IT Project Manager

Job Description:

The Role 

As an IT Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in optimizing the delivery of high value products and services to our customers. You will work directly on a dedicated squad in the FI Data and Insights Enablement product area to implement and improve agile practices, foster collaboration, and drive continuous improvement. 

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

The Skills And Expertise You Bring:

• 2-5 years of experience in a dedicated IT Project Manager or Scrum Master role. 
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. 
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification. 
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum principles and practices. 
• Experience with project management delivery concepts and application. 
• Experience with risk mitigation techniques and managing quality control. 
• Experience with agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, Jira Align, Confluence). 
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills. 
• Implement and maintain agile frameworks and practices within assigned teams. 
• Facilitate Scrum events and ensure their effectiveness. 
• Coach team members on agile principles and practices. 
• Identify and help remove impediments to team progress. 
• Promote transparency and effective communication within the team and with stakeholders. 
• Support backlog management and refinement. 
• Drive release planning and management. 
• Conduct capacity planning and assess goal fulfillment. 
• Facilitate planning with dependent partners.  
• Utilize data and metrics to drive process improvements. 
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement. 
• Strong understanding of software development processes. 
• Ability to influence without authority. 
• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills. 
• Familiarity with data analysis, delivery metrics, and reporting. 
• Process and Methodology Expertise: ability to implement work management structures and optimize team delivery processes. 
• Dependency Management: identifying, tracking, managing work sequencing, and resolving dependencies. 
• Business Acumen: Proficiency ensuring work is delivering measurable customer value and is effectively prioritized based on size, impact, and alignment to goals. 
• Release Management: Familiarity with release process and change management. 
• Data and Tools: Diligent in ensuring high data quality is maintained so that decisions and outcomes are transparent and reliable. 
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