Scrum Master (IT Project Manager Journey)

Description

Please note : The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates qualifications within the starting salary range of $88332 to $ 115908 annually.

Hybrid : Our physical office is in Olympia WA. We offer flexible work schedules and locations. This is a hybrid position where most of the work allows teleworking. However you must travel to in-person activities meetings and events as needed for business purposes.

Why work for OFM

TheOffice of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people budgets policies data and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors researchers and other experts all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian. If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens youve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The job opportunity

Were seeking an experienced Scrum Master to help bring this vision to this crucial role you will work on the systems that provide vital information fiscal services and policy support to all state agencies higher education the Legislature and the Governor. These systems support applications that provide fundamental information for financials budgets allotments legislative and financial impact analysis human resources payroll and collective bargaining on behalf of the Office of Financial Management and the Office of the Governor. You will lead efforts to keep those systems and applications operational along with efforts to build new functionality to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of those systems and applications.

As a Scrum Master youll contribute to the success of the new statewide ERP (Workday) system by developing project schedules and workplans for implementing all the changes necessary to the enterprise applications to migrate the current functionality into Workday.

If you are ready to contribute your expertise to a program of statewide importance and help drive one of Washingtons most transformational initiatives we encourage you to apply and join this historic effort.

Duties

What you will work on

• Serve as the primary contact for multiple scrum teams help to facilitate product delivery assess team performance and contribute to product schedule development.
• Lead the Scrum of Scrums for multiple cross-divisional development teams in the creation of software applications and their successful stabilization and promotion into the Enterprise portfolio
• Work within business technical legislative and legal standards and processes established across the Enterprise and OFM for IT disciplines (e.g. technical and business architecture development testing documentation standards) which are ultimately overseen by the Chief Information Officer.
• Collaborate with Product Owners Project Managers and Team Members to identify necessary artifacts needed to deliver the requirements and work items to the team(s) to develop the end product using Agile methodologies.
• Continue to develop Agile metrics and identify opportunities to improve team(s) Agile performance.
• Remove team(s) roadblocks and escalate issues (blocks) that cant be resolved thus enabling productive performance.
• Lead plan and control multiple projects. To include working with project stakeholders to define business deliverables building project work plans working with project team to estimate level of effort for project activities preparing detailed project schedules keeping work plans up-to-date managing project resources monitoring and controlling project budgets and contract status making adjustments to plans where needed and reporting status to project stakeholders on a frequent basis.
• Provides leadership consultation and oversight to the project team members and stakeholders through the duration of the project.
• Provide project management services such as : status projection and budget / spend reporting total cost of ownership assessment lead meetings drive projects / tasks to completion tie actions to metrics such as hours manage governance and gateways and accept responsibility for project teams performance.
• Develop all the required project documentation including but not limited to plans to manage the project integration scope schedule cost quality resources communications risk procurement change and stakeholders.
• Responsible for managing Change Risk and Quality management processes throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications :

Supplemental Information

What we offer :

At OFM we foster a culture of integrity innovation inclusion and belonging. We value learned and lived experiences believing diversity strengthens us. To support your health and well-being we offer a variety of benefit programs for our employees.

Please visit our Recruitment Page for a full list of benefits available to employees. Heres a quick glance at some of the unique benefits that OFM offers :

Application Process :

Once youve decided to apply for a state government job youll complete an online application to showcase your qualifications. Keep in mind that once you submit the application a real person will read it. We do not use AI or other technology that screens your application and rejects it. Please ensure that you provide clear and detailed information about your work history allowing your qualifications to be accurately assessed. We will contact the top candidates directly to schedule interviews. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process please call 7-1-1 or 1-.

Your application will not be considered complete and sent to the hiring teams for review unless you attach all of the following :

Questions :

OFMs Staff ASL interpreter is available to all deaf and hard-of-hearing applicants. For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process please email us at .

The Office of Financial Management is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects diversity in cultural racial ethnic sexual orientation and gender identity. Women racial and ethnic minorities persons with disabilities persons over 40 years of age and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.

This position is exempt from civil service rules.

For more information please see WAC

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

IT Experience,Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,IT Project Management,Agile,PMBOK,Visio,Waterfall,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Project Management Lifecycle,SDLC

Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 88332 - 115908