients, managers and project teams to ensure team execution and delivery of committed work.

   

   

Minimum Qualifications:

• Require a Bachelor's degree earned by date of hire and one (1) or more years of relevant experience OR an Associate's degree earned by date of hire and three (3) or more years of relevant experience.
• Formal training or certification(s) in project management techniques

• Formal training or certification(s) in Scrum/Agile techniques and frameworks

   

Preferred Qualifications:

We are looking for you to have knowledge in:

• Implementing Scrum/Agile principles, techniques and frameworks
• At least one software development lifecycle methodology or Agile framework (Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe, etc.)
• Mentoring others in project management and Scrum/Agile principles, techniques and frameworks
• Programming experience or demonstrated familiarity with the technical concepts and logic

• Guiding others in proper methods to collaborate with and organizing multiple project teams throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure success as defined by scope, budget, and timeline

   

   

Additional Position Information (if applicable)