Job Summary

We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and execution-focused Project Manager contractor to serve as a trusted operational partner and right hand to the Principal Enterprise Architect. This role will support the daily management of the Enterprise Architecture team and the OCIDO Transformation and Automation team, helping coordinate work, track priorities, manage task flow, monitor status, and drive timely escalation when needed.

The ideal candidate will bring strong project and operational management discipline, be comfortable working across architecture, technology, and finance stakeholders, and have hands-on experience with Scrum and Jira. This role is critical to maintaining execution cadence, improving visibility, and ensuring the Principal Enterprise Architect can focus on strategic outcomes while the day-to-day motion of the teams remains organized, aligned, and moving forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach Product Teams on Agile frameworks, methodologies, and best practices 

• Partner with the team’s Product Owner to lead developers, stakeholders, and other impacted players through Sprint Zero discovery and initial Product Backlog development to ensure teams are set up for success 
• Facilitate and lead team ceremonies including Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Demos, and Sprint Retrospectives 
• Track and report key metrics (e.g. team velocity, sprint burndown, budget spend, etc.) to Product Owner, stakeholders, and other impacted players 
• Coach individual team members when needed and facilitate discussion and conflict resolution 
• Identify and reduce external team dependencies 

• Identify and resolve/remove blockers that impede the team’s delivery ability  
• Promote continuous improvement in workflow, productivity, and outcome delivery 
• Promote a collaborative team environment that fosters creativity and innovation 
• Assist with standing up the Agile Center of Enablement and Communities of Practices 
• Participate and even lead process improvement, Root Cause Analysis, and brainstorming workshops 

• Serve up to two teams depending on Product complexity 
• Other duties as assigned by manager 

Skill Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS  

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in a Scrum Master or other related role (e.g. Business Analyst, Project Management, etc.) 
• Expertise in implementing Agile practices and delivering in a Product-centric model in large-scale organizations 
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SUPERVISION:  

• While the Scrum Master will not have formal people management / reporting responsibilities, they will support their Product team in delivering against sprint goals   

RELATIONSHIPS 

• Internal: Product Owner, IT and Business Leadership, IT Delivery (Developers, Architects, UX Designers, Program Managers, etc.), and the PMO 
• External: Application / Systems Vendors (as applicable) 

Other Requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• PPM certification strongly preferred  
• Formal Six Sigma and Lean experience strongly preferred 
• Project Management experience strongly preferred  
• High degree of motivation, self-direction, and teamwork 

• Ability to work effectively in a highly-matrixed organization 
• Consistent ability to build consensus and lead work streams 
• Strong ability to communicate, influence, and partner effectively using strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills  
• Proficiency in the following strongly preferred: 

• Agile Delivery Tools – Monday.com, Jira, Trello, etc. 

• Collaboration Tools – Mural, Miro, etc.