Job Description

Job Title: SR. Scrum Master

Duration: Long term role

Location: Erie, PA

Top Skills - Must Haves

• SDLC

• IT Databases

• operating systems and platforms

• ERPSS

• EASS

• EASS

• DAISS

• Stakeholder management

• Program management

• On the outbound side now with AWS and redshift
• P & C Insurance experience would be a huge plus!

Top Skills' Details

1. 10 or more years in the Scrum Master/Project Management discipline; program level experience managing multiple workstreams/projects with multi-year, multi-million-dollar budgets and timelines

2. Experience with data projects and insurance needed. Specifically, data migration, advanced analytics

3.

- Previous data warehousing experience

- Familiarity with the medallion architecture

- Familiarity with AWS and snowflake.

Minimum Required Education Equivalents

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, information systems, project management, or related field and seven years of project management experience; or

Associate's degree in business, finance, information systems, project management, or related field and nine years related project management experience; or High school diploma, or GED, and eleven years related project management experience. MBA or other advanced degree preferred.

In-depth knowledge of project lifecycle including systems development processes, systems development methods, programming languages, IT platforms and change management concepts required. Insurance industry knowledge preferred. In-depth knowledge of project planning techniques and automated project planning tools required. Working knowledge of spreadsheet, word processing, graphics and database software required. Preferred Designations

Job Description

• Plans, monitors and manages large or highly complex IT projects from initiation through completion.
• Leads project team while ensuring right talent is assigned at the right time.
• Utilizes expertise of the project lifecycle to prepare, analyze and maintain detailed project work plans and schedules using project-planning tools and ERIE guidelines.
• Builds and manages key stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment of critical objectives, gains key insights, and enable imperative buy-in. Keeps stakeholders up-to-date on deliverables, status and metrics.
• Maintains expertise in the principles and techniques required for the software development life cycle. Maintains knowledge of programming languages, IT databases, operating systems and platforms.
• Monitors project health and recommend schedule changes, cost adjustments and resource allocations to ensure optimal project performance.
• Creates sound project forecasts and delivers informative status reporting. Works closely with EPMO to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
• Monitors quality of project deliverables. Ensures completion of required quality reviews and obtains appropriate approvals for assigned projects.
• Prepares and analyzes reports, charts and graphs, and summarizes variances between the plan and actual progress.
• Considers change management techniques and applies to project, including stakeholder impacts.
• Prepares and maintains project logs to record risks and issues and monitor resolution of each issue.
• Directs the management of outside contracts and vendors required for assigned projects. Work with appropriate personnel to establish contractual terms and conditions.
• Schedules meetings, prepares agendas and ensures meeting minutes are prepared.

Certification:

• Certified associate in project management (CAPM) • Project Management Professional (PMP) • Six-sigma green belt • CPCU or related insurance designation.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Great communication skills, Documentation skills area a must. Self-motivated , can work independently but within in the client framework.
• ***COMMUNICATING UP IN THE ORGANIZATION IS VERY IMPORTANT
• Data Quality processes – Profiling and Scorecards
• Large Data Movement or Migration projects – Consolidations to Operational Data Stores
• Data destruction and retention projects

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