Principal Project Manager (Remote, select U.S. states)

We are seeking a seasoned Principal Project Manager to enhance and standardize our project management processes. This role will be a Delivery Lead and will act as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) within the Project Management Office (PMO).
As a Principal Project Manager, you will oversee a large-scale project, coordinate the assigned teams, and act as an RTE to ensure seamless Agile delivery across multiple teams. You will manage high-level delivery responsibilities to ensure project goals are met on time and within scope, measure and report on key performance indicators, and coach team members to work collaboratively. As a leader, you will leverage strong situational awareness skills to provide tactical and team leadership throughout the project life cycle and oversee the development of critical project integration points with a broader foundation and associated deliverables. You will assist in developing company processes and help guide their implementation and drive organization-wide adoption while maintaining up-to-date guidelines. At this level, you are comfortable navigating organizational and project ambiguity.
The ideal candidate will boost PMO efficiencies, maintain comprehensive project documentation, track key metrics, and provide training and leadership within the PMO. As a self-motivated and quick learner, you’ll adapt to both team and client needs while maintaining consistent high standards of excellence and a focus on agile delivery. A high performer in this role will have a demonstrated comfort with ambiguity and drive for clarity, and view problems as opportunities.
If you’re passionate about improving lives through digital products and services, then Coforma is an excellent company for you.
$170,980 to $183,340 Annual Salary + Benefits + Growth PotentialPlacement within this range will be based on the competency level of the candidate. An offer will be made at one of the following tiers:
Tier 1: $170,980 — Meets minimum qualification/experience requirements. Beyond onboarding, will need additional guidance and training to perform key responsibilities of the role.Tier 2: $177,984 — Experienced and fully-competent. Beyond onboarding, can independently perform key responsibilities of the role.Tier 3: $183,340 — Highly-experienced and can perform all responsibilities of the role at a higher level than expected once onboarding is completed.
To honor our company-wide equitable pay system, the posted salary range and corresponding tier salaries are non-negotiable.
The job posting for this role will close by 5:00pm PT on Monday, July 1, 2024.The desired start date for this role is early August 2024.
This is a US-based remote position open to applicants in the states listed below. Some travel may be required.
Note: To ensure we remain compliant with all state, county, and local employment and tax regulations, applicants must currently reside in one of the following states to be considered for employment with Coforma. This list will be updated periodically as our PeopleOps team works to open up hiring in additional states.
-Arizona-California-District of Columbia-Florida-Georgia-Idaho-Illinois-Maine-Maryland-Massachusetts-Montana-Nevada-New Jersey-New York-North Carolina-Oregon-Tennessee-Texas-Virginia-Washington-Wisconsin

What You'll Do (Responsibilities): Release Train Engineer

• Facilitate the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) Agile Release Train (ART) processes and program execution, including scheduling SAFe ceremonies, escalating impediments, managing risk, and driving program-level continuous improvement.
• Orchestrate and optimize the Agile Release Train, collaborating with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and other stakeholders to ensure strategy and execution alignment.
• Facilitate Scrum of Scrums
• Coordinate, plan, and facilitate the Program Increment (PI) Events with tasks such as pre-PI planning, scheduling and setting up the facility, lining up speakers, creating presentation material, gathering and publishing PI objectives, attending feature development and prioritization meetings.
• Maintain the PI Program Board throughout the Program Increment (PI), tracking features and capabilities.
• Communicate feature burnup rates to ensure readiness for PI planning and support Product and Solution Management, POs, and stakeholders in executing and aligning strategy.
• Ensure PI Confluence pages are kept up to date. 
• Drive relentless improvement through Inspect and Adapt working sessions, assessing the agility level of the ART and Solution Train and helping them improve.
• Provide guidance in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies, leading Agile delivery teams to consistent