Technical Project Manager - Remote

Company: ICF
Location: Richmond
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

We are open to supporting 100% remote work anywhere within the US. The Company ICF is a mission-driven company filled with people who care deeply about improving the lives of others and making the world a better place. Our core values include Embracing Difference; we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, embraces, and hires dimensions of difference. @ ICF Next, we are fearless in finding new ways to solve problems, relentless in making sure it pays off for our clients and committed to making a positive change in the world. Join our community of mission-driven creatives, communicators, strategists, and technologists to challenge the status quo. The Team As a Technical Project Manager within our Client Strategy and Loyalty team, youll be responsible for bringing our global teams together collaboratively using design thinking combined with a natural curiosity to deliver multiple projects that create experience-led transformation for our clients and their customers.The Work If youre passionate about growing client relationships and leading project teams from project planning through final delivery, wed love to talk to you. This is a dynamic position and requires an individual with strong communication and collaboration skills who can think strategically and execute tactically. We are looking for a candidate to embrace the ambiguity in order to translate client requirements using agile delivery framework to deliver minimum viable products that can go to market with speed. Our new team member will be a strategic problem-solver that has a willingness to learn and grow with our team and be part of our journey to agile delivery.Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to work in a matrixed mode and lead cross disciplinary teams, to develop, iterate, and refine technical solutions.
• Actively communicate with clients to understand and define current needs and priorities.
• Work collaboratively across disciplines to effectively scope and scale our delivery framework.
• Establish and maintain schedules, roadmaps, and release plans in accordance with customer and stakeholder needs.
• Work effectively with our strategists and clients to develop a prioritized backlog (experience with Product Increment planning preferred).
• Schedule and drive effective agile ceremonies virtually and globally (e.g. backlog refinement, sprint planning, story point estimation, daily stand ups, sprint demos, retrospectives, inspect and adapt).
• Build strong relationships with our clients to assure that the solution is understood and communicate relevant project information (e.g. status, risk, issues, deliverables).
• Manage budgets, prepare cost estimates, and track resources using financial management tools.
• Perform continuous risk assessment and mitigation; work with management to identify and remove resource, feasibility, and technical barriers that can impede development.
• Maintain a positive, results-oriented work environment by building partnerships with internal and external partners.
• Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, innovation, and excellence in the work environment and continuously elevate the quality and caliber of the organization.
• Manage projects independently, be self-motivated to identify and manage risks, and committed to achieving project goals and milestones.Required Qualifications:
• 3+ years project management experience leading digital development effortsPreferred Qualifications:
  • Education: Bachelors degree or 4 additional years of professional experience
  • 3+ years of consulting agency experience in a similar role highly preferred
  • Client strategy and loyalty marketing experience preferred
  • Certified Scrum Master preferred
  • PMP certification preferred
  • SAFE certification preferred
  • Competent understanding of agile project management methodologies and principles
  • Demonstrated experience with the software development cycle including working with cross disciplinary teams, including strategy, UX and engineering
  • Ability to provide technical strategic guidance to the customer and project team
  • Experience launching digital solutions, including ongoing analysis and continuous product improvements
  • Working knowledge of the technical software development process, Agile delivery methods including Agile Scrum and/or Kanban
  • Proficiency working with JIRA and Confluence
  • Team player with excellent problem-solving and consensus-building skills
  • Ability to effectively work remotely with minimal supervision
  • Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to influence and achieve results through effective negotiation and problem solvingWorking at ICFWorking at ICF means applying a passion for meaningful work with intellectual rigor to help solve the leading issues of our day. Smart, compassionate, innovative, committed, ICF employees tackle unprecedented challenges to benefit people, businesses, and governments around the globe. We believe in collaboration, mutual respect, open communication, and opportunity for growth.We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy (https://www.icf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity) .Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email icfcareercenter@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more about non-discrimination: EEO is the law (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf) and Pay Transparency Statement (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_English_unformattedESQA508c.pdf) . Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final salary for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The salary range for Colorado is - $55,089.00-$93,652.00Nationwide Remote Office (US99)Need help? We're here:ICFCareerCenter@icf.comAbout ICFICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) is a global consulting services company with approximately 8,000 full and part-time employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at icf.com.

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