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Lead Project Manager, IS Projects
Waltham, MA

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About us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

Job Purpose

To manage the day to day activities related to delivering high quality, timely IT solutions to support our business, to develop project plans and timelines, and manage the project activities through delivery and implementation.

Key Accountabilities

* Manage and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train using various tools, such as the Program Kanban and other information radiators
* Facilitate PI Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process which drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings
* Facilitate the PI planning event
* Summarize Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives and publish them for visibility and transparency
* Assist tracking the execution of features and capabilities
* Facilitate periodic synchronization meetings, including the ART sync at the Program Level and the value stream sync for Solution Trains
* Assist with economic decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics, where necessary
* Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets
* Help manage risks and dependencies
* Escalate and track impediments
* Manage the teams through agile craft and JIRA
* Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
* Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects/Engineering
* Work with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment
* Work with the Agile Program Management Office (APMO) on program execution and operational excellence
* Understand and operate within Lean Budgets and ensure adherence to Guardrails
* Facilitate System Demos and Solution Demos
* Drive relentless improvement via Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and Solution Train and help them improve
* Foster Communities of Practice and the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices

Qualifications

* Five years in software development or IT operations required.
* Two years in scrum master or project management role required.
* One year in Agile Scrum framework required.
* Experience as Agile coach preferred.
* Experience in Scaled Agile Framework preferred.

EDUCATION

* Bachelor's Degree required.
* Bachelor's Degree in Business Management preferred.
* MBA preferred.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATION

* Scrum Master Certification
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
* Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) Preferred
* SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) Preferred


* Scaled Agile Certification
* SAFe Agilist (SA)
* SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) Preferred
* Release Train Engineer (RTE) Preferred


* Professional Project Manager (PMP) Preferred
* Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Preferred

More Information

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.

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