Agile Product Manager

Company: Brooksource
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: September 17, 2020

Job Description:

Agile Product Manager 1 year Contract-to-Hire St. Louis, MO Brooksource is hiring an Agile Product Manager that will assist the Global Intake and Cross Comapny Access team to assist the IT infrastructure organization services and provide support to internal and external customers. This position will act as the "front door" to their business. You will be collaborating with business and technology product owners/stakeholders to initiate new initiatives, support the development of program specifications. Job Functions: Work Initiation - collaborates with business and technology product owners/stakeholders to initiate new initiatives, supports the development of program specifications including the value statement, provides technology financial requirements/estimates, aligns with APM's on the product/service to understand capacity and WIP to sequence initiatives appropriately Change Agent - partners with Center of Practice (CoP) to identify opportunities for improvement and optimize team performance using a metrics based approach, ensures consistency with enterprise data standards (JIRA/Rally/etc) Collaboration/Impediments - builds trusted relationships with Business and Technology partners, collaborates across functional, operational, and technology groups to ensure the appropriate engagement, assists with key stakeholder negotiations, serves as the main point of contact to resolve escalations, remove impediments, and tackle conflicts Product Knowledge - leverages product/service knowledge to identify impacts and guide decisions/sequencing based on that knowledge, understands dependencies outside of their product/service to align on expectations -- Skillsets:-- Experience in Agile tools (JIRA/Rally), collaboration tools (Confluence, SharePoint, HipChat, etc), Visio, reporting tools (Tableau), ticketing systems (ServiceNow, iServ, etc) High degree of comfort in a fast-paced / ambiguous environment Proven skill at balancing technical knowledge with business acumen Ability to work cross functionally with Business Stakeholders, Software Engineering, CIP, Infrastructure, etc. Passionate advocate, with the ability to identify, champion customer needs, and improve with Agile principles in mind Strong understanding of Service Design, experience with matrixed working relationships, and best practices of Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc -- Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational and analytical skills Understand and carry out written and oral instructions-- --Ability to work in a team with minimal supervision while under pressure and conducting several tasks at one time --Ability to plan, direct, coordinate work activities of others --Ability to use sound judgement Benefits of working with Brooksource: Direct communication with the hiring manager, which allows us to have a clear understanding of the timeline and move candidates through the interview process faster. Dedication to keep an open line of communication and provide full transparency.-- Brooksource is an equal opportunity employer.-- -- ABOUT BROOKSOURCE: At Brooksource, our business is people. Relationships are at the center of what we do. A?successful partnership is only as strong as the relationship built. We're your trusted partner for IT?hiring, recruiting and staffing needs. For over 16 years, Brooksource has established and maintained relationships that are?designed to meet your IT staffing needs. Whether it's contract, contract-to-hire, or permanent?placement work, we customize our search based upon your company's unique initiatives, culture?and technologies. With our national team of recruiters placed at 21 major hubs around the nation,?Brooksource finds the people?best-suited?for your business. When you work with us, we work?with you. That's the Brooksource promise. Brooksource provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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