Agile Project Manager

Company Overview:
We are looking for team players to join our dynamic team at LinkVisum Consulting Group, Inc. At LinkVisum, you will find professionals with unparalleled consulting expertise, knowledge of business processes, industry insight, human capital, and customer relationship skills. Our LinkVisum professionals help companies anticipate, create and manage change. In short, we help companies to: (1) respond to crises, (2) improve processes, and (3) transform their business. We welcome you to learn more about our company by visiting www.linkvisum.com.
Agile Project Manager
LinkVisum Consulting Group seeks an experienced Agile Project Manager to oversee management consulting engagements within federal agencies. The ideal candidate possesses five years of project management experience, holds both the Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) credentials, and is comfortable working across traditional and Agile delivery models. Working within a team structure, this person will interact with the client and other stakeholders to meet all client objectives, such as eliciting and documenting customer operations and standard operating procedures, evaluating solution options, and identifying best practices. This role serves as a key link between project leadership, delivery teams, and client stakeholders to keep work on schedule, within scope, and aligned with client priorities.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead day-to-day project activities across one or more Agile teams, ensuring work progresses according to sprint goals, release plans, and contract requirements.
Develop and maintain project plans, risk management plans, quality assurance plans, work breakdown structures, and integrated master schedules.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, as well as client meetings and work group sessions.
Maintain and groom the product backlog in partnership with the Product Owner and client stakeholders.
Track progress, velocity, risks, issues, and dependencies, and escalate concerns to leadership with recommended mitigation strategies.
Prepare status reports, dashboards, meeting minutes, and other deliverables required by the client and contract.
Present findings and recommendations to client leadership and stakeholders as needed.
Support resource planning and staffing to ensure teams have the capacity to meet commitments.
Monitor scope and manage change control processes, including documenting and tracking change requests.
Promote Agile best practices and coach team members on Scrum principles and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with subcontractor partners to align schedules, deliverables, and reporting.
Support contract compliance, quality assurance, and project closeout activities.
Required Experience and Skills:
5 years as a project manager, including experience leading Agile delivery
5 years of Information Technology (IT) experience
Prior success leading consulting teams on engagements for federal clients
Ability to develop and maintain an integrated master schedule
Demonstrated experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies and managing product backlogs
Proficiency with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
Strong analytical skills
Ability to function and collaborate efficiently within a team
Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of an organization, including briefing senior stakeholders
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Required Certifications and Education:
Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required
Active Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification required
Bachelor’s degree
US Citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting federal government clients
Familiarity with hybrid delivery approaches that blend Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Experience with SAFe or other scaled Agile frameworks
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or security clearance, as required by the contract
LinkVisum Consulting Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Work arrangement
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