Project Manager - Agile Delivery

Our client, a leader in employee benefits, fleet management and disability support industries, is looking for a Project Manager - Agile Delivery to join their team on a 6 months contract. The Agile Project Manager will work to deliver identified continuous delivery initiatives with the company's project portfolio across business and technology domains using traditional project management measures of time, cost and quality combined with scrum / agile methodology to deliver high-quality products and exceptional user and customer experiences.

The responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Plan and manage the delivery of approved projects using agile techniques and frameworks.
• Act as scrum master in product delivery teams including providing coaching on developing agile behaviours and facilitating enhanced ways of working that embed agile practices.
• Lead and manage delivery teams to successfully deliver all key milestones and product outcomes to approved scope, time and budget measures.
• Manage and develop stakeholder relationships including steering committees through effective communications, documentation, negotiation and issues management to ensure delivery of projects and the achievement of outcomes and benefits.
• Report and escalate issues such as variances and manage delivery by exception to ensure issues are understood and actions to resolve identified.
• Develop strategies for the continuous monitoring, evaluation and improvement of all aspects of project delivery including analysis of customer / user feedback, facilitation of agile ceremonies and artefact production, identification and mitigation of risks

The ideal candidate will have:

• Undergraduate degree in business, commerce, IT or equivalent education and/or experience is desirable
• Formal project management (PRINCE2, PMI, Agile) qualifications desirable or equivalent experience Minimum 5+ years' experience in a similar role
• Experience in managing project budgets, risks, issues and change
• Extensive stakeholder management experience
• Strong operational knowledge of technology and experience working on large corporate projects

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